Heterotransplantation

Heterotransplantation is the process of transplanting organs and tissues from one organism to another. Unlike autotransplantation, in which an organ or tissue is transplanted from the same organism, in heterotransplantation an organ or tissue is taken from another organism.

Heterografts can be obtained from a variety of sources, including animals, plants, or even artificial materials. For example, when skin grafts are performed on burn patients, heterografts of skin taken from animals are used.

One advantage of heterotransplantations is that they can be created in advance and stored frozen. This allows them to be used for urgent operations when there is no time to wait for autografts.

However, heterotransplantation has its own risks and limitations. First, they can trigger an immune response in the recipient, which can lead to rejection of the transplanted organ or tissue. Second, heterografts may be less effective than autografts due to differences in genetic compatibility.

Despite these limitations, heterotransplantations continue to be used in medicine and science to study various diseases and develop new treatments. In the future, it is possible that more effective and safe heterografts will be created, which will expand the possibilities of medicine and improve the quality of life of patients.

Heterotransplantation is a surgical operation in which tissues of one organism, be it an organ or even an entire organism, are transplanted into another organism. Heterotrauma – bone marrow transplantation into a human recipient is a universal method of treating the acute phase of leukemia, and recipients only become donors of blood cells for several years, after which they can be used again.