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Groundbreaking Trial To Grow 'Mini Liver' From Patient's Own Lymph Node
Thursday April 4, 2024. 05:30 AM , from Slashdot
In this trial, scientists prepared donated hepatocyte cells for transplantation by suspending them in a solution. These cells were then transplanted into the patient's upper abdominal lymph nodes, which are tiny bean-shaped structures. These structures are an essential immune system component and filter waste from the body. Apart from the abdomen, lymph nodes are also found in the neck and chest. The team opted for a minimally invasive approach to inject the cells into the patient's lymph node via a catheter in the neck. 'The lymph nodes then act as in vivo bioreactors, helping the hepatocytes to engraft, proliferate, and generate functional ectopic liver tissue,' the press release noted. In simplest terms, these cells have the ability to multiply over the next several months. In a person with a failing liver, lymph nodes might operate as a second liver-like organ. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/04/04/025249/groundbreaking-trial-to-grow-mini-liver-from-pati...
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