Regeneration of Organs

Scientists have been fascinated with the possibility of regeneration of organs in humans as many animals, most notably some lizards, can regrow their organs, such as tail issue, once severed.

In humans, the scientific community has been concentrating on convincing adult human stem cells to reverse their life-cycle and become more like embryonic stem cells that are able to produce any tissue type.

In research, it is considered a possibility that this or a similar mechanism is the one that enables some species of lizard to regenerate entire limbs.

In mammals, however, researchers have found only antler the only example of mammals being able to regrow large complex organs.

So far, the available studies suggest that unlike the regenerative process in some types of lizard, antler growth does not involve reversal of the differentiated state but is stem cell based.

The possibilities lay in the possibility to understand how deer have been able to adapt the normal means of development, cell renewal and repair in order to redevelop a complete organ, which would lead to possibilities to achieve same outcomes in damaged human tissues.

Regeneration of Tissues - Studies

Deer antlers: A zoological curiosity or the key to understanding organ regeneration in mammals? J.S. Price, S. Allen, C. Faucheux, T.Althnaian, J.G. Mount. Journal of Anatomy, 207 pp 603-618.


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