Pig Heart Successfully Transplanted into Two More Humans!

While the scientific world continues to work with pig organs to make organ transplantation much more accessible, in the past months, the world has Pig heart transplant performed on a living human for the first time. However, the person died shortly after the transplant. It was announced just the other day that the reason for this loss was not the pig’s heart itself or the organ rejection.

On the other hand, scientists who continue to work on genetically modified pig heart transplantation have also taken the next steps. pig heart, It was successfully transplanted into two more people. The first transplant was performed in mid-June, while the second transplant was done on 6 July. However, these transplants were performed on individuals who had brain death, unlike the first transplant.

Both hearts worked smoothly:

Scientists shared information about both transplants at the conference they organized. According to the statements made, both of the transplanted hearts function for at least 72 hours succeeded. 10 genetic modifications were made in the hearts. Four of these were porcine to prevent transplant rejection and abnormal growth, and six were human transgenes designed to make human and porcine organs more compatible.

It was stated that more research is needed before pig heart transplantation becomes a routine procedure. Accordingly, scientists will continue to work to make genetically modified pig organs more compatible within the human body. In addition, such as the risk of transmission of an infection in pigs to humans. and unforeseen risks make sure it is fixed.