title: Basic immunosuppressive drugs outside solid organ transplantation.
abstract: Immunosuppressive drugs are the backbone of solid organ transplantation. The introduction of new immunosuppressive drugs led to improved patient and organ survival rates. Nowadays, acute rejection can be reduced to a minimum. Individualization and avoidance of drug-related adverse effects became a new goal to achieve. The potency of immunosuppressive drugs makes them attractive for use in various autoimmune diseases; therefore, the experience on immunosuppressive drugs outside the field of organ transplantation is analysed in this review.
authors.affiliation: General and Transplantation Surgery, University of Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behrend
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D015507:Drugs, Investigational / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019737:Transplants
chemical_list: D015507:Drugs, Investigational; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents