Xenotransplantation
Intervention4 papers3 findings
Outcomes
2IL-1 signalling
upin humans1Very low certainty
1 study
IL-1 signalling
upin humans1Very low certainty
Xenotransplantation activates IL-1 signalling in humans.
“Blood analyses revealed recurrent neutrophil-rich intervals with early degranulation and interleukin-1 signalling”
Human trialpaired pig liver and kidney xenotransplantationn = 1
Multi-omic profiling of paired pig liver and kidney xenografts in a human decedent · Research Square · 25 Aug 2026 · Preprint
SPP1/TREM2 macrophages
upin humans1+98%Very low certainty
1 study
SPP1/TREM2 macrophages
upin humans1+98%Very low certainty
Xenotransplantation increases SPP1/TREM2 macrophages in humans (98.2%).
“Recipient-derived liver innate immune cells are C1Q-dominant at day 3 and 98.2% SPP1/TREM2 macrophages at day 11”
Human trialpaired pig liver and kidney xenotransplantationliver11 daysn = 1
Multi-omic profiling of paired pig liver and kidney xenografts in a human decedent · Research Square · 25 Aug 2026 · Preprint
Associations
1innate immune responses
upin reviews1
1 study
innate immune responses
upin reviews1
Xenotransplantation is associated with innate immune responses.
Reviewin xenotransplantation
Multiomic analyses in xenotransplantation: Hypothesis generation and the path toward precision diagnostics: Vital Insights into Xenotransplantation · American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 23 Sep 2026
Funding
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesUS$17.5m8 grants since 2000
Innovative Strategies to Inhibit Humoral Immunity in Renal Xenotransplantation
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesUniversity of PennsylvaniaUS$1.3m2026–2031
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesEmory UniversityUS$768.9k2026–2031
Preclinical Translation of Kidney, Heart, and Lung Xenotransplantation
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesMassachusetts General HospitalUS$3.4m2025–2030
Xenotransplantation without Immunosuppressive Maintenance (XTWIM)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesColumbia University Health SciencesUS$3m2026–2031
Applying Genomics and Omics in Pig to Human Decedent Xenotransplantation
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesNew York University School of MedicineUS$2.8m2025–2030
A Tolerance Approach to Xenotransplantation
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesColumbia University Health SciencesUS$44.5k2000–2026
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesNew York University School of MedicineUS$2.1m2026–2031
Overcoming humoral rejection after xenotransplantation in sensitized nonhuman primate recipients
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesDuke UniversityUS$785.9k2023–2028