The Kidney Project proves its bioreactor can keep kidney cells alive for at least one week. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to
, which is jointly headed by UCSF’s Shuvo Roy, PhD and Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s William H. Fissell, MD .Eventually, scientists plan to fill the bioreactor with different kidney cells that perform vital functions like balancing the body’s fluids and releasing hormones to regulate blood pressure – then pair it with a device that filters waste from the blood.
“We are focused on safely replicating the key functions of a kidney,” said Roy, a bioengineering professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy. “The bioartificial kidney will make treatment for kidney disease more effective and also much more tolerable and comfortable.”Roy and his colleagues engineered the bioreactor to connect directly to blood vessels and veins, allowing the passage of nutrients and oxygen, much like a transplanted kidney would.
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