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Japanese researchers have accelerated studies using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in the hope of creating human organs inside animal bodies, with a series of findings reported since last year that could mark a step toward realizing the technology. The advancements have heightened expectations among patients in need of organ transplants.
There are about 13,000 people in Japan with serious heart, kidney and other organ diseases who are awaiting transplants. However, only about 300 of them receive transplants per year.
To improve the situation, a research team led by University of Tokyo Prof. Hiromitsu Nakauchi, 65, devised new technology for creating organs using iPS cells, which can develop into any type of cell. In 2010, the team successfully created a rat pancreas in a mouse.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003560704
There are about 13,000 people in Japan with serious heart, kidney and other organ diseases who are awaiting transplants. However, only about 300 of them receive transplants per year.
To improve the situation, a research team led by University of Tokyo Prof. Hiromitsu Nakauchi, 65, devised new technology for creating organs using iPS cells, which can develop into any type of cell. In 2010, the team successfully created a rat pancreas in a mouse.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003560704
