China Creates Historical Past Via Acting First a Hit Pig to Human Kidney Transplant

Doctors in China have created history. Success has been achieved in the first such surgery in the country in which a pig’s kidney has been engaged in humans. This surgery was performed on 25 March. This is the first successful case of transplanting kidney from animals to humans. This surgery is said to be a huge achievement for the medical sector because it is not less than a boon for kidney failed patients. Now such patients will have an option available whose kidney has failed. In such a situation, the kidney of animals can also save the patient’s life by transplanting. Recently, one such surgery was reported to be successful in America.

The surgery was carried out under the supervision of Professor Qin Veejoon and Professor Dau Kefeng at Shizing Hospital in China. Jean edited kidney was used in surgery. This transplant was done in a brain dead patient. Organ transplant from animals to humans is called xenotransplant in English. According to Chinadeley’s report, this successful kidney successful transplant, and stage has brought a huge hope for the patient of Rinal Disease (final stage of kidney disease). Advancement in gene editing has completely opened the doors for genotransplant. Under which the use of organs from animals to humans is now possible.

You will be surprised to know that 21 departments of the hospital have made this surgery successful in a team attempt. It also included Urology, Hyptobyliary surgery, and anesthesiology. The boar from which the kidney was taken was made available by Chengdu Clonorgan Biotechnology Co Ltd in which gene editing was also done, so that the chances of the release of organ transplant would remain minimal. After the consent of the receiver’s family, the kidney was transplanted into the body of a brain dead person.

The transplanted kidney worked normally for 9 days. It successfully produced urin. This surgery will play a huge roll in genotransplant research. In this, more clinical applications will be used further, which has brought a ray of hope for countless and stage reneel disease patients. The medical sector now has an option to meet the lack of donor organ.