Acute rejection

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Acute rejection

Acute rejection is for the most part an adaptive immune response. The majority of the adaptive immune response is T cell mediated.
T cells can be either CD4+ or CD8+. They are activated when they see foreign antigen, as found on the newly transplanted organ. Once the CD4+ or CD8+ cells are activated they then cause cell lysis, additional cell activation and an inflammatory reaction.