| Collagen
transplant replaces rabbit artery
Using collagen
from pig intestines and cow tendons, researchers have made blood vessels
that work in rabbits without clogging or inducing immune rejection.
References:
Huynh, T. . . .
and S. Sullivan. 1999. Remodeling of an acellular collagen graft into
a physiologically responsive neovessel. Nature Biotechnology
17(November):1083.
Further Readings:
Williams, S.K.,
B.E. Jarrell, and L.B. Kleinert. 1994. Endothelial cell transplantation
onto porcine arteriovenous grafts evaluated using a canine model. Journal
of Investigative Surgery 7:503.
Heart and Stroke
Facts: Statistical Supplement, American Heart Association. Available at http://www.americanheart.org/statistics.
Additional
information can be found at the American Heart Association at http://www.americanheart.org.
Sources:
Timothy
Scott-Burden
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Medical Center
Mailstop Code 2-255
P.O. Box 20345
Houston, TX 77225
Susan J.
Sullivan
Organogenesis, Inc.
150 Dan Road
Canton, MA 02021
John T. Watson
National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 9178
Bethesda, MD 20892
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 18, October 30, 1999, p. 279. Copyright © 1999,
Science Service. |