Recently, capsules containing DAO isolated
from pig kidneys have been generated to supplement the lack of endogenous human DAO in patients with histamine intolerance.
Not exact matches
With no cells
from the
pig, the recipient's body should accept this new section of
kidney.
His group is exploring
kidney transplants
from another genetically engineered
pig variety, and expects to apply for permission to start a U.S. clinical trial by the end of next year.
Earlier this year, a team at Emory University in Atlanta, Georiga, announced that a
kidney from a genetically engineered
pig had sustained a rhesus macaque monkey for more than 400 days before being rejected, breaking the record by more than 250 days.
(Medical Xpress)-- A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Japan has succeeded in growing
kidneys from stem cells that worked as they were supposed to after being transplanted into rats and
pigs.