From Newsgroup: sci.misc

Implantable 'cell factories' produce drugs inside the body

Tiny devices containing cells engineered to continuously produce drugs
could one day deliver medicines from inside the body without requiring
patients to remember to administer doses.

Researchers have designed a device called hybrid oxygenation
bioelectronics system for implanted therapy, or HOBIT, in a step
towards realising this goal.

The system hides genetically-engineered cells from the immune system
while producing its own oxygen and nutrients to keep the cells alive.

In a proof-of-concept study the team engineered cells to produce an
anti-HIV antibody, a GLP-1-like peptide used to treat type 2 diabetes
and leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite and metabolism. They
implanted the devices under the skin of rats and monitored drug levels
in the animals' bloodstreams for 30 days.

https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/8108/Implantable-cell-factories-produce-drugs-inside

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