Chineseresearcherstransplantgeneticallymodifiedpigliverintohumanbody_GuangmingOnlineXI'AN,March21(Xinhua)--Chineseresearcherssuccessfullytransplantedageneticallymodifiedpigliverintoabrain-deadperson,whereitfunctionedfor10days,inamilestonecaseforthetransplantationofanimalorgansintohumans.ThestudyterminatedonWednesdayaccordingtothewishesoftherecipient'sfamily.Beforethat,thetransplantedliverhadbeenfunctioningfor10days.ThetransplantwasconductedbyDouKefeng,academicianoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,andateamledbyTaoKaishan,adoctorwithXijingHospitaloftheAirForceMedicalUniversity,inXi'an,capitalofnorthwestChina'sShaanxiProvince.Therecipientofthetransplantwasapatientwithseverebraininjurywhowascertifiedasbraindeadinthreeevalsuations.Thefamilyofthepatientagreedtoparticipateintheresearchtocontributetomedicaladvancement.Thesurgicalplanwasdeliberatedandapprovedbyvariousacademicandethicscommittees,andstrictlycarriedoutinaccordancewithrelevantnationalregulations."Thisisthefirsttimeinthemedicalfieldthatageneticallymodifiedpigliverhasbeentransplantedintoahumanbody,"saidDou."Weobservedthattheliverfunctionedwellinthehumanbody."Henotedthattheresearchisasignificantbreakthroughinthefieldofxenotransplantation,providingatheoreticalbasisandpracticalexperienceforfutureclinicalapplications.DavidCooper,axenotransplantimmunologistatMassachusettsGeneralHospitalinBoston,congratulatedDou'steamonthemajorachievement.TheChinesestudywillofferimportantinsightsintowhetherpig-livertransplantscankeeppeoplealive,evenjustforafewdays,saidCooper.Dounotedthatresearchandapplicationofxenogeneiclivertransplantationareparticularlyimportant,giventhevastpopulationofliverdiseasepatientsandthesevereshortagesoforgansfortransplantation."Inthefuture,withcontinuoustechnologicaladvancement,xenogeneiclivertransplantationisexpectedtobringgreatbenefitstomorepatientsandbecomeaneffectiveapproachtosolvingtheproblemoforganshortagefortransplantation,"saidDou.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.