Scientists managed to grow human gastrointestinal system in the laboratory. Thereby close the day in laboratory experiments it will be possible to grow the entire gastrointestinal system.
Researchers at Children’s hospital of Cincinnati in Ohio have managed to grow in the laboratory the esophagus for the first time in the history of science. This human body was made from their own stem cells patients. The success of the experiment gives hope that one day doctors will be able to explore different kinds of defects and diseases without invasive intrusion into the person. In addition, it is theoretically possible to change the destiny of many thousands of patients who are waiting for organ transplants just die. Lab-grown esophagus is the latest triumph in the implementation of the very ambitious task of creating in the lab the entire digestive system.
The esophagus is the major passageway between the throat and the stomach. Is a muscular tube actively funneling food in the digestive tract, and any problems with the body may completely disrupt the process of digestion. In order to gain a deeper understanding of diseases of the digestive tract, scientists today need to evaluate the whole system, because each component is linked to another and affects its performance. Researchers from Cincinnati has grown small and large intestines, stomach and liver in the laboratory. Now they have produced and esophagus, so they can create the anus, pancreas, gall bladder and mouth to appeared in the laboratory in General the whole digestive system.
But this lab-grown esophagus is a wide field for science to study common diseases, including esophageal cancer, without requiring patients to go through a very unpleasant and painful tests or a long wait for their results, when on the account each day. For example, only 20 years ago doctors discovered a disease called eosinophilic esophagitis. It is associated with a certain type of white blood cells lining the esophagus. With normal indicators these immune cells protect us from infections, but with an excess of these cells they block the esophagus, causing inflammation, difficulty swallowing and other problems. (READ MORE)