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\u201cTen years ago \u2026 I wouldn\u2019t say I had high hopes it was actually going to work,\u201d says Erik Finger, a transplant surgeon at the University of Minnesota who co-led the work. \u201cAfter we did the last transplant, I walked out of the room and said, \u2018This is a big deal.\u2019\u201d The research was shared at the preprint server bioRxiv and has not yet been peer-reviewed.<\/p>\n
The kidneys aren\u2019t perfect, and the researchers have yet to demonstrate that they can sustain life over the long term. But the results represent a milestone achievement, say others in the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank God that someone\u2019s actually managed to do it in one organ and prove that it works,\u201d says Peter Kilbride, a cryobiologist and cofounder of Kyros Kairos, a company focused on improving funding for cryopreservation research, who was not involved in the research. \u201cFor years, people have been trying and failing to get to this step. Finally, we\u2019ve got this breakthrough.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir work is amazing and will enable us to truly, indefinitely bank organs,\u201d says Korkut Uygun, a biomedical engineer and professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, who was also not involved in the research. \u201cIt is a revolutionary time for transplantation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every year, tens of thousands of organ transplants take place in the US alone. These procedures are thought to have saved 2 million years of life in the last 25 years. But there\u2019s plenty of room for improvement.<\/p>\n
One major challenge is the lack of available organs. Even when an organ becomes available, it can be difficult to get it to the right recipient within 24 to 36 hours, which is the current limit for preserving human organs.<\/p>\n
People who receive organ transplants must also take drugs that suppress their immune systems for the rest of their lives. These drugs are meant to stop their bodies from rejecting the new organs. But they come with side effects and increase the risk of infections and cancer.<\/p>\n
The ability to bank organs for long periods of time holds the promise to address all these challenges. Doctors would have more time to match organs to recipients. They\u2019d be able to limit the risk of organ rejection, too\u2014potentially by preparing recipients, and their immune systems, beforehand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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