Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor of the Department of Veterinary Medicine at ROSBIOTECH University Andrei Rudenko, in a conversation with RT, called the results of a study conducted by Chinese scientists, who were able to resume pig brain activity an hour after death, encouraging.
“The results of this study look quite encouraging. Indeed, the functioning of the brain requires a large amount of oxygen and cessation of blood circulation and oxygen supply even for five to ten minutes leads to the death of the organ. Artificial cooling of the body can increase this period. Judging by the results of the study, connecting a healthy liver to the patient’s blood circulation also makes it possible to increase the period of time from the moment the supply of oxygen to the brain stops, which makes it possible to carry out the necessary medical procedures to restore normal blood circulation and the functioning of various organs. This will make it possible to develop new methods for restoring damaged brains,” says Rudenko.
In his opinion, the function of the liver in this process is still unclear.
“Neutralization of toxins released when there is a lack of oxygen, or the release of nerve substances that have certain protective properties. Therefore, there is still quite a lot of research to be done,” the interlocutor said.
Dr. Rudenko is confident that with the successful results of the research, it will be possible in the future to introduce new technologies into human medicine to increase the efficiency of brain surgery.
“This is less relevant in veterinary medicine, since operations of such complexity are not yet performed on animals,” the doctor added.
Chinese scientists previously conducted a study in which they were able to resume brain activity in a pig almost an hour after it was deprived of blood. The electrical activity of the brain was maintained for six hours using a life support system, into which, in addition to an artificial heart and lungs, a pig liver was integrated.
