Bone Marrow Donation: Everything You Need To Know
Healthy people can help patients with serious and life-threatening conditions.
- Leukemia
- aplastic anemia
- Lymphoma
- myeloma
What is bone marrow?
Bone marrow is a tissue in the human body responsible for the production of blood cells and part of the immune system.
- Red blood cells or erythrocytes.
- White blood cells or leukocytes.
- Platelets or thrombocytes.
Bone marrow diseases change the tissue’s ability to produce these cells,
Bone marrow transplant
it basically consists of replacing the diseased bone marrow tissue – present inside the bones – with healthy tissue stem cell transplantation
Compatibility is essential for successful transplantation and to avoid more serious complications later on.
HLA is a group of proteins in several cells, mainly white blood cells.
Every person has their own HLA immune system to defend the body.
If the HLA between two individuals is sufficiently similar, the bone marrow transplant will be accepted by the recipient
How is bone marrow donation done?
collection of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC).
First, five days prior to donation, the donor will receive a one-day injection of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)
After stimulation with injectables, the donated tissue must be removed
Some minor adverse effects may occur in the donor, such as headache and bone pain.
Less often, it may be necessary to collect tissue directly from the bone. This type of bone marrow donation is not what is regularly recommended.
Donation requirements
- Age between eighteen and fifty-five.
- Weigh over fifty pounds.
- Be healthy enough not to risk your own life by donating.
, a blood sample will be collected from the potential donor to analyze the HLA
the collection will be carried out in a hemotherapy center.
You can consult the health centers near your home to find out more.
