The Kidney Project proves its bioreactor can keep kidney cells alive for at least one week

Scientists have shown for the first time that kidney cells —housed in an implantable device called a bioreactor—can survive while implanted and mimic several important kidney functions without triggering the recipient’s immune system to go on the attack.The findings were published inNature Communications on August 29, marking an important step forward for The Kidney Project. School faculty member Shuvo Roy, PhD, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center ’s William H. Fissell, MD, guided the bioartificial kidney from mere idea to functional prototype.
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