Growth hormone receptor knockout to reduce the size of donor pigs for preclinical xenotransplantation studies

A Hinrichs, EO Riedel, N Klymiuk, A Blutke… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Many genetically multi‐modified donor lines for xenotransplantation have a
background of domestic pigs with rapid body and organ growth. The intrinsic growth …

Growth hormone receptor knockout: relevance to xenotransplantation

H Iwase, S Ball, K Adams, W Eyestone… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Xenotransplantation research has made considerable progress in recent years, largely
through the increasing availability of pigs with multiple genetic modifications, effective …

Progress in multiple genetically modified minipigs for xenotransplantation in China

D Pan, T Liu, T Lei, H Zhu, Y Wang… - Xenotransplantation, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Pig‐to‐human organ transplantation provides an alternative for critical shortage of human
organs worldwide. Genetically modified pigs are promising donors for xenotransplantation …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient production of multi-modified pigs for xenotransplantation by 'combineering', gene stacking and gene editing

K Fischer, S Kraner-Scheiber, B Petersen… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Xenotransplantation from pigs could alleviate the shortage of human tissues and organs for
transplantation. Means have been identified to overcome hyperacute rejection and acute …

The growth of xenotransplanted hearts can be reduced with growth hormone receptor knockout pig donors

CE Goerlich, B Griffith, P Hanna, SN Hong… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Genetically engineered pigs are thought to be an alternative organ source for
patients in end-stage heart failure unable to receive a timely allograft. However, cardiac …

Xenografts show signs of concentric hypertrophy and dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after orthotopic pig-to-baboon heart transplantation

M Längin, I Buttgereit, B Reichart, A Panelli… - …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background. Orthotopic cardiac xenotransplantation has seen substantial advancement in
the last years and the initiation of a clinical pilot study is close. However, donor organ …

Genetic engineering of donor pig for the first human cardiac xenotransplantation: Combatting rejection, coagulopathy, inflammation, and excessive growth

S Singireddy, A Tully, J Galindo, D Ayares… - Current Cardiology …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The first successful pig to human cardiac xenotransplantation in
January 2022 represented a major step forward in the fields of heart failure, immunology …

Xeno-organ donor pigs with multiple genetic modifications–the more the better?

E Kemter, A Schnieke, K Fischer, PJ Cowan… - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The number of donated human organs and tissues for patients with terminal organ failure
falls far short of the need. Alternative sources, such as organs and tissues from animals, are …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic engineering of porcine endothelial cell lines for evaluation of human-to-pig xenoreactive immune responses

P Li, JR Walsh, K Lopez, A Isidan, W Zhang… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Xenotransplantation (cross-species transplantation) using genetically-engineered pig
organs offers a potential solution to address persistent organ shortage. Current evaluation of …

[HTML][HTML] Kidneys from α1, 3-galactosyltransferase knockout/human heme oxygenase-1/human A20 transgenic pigs are protected from rejection during ex vivo …

HE Ahrens, B Petersen, W Ramackers… - Transplantation …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background Multiple modifications of the porcine genome are required to prevent rejection
after pig-to-primate xenotransplantation. Here, we produced pigs with a knockout of the α1, 3 …