|
| |
| | Xenotransplantation (animal to human transplants) |
 | | To reiterate that ethical framework: the acceptability of xenotransplantation is to be determined by balancing the benefit to humans against the harm both to the pig and to humans. | | | While some may argue that it is worth continuing to research xenotransplantation in the hope of overcoming its practical difficulties, to do so would not only be an example of wishful thinking, but it would also completely ignore the on-going suffering of animals inherent to such an approach. | | | Ironically, should xenotransplantation become fairly effective (though we believe this is unlikely, especially in the case of organs), this will proportionately increase the difficulties in ensuring lifetime monitoring of recipients. |
|
http://www.uncaged.co.uk/xeno.htm
(15158 words)
|
|
| |
| | 2000.05.26: (Fact Sheet)HHS Guidelines for Xenotransplantation Safety |
| | Although xenotransplantation might prove valuable, public health officials and others have expressed public health concerns, such as the potential transmission of infectious diseases. | | | Prior to the 1990s, most xenotransplantation attempts involved the use of whole organs and were largely unsuccessful. | | | One study examined 160 patients who had been treated up to 12 years earlier with a variety of xenotransplantation products that used living pig tissue and found no evidence of viral transmission. |
|
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2000pres/20000526.html
(1530 words)
|
|
| |
| | eMedicine - Xenotransplantation : Article by Naveen K Atray, MD, FASN |
| | While xenotransplantation as a therapeutic option appears to hold promise, it is still far from being a standard surgical procedure. | | | Therefore, the first part of the decision-making process must occur at the level of social policy; the second part must occur at the level of the institutions performing the xenografts, and the third part must occur at the level of individual patients and physicians, especially affecting the processes of informed consent and medical confidentiality. | | | The legal and ethical problems associated with imposing such surveillance on recipients (and perhaps their sexual partners) for what would likely be many years or for life and the details about the nature and frequency of monitoring require further discussion. |
|
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3715.htm
(7278 words)
|
|
| |
| | U.S. Public Health Service Guideline on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation |
| | The post-exposure protocol should describe the information to be recorded including the date and nature of exposure, the xenotransplantation procedure, recipient information, actions taken as a result of such exposures (e.g., counseling, post-exposure management, and follow-up) and the outcome of the event. | | | Post-xenotransplantation clinical and laboratory surveillance of xenotransplantation product recipients is critical, as it provides the means of monitoring for any introduction and propagation of xenogeneic infectious agents in the xenotransplantation product recipient. | | | It also emphasizes the need for xenotransplantation product recipients to comply with long-term or life-long surveillance regardless of the outcome of the clinical trial or the status of the graft or other xenotransplantation product. |
|
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5015a1.htm
(15571 words)
|
|
| |
| | Xenotransplantation |
| | Xenotransplantation of porcine fetal ventral mesencephalon in a rat model of Parkinson's disease: functional recovery and graft morphology. | | | Xenotransplantation: The need, the immunological hurdles, and the prospects for success. | | | Xenotransplantation of hemopoietic cells resistant to HIV as a potential treatment for patients with AIDS. |
|
http://www.racp.edu.au/tsanz/xeno8.htm
(2911 words)
|
|
| |
| | Xenotransplantation :: Animals Australia federation of animal welfare and animal rights |
| | In xenotransplantation however, the distant evolutionary relationship between any two species can lead to an extremely strong immune response which sometimes cannot be controlled by immunosuppression. | | | This may also be promoted further by surgeons suggesting this option to patients and their relatives, and by hospitals having the required surgical equipment to perform such operations. | | | AET's occur outside the recipient's body. For example, a patient's blood may be may be passed through a machine containing animal liver cells to remove toxic substances, and then returned to the patients own body. |
|
http://www.animalsaustralia.org/default2.asp?idL1=1273&idL2=1489
(1413 words)
|
|
| |
