First ‘Organ Transplantation’ Pig Born in Japan
- Paternal Microbiome Perturbations Impact Offspring Fitness
- New Report Casts Doubt on Maradona’s Cause of Death and Rocks Manslaughter Case
- Chinese academician unable to provide the exact source of liver transplants
- Early Biomarker for Multiple Sclerosis Development Identified Years in Advance
- Aspirin Found Ineffective in Improving Recurrence Risk or Survival Rate of Breast Cancer Patients
- Child Products from Aliexpess and Temu Contain Carcinogens 3026x Over Limit
First ‘Organ Transplantation’ Pig Born in Japan…Aims for Transplantation to Humans Next Year
- AstraZeneca Admits for the First Time that its COVID Vaccine Has Blood Clot Side Effects
- Was COVID virus leaked from the Chinese WIV lab?
- HIV Cure Research: New Study Links Viral DNA Levels to Spontaneous Control
- FDA has mandated a top-level black box warning for all marketed CAR-T therapies
- Can people with high blood pressure eat peanuts?
- What is the difference between dopamine and dobutamine?
- How long can the patient live after heart stent surgery?
First ‘Organ Transplantation’ Pig Born in Japan…Aims for Transplantation to Humans Next Year
Japanese researchers have successfully bred pigs with modified genes for organ transplantation. They aim to transplant organs into humans next year, as countries around the world are turning to “xenotransplantation” research as a solution to organ shortages.
The piglet was born two days ago. Its immune genes were modified to prevent rejection when organs are transplanted into humans.
screenshot from youtube
This is the first time pigs with modified genes for human organ transplantation have been born in Japan.
Japanese researchers announced that they successfully transplanted the nucleus of specially developed pig cells from the United States into egg cells, which were then implanted into a pig’s uterus, resulting in the successful birth of three piglets.
The modified genes are intended to reduce rejection when pig organs are transplanted into humans.
Following a trial where pig kidneys were transplanted into monkeys this summer, the goal is to apply the procedure to humans as early as next year.
The number of organ donors is significantly insufficient compared to the number of patients awaiting transplants, prompting countries to look to animals.
(Professor Fang Dake / Scholar at the Chinese Academy of Sciences)
“Xenotransplantation is considered one of the important methods to solve the shortage of human organs.”
Chinese researchers announced in September last year that they had succeeded in cultivating human organs in pigs. By transplanting chimera embryos (mixtures of pig and human cells) into surrogate mother pigs, a “humanized kidney” with 60% human genes was reported to have grown normally.
However, there are still ongoing discussions regarding the ethics and safety of transplanting animal organs into humans.
Prior to this, two patients in the United States underwent heart transplants from genetically modified pigs, but they both died 6 weeks and 2 months later respectively.
First ‘Organ Transplantation’ Pig Born in Japan…Aims for Transplantation to Humans Next Year
(source:internet, reference only)
Disclaimer of medicaltrend.org
Important Note: The information provided is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as medical advice.
