Chongqing developed "artificial sweat gland"

Release date: 2010-10-15

After a large area of ​​burns, how to solve the problem of perspiration has always been a difficult problem in the medical field. On the 8th, the National 973 Program, which was led by Chongqing Daping Hospital, “Basic Research on Severe Trauma Treatment and Injury Tissue Repair”, held a check-up meeting at Daping Hospital, and the latest research and development advanced technology such as “artificial sweat gland” is expected to be applied soon. clinical.
Professor Jiang Jianxin, the chief scientist of the trauma project team, said: "In response to the sweat gland defect caused by burns and trauma, the project team passed the animal sweat gland test and then the human sweat gland test, which achieved a major breakthrough in the sweat gland reconstruction mechanism and treatment technology. Or the pathway of transplanting adult stem cells, forming a structure of sweat-like glands, and performing the normal function of sweat glands." This technique successfully solved the international problem of perspiration of burn patients.
It is understood that there are about 100 million young adults in the world each year suffering from injuries and disability. Even after receiving treatment, they often cause large areas of skin sweat gland defects. The lack of sweat glands will have serious adverse effects on human body temperature regulation and water and salt balance. The "artificial sweat gland" technology has undoubtedly brought the gospel to these unfortunate wounded.

Source: Chongqing Daily