Open AccessUpdate of current immunosuppressive drugs used in clinical organ transplantation
Author(s) -
Braun Felix,
Lorf Thomas,
Ringe Burckhardt
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
transplant international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1432-2277
pISSN - 0934-0874
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1998.tb00780.x
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , organ transplantation , drug , transplantation , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , immunology
The outcome of clinical organ transplantations has improved considerably during the last decade, mainly due to the introduction and administration of new drugs for immunosuppression. Our knowledge of basic immune reactions has led to the development of a variety of new immunosuppressants that promise higher selectivity and additive or synergistic drug effects combined with less toxicity. This article gives a brief update of the immunosuppressives currently used in clinical organ transplantation.