01-30-2026, 11:28 PM
Let's hope this pans out well for many, many, people.
Engineered Lymph Nodes Offer a Possible Cure for Lymphedema
I pray that mice and human biologies do align in this instance...
Chin up!
PS. Remarkably ...
"None of this required immunosuppressive drugs. The mesenchymal stem cells present in the tissue naturally suppress rejection, allowing the human-derived structures to survive and function in immunodeficient mice."
Engineered Lymph Nodes Offer a Possible Cure for Lymphedema
Quote:Kosuke Kusamori at Tokyo University of Science had a radical idea: skip the complexity. Instead of trying to coax the body into regenerating lymph nodes through genetic engineering or stem cell transplantation, approaches that have largely failed, why not just construct one from scratch using simple biology?
This month, his team reported something that seemed impossible.
They’ve created a replacement lymph node made from human cells, transplanted it into mice missing their own, and watched as it restored normal limb function within weeks.
I pray that mice and human biologies do align in this instance...
Chin up!
PS. Remarkably ...
"None of this required immunosuppressive drugs. The mesenchymal stem cells present in the tissue naturally suppress rejection, allowing the human-derived structures to survive and function in immunodeficient mice."
