A pig kidney supporting human physiology.
Kidney Int
; 105(5): 921-922, 2024 May.
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| ID: mdl-38642988
ABSTRACT
Because of the global shortage of donor kidneys, xenotransplantation emerges as a potential solution for individuals with kidney failure who face challenges in securing a suitable donor kidney. A study featured in this month's issue of Kidney International assesses the kidney physiology of a porcine kidney transplanted into a brain-dead human with kidney failure, demonstrating life-sustaining physiological function for 7 days. Together with preclinical nonhuman primate studies, decedent models provide complementary data for development of clinical kidney xenotransplantation.
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MEDLINE
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Transplante de Rim
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Insuficiência Renal
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article