Heterotransplantation of kidney: medical and legal issues.
Since 1905, various attempts were made to transplant kidney from rabbit, pig or goat. But the attempts failed due to strong immune reaction-response. Heterotransplantation or xenotransplantation is a process to transplant kidney between various species. Allotransplantation is costly and needs lifelong immunosuppression associated with high risk rate of infection and other complications. Moreover legal and social issues involved in the process should be taken into account. So xenotransplantation is definitely an improved process.
Mukhopadhyay
Prasanta
P
Department of Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling 734432.
Haldar
Swaraj
S
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends; D011817:Rabbits; D013552:Swine; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents