Leprosy has potential to regenerate livers, study finds

Scientists have discovered that parasites associated with the disease can reprogramme cells to increase the size of a liver in adult animals without causing damage, scarring or tumours.

Professor Anura Rambukkana, lead author from the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Regenerative Medicine, said:"If we can identify how bacteria grow the liver as a functional organ without causing adverse effects in living animals, we may be able to translate that knowledge to develop safer therapeutic interventions to rejuvenate ageing livers and to regenerate damaged tissues."

Working with the US Department of Health and Human Services in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the team infected 57 armadillos - a natural host of leprosy bacteria - with the parasite and compared their livers with those of uninfected armadillos and those that were found to be resistant to infection. They also discovered several indicators that the main kinds of liver cells - known as hepatocytes - had reached a rejuvenated state in the infected animals.

"This research represents an innovative example where we can use microbes as tools to understand biology."

Fr Damo should have opened a boozer on his island

Well holy god

What a ridiculous waste of money.

Are ye telling us that theres scientists fcking around with leprosy is a lab somewhere 🤦🏻‍♂️

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