rejection

T cell

...e body cells, tumor cells and is also involved in rejection reactions . CD4 and CD8 refer to the characteristic antigens on the surface of the different sub-types of T-lymphocytes. These CD molecules are convenient diagnostic markers for identifying and quantitating these cells by flow cytometry using...

Stem cell

...atient, potential ethical issues and inmunogenic rejection are averted. There are, however, at least presentl...cell development, to overcome difficulties in host rejection of implanted stem cells, and to control the multiplying of implanted embryonic stem cells, which ot...

Monoclonal antibody

...organized according to indication . Transplant rejection Muronomab-CD3 , an Ortho Biotech product Immunotherapy: past, present and future . Nature Medicine 9 , 269-277. ^ ORTHOCLONE OKT 3 Information page at Ortho Biotech . Retrieved 2005-03-10. ^ ZENAPAX (daclizumab) Informa...

Immunology

...munologists also study ways to prevent transplant rejection , in which the immune system attempts to destroy allografts or xenografts . Immunotherapy See main article Immunotherapy The use of immune system components to treat a disease or disorder is known as immunotherapy. Immunotherapy is most c...

Infertility

...ars a stigma. In closed social groups, a degree of rejection (or a sense of being rejected by the couple) may cause considerable anxiety and disappointment. Notes International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination (INCIID)] (FAQ) Note 2 : American Society for Reproductive Medicine (F...

Immune system

...y induces an immunodeficiency in order to prevent rejection of transplanted organs . On the other end of the scale, an overactive immune system figures in a number of other disorders, particularly autoimmune disorders such as lupus erythematosus , type I diabetes (sometimes called "juvenile onset diab...

Evolution

...erceived religious implications (e. g. its implied rejection of the special creation of humans described in the Bible ). In the United States this has led to a vigorous conflict between creation and evolution in public education , though this appears to be largely a local phenomenon. Evolution and ethic...