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‘Invisibility cloak’ allows transplanted brain cells to evade immune system | It could mean risky post-transplant anti-rejection drugs are soon a thing of the past.
Researchers have successfully developed nerve grafts, currently being trialed as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, that are invisible to the body’s immune system, according to a new study. It could mean risky post-transplant anti-rejection drugs are soon a thing of the past.
Researchers have successfully developed nerve grafts, currently being trialed as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, that are invisible to the body’s immune system, according to a new study. A big problem with introducing grafts into the body is that they’re considered foreign objects, and unless anti-rejection drugs are given, the immune system targets them. “We’ve made a cell product that in future could be implanted in people with Parkinson’s disease, reducing the need for anti-rejection drugs,” said Parish.
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