After four months of human failure, a very permanent pig kidney transplant
So far, No patient could live for more than two months After such an exchange.
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An American woman, who has benefited from the cannon transplant, has to remove the organ, as the body began to reject it four months later in these types of intervention.
Towana Luni, a 50 -year -old woman from Alabama, was planted with genetically altered pig kidneys in late November, which is a very experimental method, But it provides the hope of responding to a short -term organ shortage.
This event still emphasizes how far this goal is, but it is progress, however, The agency performed a record high of 130 days, over four months.
So far, No patient could live for more than two months After such an exchange.
“For the first time after 2016, I was able to enjoy my friends and family members to spend time without planning everything around dialysis treatments,” said the patient in a statement shared by the NYU Longon Hospital in New York.
He said he was “Very grateful (…) the result is not everyone expected.”
The American donated one of her kidneys in 1999 to her mother and had been in dialysis for eight years after a problem during pregnancy. In the impossible to find a positive donor, fOI has the authority to receive genetically modified kidney as your health deteriorates.
The cause of rejection is being investigated
In spite of the promotion of early results, “At the beginning of April, the kidney function was reduced due to severe rejection”Surgeon Robert Montgomery announced in the statement.
“The cause of this episode of rejection is that after a long period of stability, it is being investigated, but after that, there has been a reduction in the treatment of reducing immunity to treat pork-related infection.”
The purpose of this treatment is to prevent the activity of the immune system and provoke its refusal to prevent the transplantation from attacking and thereby weakening the body’s ability to respond to external threats.
A. The decision to remove the organ was taken by the patient and his doctors Montgomery added to protect “the opportunity of a future exchange for her.”
