The fate of meshed allograft skin in burned patients using cyclosporin immunosuppression. 1989

J D Frame, and R Sanders, and T E Goodacre, and B D Morgan
Department of Plastic Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex.

Three patients with burns of 35%, 60% and 25% were treated with cyclosporin after the application of allograft skin. Biopsies of the allografts were taken at appropriate intervals. The drug was continued for 3 weeks, 3 months and 3 weeks respectively without ill-effects on the patients. The allografts survived during cyclosporin treatment but were rejected 12 days after cessation of treatment in Case 1 and 5-7 days in Case 2. In Case 3 where a meshed auto/allograft 'sandwich' technique was used, there was no visible evidence of rejection. It is likely that the allograft was replaced by a "creeping substitution" in the sandwich technique. The Langerhans cell is probably not solely responsible for allograft rejection.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007165 Immunosuppression Therapy Deliberate prevention or diminution of the host's immune response. It may be nonspecific as in the administration of immunosuppressive agents (drugs or radiation) or by lymphocyte depletion or may be specific as in desensitization or the simultaneous administration of antigen and immunosuppressive drugs. Antirejection Therapy,Immunosuppression,Immunosuppressive Therapy,Anti-Rejection Therapy,Therapy, Anti-Rejection,Therapy, Antirejection,Anti Rejection Therapy,Anti-Rejection Therapies,Antirejection Therapies,Immunosuppression Therapies,Immunosuppressions,Immunosuppressive Therapies,Therapies, Immunosuppression,Therapies, Immunosuppressive,Therapy, Immunosuppression,Therapy, Immunosuppressive
D008297 Male Males
D002056 Burns Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like. Burn
D003524 Cyclosporins A group of closely related cyclic undecapeptides from the fungi Trichoderma polysporum and Cylindocarpon lucidum. They have some antineoplastic and antifungal action and significant immunosuppressive effects. Cyclosporins have been proposed as adjuvants in tissue and organ transplantation to suppress graft rejection. Cyclosporines
D005260 Female Females
D006085 Graft Survival The survival of a graft in a host, the factors responsible for the survival and the changes occurring within the graft during growth in the host. Graft Survivals,Survival, Graft,Survivals, Graft
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012867 Skin The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.

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