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  • Artificial Blood Vessels Prove Effective

    04/25/2009 1:13:43 AM PDT · by neverdem · 8 replies · 462+ views
    ScienceNOW Daily News ^ | 24 April 2009 | Robert F. Service
    Enlarge ImageSpare parts. Blood vessels grown from a person's own cells may soon help kidney dialysis patients.Credit: Cytograft Tissue Engineering Scientists report today that artificial blood vessels made using a person's own skin cells work well in patients receiving kidney dialysis. The new blood vessels mark the first vascular grafts to be derived entirely from a patient's own tissues, which lowers the odds of a harmful immune reaction. Down the road, engineered grafts may also prove useful in treating patients with circulatory problems in their legs and coronary arteries. About 300,000 people a year in the United States receive...