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Elena Bigliardi¹, Anala V Shetty^2,3, Walter C Low^1,2,3

¹Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.

|February 26, 2025

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Generating donor organs via interspecies blastocyst complementation shows promise for addressing organ shortages. However, challenges like developmental timing mismatches and ethical concerns require further research for successful xenotransplantation.

Area of Science:

Regenerative Medicine
Transplantation Biology
Developmental Biology

Background:

Solid organ transplantation is a critical treatment, but donor organ scarcity necessitates alternative solutions.
Xenotransplantation, using genetically engineered animals, is explored but faces significant organ rejection issues.
Interspecies blastocyst complementation offers a novel approach to generate organs from donor cells within a host embryo.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent advancements in using interspecies blastocyst complementation for solid organ generation.
To identify key challenges and future research directions in creating donor-derived organs.
To assess the progress in generating various organs, including liver, lung, kidney, and heart, through this technique.

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Keywords:

blastocyst complementation chimerism genetic engineering intra-/interspecies pluripotent stem cells porcine transplantation xenotransplantation

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Review of 19 studies utilizing blastocyst complementation for organogenesis.
Analysis of 7 studies employing interspecies models, including human-pig and rat-mouse chimeras.
Investigation into the generation of specific organs like liver, lung, kidney, pancreas, heart, thyroid, thymus, and parathyroids.

Main Results:

Encouraging results have been achieved in producing donor-derived organs within chimeric hosts.
Successful organ generation was observed in models including liver, kidney, and pancreas.
Interspecies studies demonstrated potential, with one notable human-pig chimera attempt.

Conclusions:

Interspecies blastocyst complementation is a promising strategy for overcoming organ donor limitations.
Significant barriers remain, including donor-host developmental synchrony and ethical considerations for human-animal chimeras.
Further research is crucial to refine techniques, improve donor cell contribution, and address ethical implications for clinical application.