An exciting development… a “steadfast” pig’s kidney in a man’s body a month after it was transplanted
From a kidney transplant on July 14, 2023 (AFP)
Al Arabiya.net – Agencies
Posted on: August 17, 2023: 12:09 PM GST Last updated: August 17, 2023: 12:30 PM GST
In an exciting medical development, an American scientific team announced Wednesday that college A pig that was implanted in the body of a human being in a state of brain death continues to work 32 days after its transplantation, in the longest period recorded for this type of operation without the human body rejecting the foreign organ.
In the details, the transplant took place at New York University Langone Medical Center on July 14 for a 57-year-old man in brain death. The man was placed on a respirator after he donated his body to science, according to AFP.
“the longest”
The man’s kidneys were removed during surgery and replaced with a genetically engineered pig kidney so that his body would not reject it outright.
For context, these 32 days represent “the longest you’ve been working completely.” the pig Genetically modified in a human body,” according to a statement released by the hospital, which indicated that it was looking forward to continuing the analyzes for an additional month.
“foreign taste”
The team is reportedly working on developing this type of animal-to-human transplant, also called a “xenograft,” in hopes of addressing a chronic shortage of organ donations.
He has performed many “foreign transplants” in recent years, including the world’s first pig kidney transplant with a human body, in September 2021.
The University of Maryland Hospital also performed the first living pig heart transplant into a human. However, the man died two months after the operation.
More than 100 thousand Americans
It should be noted that there are more than 100,000 Americans on the waiting list for organ transplants, of whom 88,000 are waiting for a kidney.
In this regard, Robert Montgomery, director of the Langone Institute for Organ Transplantation at New York University, said, “There are not enough organs available for everyone who needs them.”
“Many people die from a lack of available organs, and I think xenograft operations are a viable way to change that,” he added.
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2023-08-17 08:09:00
