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Cryopreservation breaks the organ transplant time barrier

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In a ground-breaking development, rat kidneys have been cryopreserved for an unprecedented duration of 100 days and subsequently transplanted successfully after nano-rewarming. This extraordinary achievement opens new possibilities for the field of organ banking.

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Fig. 1: Process for the vitrification and nanowarming of donor kidneys.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine (Nephrology) & Einthoven Laboratory of Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands

    Marlon J. A. de Haan & Ton J. Rabelink

  2. Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands

    Marlon J. A. de Haan & Ton J. Rabelink

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de Haan, M.J.A., Rabelink, T.J. Cryopreservation breaks the organ transplant time barrier. Nat Rev Nephrol 19, 623–624 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-023-00750-9

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