Innovative coating for blood vessels reduces rejection of transplanted organs

Researchers have found a way to reduce organ rejection following a transplant by using a special polymer to coat blood vessels on the organ to be transplanted. The polymer substantially diminished rejection of transplants in mice when tested. The discovery has the potential to eliminate the need for drugs -- typically with serious side effects -- on which transplant recipients rely to prevent their immune systems from attacking a new organ as a foreign object.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210809112837.htm