Machine perfusion of the liver and bioengineering

A Schlegel, H Mergental, C Fondevila, RJ Porte… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing number of accepted candidates on waiting lists worldwide, there is an
urgent need to expand the number and the quality of donor livers. Dynamic preservation …

Gene-editing technology, from macromolecule therapeutics to organ transplantation: Applications, limitations, and prospective uses

GI Harisa, TM Faris, AY Sherif, RF Alzhrani… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gene editing technologies (GETs) could induce gene knockdown or gene knockout for
biomedical applications. The clinical success of gene silence by RNAi therapies pays …

Novel strategies in transplantation: genetic engineering and vascularized composite allotransplantation

M Kauke-Navarro, OF Noel, L Knoedler… - Journal of Surgical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Despite the clinical success in vascularized composite allotransplantation
(VCA), systemic immunosuppression remains necessary to prevent allograft rejection. Even …

Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes: Is a Cure Possible?

N Chuzho, N Mishra, N Tandon… - Current Diabetes …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
The current standard method for type 1 diabetes (T1D) management majorly focuses on
controlling blood glucose levels with exogeneous insulin administration. Recent …

Designer organs: The future of personalized transplantation

JE Buchwald, PN Martins - Artificial Organs, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Organ transplantation is the definitive treatment for end‐stage solid organ diseases, yet
biological and logistical barriers reduce the rate of successful organ transplants. As such …

[HTML][HTML] The Use of CRISPR-Cas9 Genetic Technology in Cardiovascular Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Current Progress and Future Prospective

M Asif, WJ Khan, S Aslam, A Aslam, MA Chowdhury - Cureus, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Over the last century, there have been major landmark developments in the field of
medicine, enabling us to control and cure various diseases on a larger scale. A few of these …

Modifying organs with gene therapy and gene modulation in the age of machine perfusion

J Pavan-Guimaraes, PN Martins - Current Opinion in Organ …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Gene therapy has been used successfully in a diverse array of diseases, and, more recently,
this technique has gained interest in the field of organ transplantation. Biological and …

[HTML][HTML] Creating superior lungs for transplantation with next-generation gene therapy during ex vivo lung perfusion

AI Nykänen, S Keshavjee, M Liu - The Journal of Heart and Lung …, 2024 - Elsevier
Engineering donor organs to better tolerate the harmful non-immunological and
immunological responses inherently related to solid organ transplantation would improve …

Ex Vivo Gene Therapy in Organ Transplantation: Considerations and Clinical Translation

M Mendiola Pla, DE Bowles - Human Gene Therapy, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Ex vivo machine perfusion (EVMP) is rapidly growing in utility during solid organ
transplantation. This form of organ preservation is transforming how organs are allocated …

Xenotransplant: coming soon?

LC Pullen - American Journal of Transplantation, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This month's installment of “The AJT Report” discusses recent groundbreaking
developments in pig‐to‐human organ transplants and explores how the current system …