Hello, all kidney friends!
Have you heard that children are biological? Are kidneys also biological?
Perhaps you will say: I know that people have two kidneys, are they not considered biological? No! No! No! What I want to tell you is the story after they go on strike.
The kidneys work 24 hours a day and night to remove excess water and metabolic waste from the human body, and secrete some important hormones. However, when a person’s two kidneys are completely damaged and lose their functions, the person will suffer from uremia. There are two treatments for uremia – kidney transplantation and dialysis, among which kidney transplantation can maintain a better quality of life.
Kidney transplantation, as the name suggests, is to transplant a healthy kidney into the body of a uremia patient to replace the damaged kidney to function.
And where does the healthy kidney come from? There are two types of kidney sources for kidney transplantation in my country. One is the source of organ donations after the death of citizens, commonly known as cadaver kidneys; the other is living relatives.
I guess you have guessed that what I mean by “biological kidneys” are living relatives. It is not only the relatives’ relatives, but also the relatives’ affection.
- Why is a “kind kidney” better than a kidney donated from a corpse?
Due to the blood relationship between relatives, the tissue matching between the donor kidney and the recipient is often better, so the risk of rejection is lower;
Due to the use of living donor kidneys, the cold and warm ischemia time of the transplanted kidney is shorter, the ischemia-reperfusion injury is mild, and the overall quality of the kidney is better.
- In what aspects does a “kind kidney” have more advantages than a kidney donated from a corpse?
The function of the transplanted kidney from a relative’s kidney transplant recovers faster. Due to the mild injury, the quality of the donor kidney is better. After the kidney transplant, the function of the transplanted kidney can work quickly. When the donor kidney is transplanted into the recipient’s body, the transplanted kidney “falls asleep” and the chance of not waking up in time is small.
Kidney transplantation from relatives can reduce the incidence of rejection. Rejection is a major risk after kidney transplantation, but the incidence of rejection of the transplanted kidney from relatives is significantly reduced due to good tissue matching and mild ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Relative kidney transplantation can also arrange the operation time calmly according to the physical conditions of the donor and the recipient. Compared with waiting for a DCD kidney, this method is more flexible, can shorten the time of dialysis before transplantation, and is conducive to the patient’s recovery.
Relative kidney transplantation can also perform ABO blood type incompatible kidney transplantation. In the past, this was considered an absolute contraindication for kidney transplantation, but with the advancement of medical technology, ABO blood type incompatible kidney transplantation between relatives has achieved good therapeutic effects, providing treatment options for more patients.
Relative kidney transplantation has certain economic advantages. As mentioned above, due to the lower risk of rejection, the dosage of immunosuppressants is often lower, which reduces drug side effects and reduces treatment costs.
Whether it is a “kind kidney” or a cadaveric kidney, transplanted kidneys are hard-won and very precious. I hope that the majority of kidney friends can follow the doctor’s advice and take care of their kidneys as carefully as they care for their children! The above is all the content for today. If you think this article is useful to you, please follow, like, read, and share it to your circle of friends. For more popular science about kidney transplantation, we will see you next time.
