Red blood cells are grown from human blood samples. First, stem cells are isolated from the biomaterial, and then they are differentiated.
For the first time in history, British scientists transfused human blood, grown in the laboratory. This was reported by the University of Cambridge.
Produced blood cells are grown from donor stem cells. The RBCs were then transfused into volunteers as part of the RESTORE randomized controlled clinical trial.
It is noted that if safety and effectiveness are proven, growing blood cells could make a breakthrough in the treatment of people with blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia and rare blood types.
“We hope that lab-grown red blood cells will live longer than those obtained from blood donors. If our test, the first in the world, is successful, it means that patients who currently require regular long-term blood transfusions, fewer such procedures will be needed in the future, which will help change their treatment,” said principal investigator Prof. Cedric Gevaert.
So far, two people have received blood transfusions using laboratory-grown red blood cells. They are closely monitored and no side effects have been reported.
It was previously reported that Canadian scientists from the University of Toronto for the first time learned how to change the blood type of patients.
The Cabinet of Ministers has suspended the export of blood products
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