cyclosporin

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(Tıp, İlaç) (also cyclosporin A, cyclosporine) An immunosuppressive drug obtained from a fungus, used to prevent the rejection of grafts and transplants
-Immunosuppressant medication used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ Cyclosporin works to suppress the body's natural tendency to produce antibodies to attack the foreign substance-such as a transplanted heart Cyclosporin has played a major role in the success of organ transplantation, but one side effect has been a decrease in the body's ability to attack infections See also cardiac transplantation
A fungal metabolite that selectively inhibits T-helper lymphocyte cells
A drug used following organ transplantation to prevent rejection of the transplanted organ by suppressing the immune system
An immuno-suppressant drug used to prevent the rejection of a transplant kidney
An immunosupressant used in transplant surgery to prevent rejection of transplants