| | Xenotransplantation |
| | End-stage organ failure is one of the most important public health problems facing the industrialized world today. | | | However, xenotransplantation raises many novel medical, legal and ethical issues. | | | The effects of xenotransplantation on the human gene pool and possible long-term genetic problems offer a note of caution. |
|
http://www.uib.no/People/mblpp/bioethics/Xenotransplantation.html
(235 words)
|
|
| |
| | Nuffield Council on Bioethics |
| | Recent scientific developments may mean that the problem of rejection of tissue transplanted between species can be overcome. | | | Xenotransplantation — the transplantation of organs from animals into humans — is a potential solution. | | | Home » Our Work » Xenotransplantations » Introduction |
|
http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/xenotransplantation/index.asp
(226 words)
|
|
| |
| | Xenotransplantation |
| | June 25-27, 1995: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) held a public workshop on scientific, medical, public health, socioeconomic, legal, and ethical issues. | | | The draft Public Health Service guideline was prepared to help minimize public health risks associated with xenotransplantation while not restricting access to promising therapies for individuals with life-threatening and chronic debilitating illnesses. | | | Such a registry would help to identify xenotransplant-associated health problems that have public health significance. |
|
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPS/transplant/html/fda.htm
(1524 words)
|
|
| |
| | Turns of Phrase: Xenotransplantation |
| | Pathogens such as retroviruses that might be benign or even undetectable in the host animal could become virulent when moved to the new environment of the human body. | | | xenotransplantation is a compound of transplantation with the Greek prefix xeno-, ‘foreigner; stranger’, which also turns up in xenophobia and in some specialised medical terms like xenobiotic. |
|
http://www.worldwidewords.org/turnsofphrase/tp-xen1.htm
(211 words)
|
|
| |
| | Xenotransplantation - Journal Information |
| | While xenotransplantation still has a considerable way to go before it becomes a clinical reality, researchers remain confident that new advances are steadily bringing that day closer. | | | Xenotransplantation is the journal for all those who wish to stay at the forefront of this fast developing and emerging field. | | | The journal is not only of interest to those whose primary area is xenotransplantation, but also to veterinarians, microbiologists and geneticists. |
|
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/xen
(634 words)
|
|
| |
| | AgBiotechNet |
| | A New Zealand moratorium on biotechnical medical procedures such as xenotransplantation, cloning and germ cell manipulation is expected to be extended for an additional two years, to 30 June 2005. | | | This moratorium is separate from that imposed by... | | | Researchers working at Immerge BioTherapeutics, Inc. (a BioTransplant Incorporated / Novartis Pharma AG joint venture company) have reported that recombination between porcine and human endogenous retrovirus was not detected when using... |
|
http://www.agbiotechnet.com/topics/Database/Xeno/xenonews.asp
(819 words)
|
|
| |
| | Xenotransplantation on the Web |
| | Xenotransplantation is the transplantation of living cells, tissues and organs from one species to another species. | | | Since the first experimental xenotransplantation, various organs from rabbit, pig, goats, lambs and non-human primates were used. | | | We would appreciate it if you would take time to fill in this survey form. |
|
http://www.xenotransplant.ineu.org/xenotrans
(78 words)
|
|
| |
| | Secretary's Advisory committee on Xenotransplantation |
| | Informed Consent in Clinical Research Involving Xenotransplantation - draft March 9, 2005 | | | State of the Science in Xenotransplantation - draft March 9, 2005 | | | For information about your privacy, please see our Privacy Notice |
|
http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/Sacx.htm
(52 words)
|
|
| |
| | xenotransplantation - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | xenotransplantation : The On-line Medical Dictionary [home, info] | | | We found 12 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word xenotransplantation: | | | Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "xenotransplantation" is defined. |
|
http://www.onelook.com/?w=xenotransplantation&ls=a
(143 words)
|
|
| |
| | TSRI - News & Views |
| | Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Xenotransplantation (09/23/02) |
|
http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_archive.html
(4139 words)
|
|
|
