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I didn’t realize you had to take lifelong immunosuppressants with human organs as well. That makes this indistinguishable, provided it keeps working.
by huytersd 3y ago
I didn’t realize you had to take lifelong immunosuppressants with human organs as well. That makes this indistinguishable, provided it keeps working.
- ejolto 3y agoI'm curious, when did you think patients had to take immunosuppressants?
- Fomite 3y agoThere's also a number of autoimmune diseases out there...
- mschuetz 3y agoImmunosuppressants are very commonly used for various diseases that are caused by overreactions or undesired reactions of your immune system. Glucocorticoids, for example, are very widespread for all sorts of stuff (rashes, asthma, allergies, inflammations, ...). Monoclonal antibodies are also getting popular as a way to treat allergic reactions by means such as "killing" your IgE antibodies (They're basically antibodies that, in this instance, are used against your own body's antibodies).
- huytersd 3y agoAutoimmune diseases like lupus