Abstract: Interest in xenotransplantation has increased significantly as a possible response to the critical organ shortage crisis that exists in clinical transplantation today. The pig has been suggested to be the most suitable animal for human xenotransplantation, however, many barriers still exist to the clinical application of xenotransplantation. This review takes a brief look at the history of clinical xenotransplantation, the choice of organ donor, the obstacles to xenotransplantation and attempts to overcome them. Xenografted organs will likely be used as a bridge to allotransplantation before being used as full blown replacements for human organs. There is much progress that has been made, but still much to do. With perseverance and good science, solutions are likely to be found.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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