Post-transplant combo can replace toxic immune-suppressing drugs in monkeys
Friday, July 10, 2009 - 12:21
in Health & Medicine
Transplant patients rely on drugs to prevent graft rejection, but at the cost of serious side effects. The class of immunosuppressive drugs known as calcineurin inhibitors (examples are cyclosporine and tacrolimus) can damage patients' kidneys and lead to high blood pressure, among other problems.