Tokyo ∙ Will you get teeth if you take medicine? In such a revolutionary experiment, the research team at the Medical Research Institute Kitano Hospital in Osaka, Japan. If the clinical trial, which starts in July next year, is successful, the drug can be approved by 2030.
Dr. Experiments were conducted on mice in 2018 under the leadership of Katsu Takahashi. When the growth of a protein called USAG-1 was blocked with an antibody, the mice developed new teeth. Research is already underway in the US on genes that help teeth grow. The follow-up research is a combination of all these. However, Dr. of the American Dental Association said that the result of the experiment in animals cannot be guaranteed in the same way in humans. Erin Kennedy says. There are many challenges, including where, in what form, and how many teeth can be grown.
English Summary: Clinical Experiment for Tooth Regrowth Medicine
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2023-08-05 21:16:30
