La inmunosupresión tolerogénica para el trasplante de órganos

Thomas E Starzl1, Noriko Murase, Kareem Abu-Elmagd

  • 1Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. mangantl@msx.upmc.edu <mangantl@msx.upmc.edu>

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Resumen

Este estudio muestra que una estrategia de inmunosupresión previa al tratamiento y mínima después del trasplante, utilizando globulina antitimocítica de conejo y tacrolimus, mejora significativamente la supervivencia del trasplante de órganos y la calidad de vida al permitir la inducción de tolerancia.

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