Pig cells treat Parkinson's

• Autores: Clare Wilson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3130, 2017, pág. 6
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Wilson said some people with Parkinsons disease have pig cells, in the hope it will stop their disease progressing. The approach is still in the early stages of testing, but initial results from four people look promising, with all showing improvement 18 months after surgery. In the human trials, the pig cells are placed inside a porous coating of alginate, made from seaweed. This allows growth factors to move into surrounding brain tissue, yet should stop patients immune cells from entering to attack the pig cells.