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Growing Human Kidneys

04.10.2015

Japanese scientists have made great strides in creating an artificial kidney. This will help save many people who lack donor organs.

Kidney disease requiring a transplant is common throughout the world. In the UK alone, more than 6000 people are currently waiting for a kidney transplant, but due to a lack of donors, less than 3000 such operations are performed annually. Worldwide, more than 350 people die every year without waiting for the donor kidney they need. A new technique, created by experts from Tokyo Medical University, can help those in need.

Experiments to create an artificial organ were carried out on rats and pigs using their own stem cells. At the first stage, the grown kidney took root well, but it was difficult to conduct fluid. Then the scientists revised their approach: at the same time as the kidney, they began to grow the ureter and bladder. Thus, the entire main complex of the urinary system was simultaneously transplanted into the animals.

It became possible to declare the success of the experiment eight weeks after the operation: the organs took root and continued to perform their functions perfectly. This allows you to start working on the creation of an artificial kidney for humans.

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