Sunday, November 18, 2018

Breakthrough development uses a patient's own stomach cells, cutting the risk of an immune response to implanted organs.

Israeli21c reports that Israeli scientists have developed implanted organs that won’t be rejected.
“With our technology, we can engineer any tissue type, and after transplantation we can efficiently regenerate any diseased or injured organ — a heart after a heart attack, a brain after trauma or with Parkinson’s disease, a spinal cord after injury,” said Dvir.

“In addition, we can engineer adipogenic [fatty tissue] implants for reconstructive surgeries or cosmetics. These implants will not be rejected by the body.”

...“Since both the cells and the material used derive from the patient, the implant does not provoke an immune response, ensuring proper regeneration of the defected organ,” Dvir explained.
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