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===Rheumatic Diseases=== | ===Rheumatic Diseases=== | ||
====Lupus==== | |||
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that affects nearly every organ system in the body. These include skin, joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, and the central nervous system! Lupus is incredibly difficult to diagnose. Some people only find out they have lupus once their kidneys begin to fail. | |||
Lupus is one disease that will always keep tissue engineers employed. See [[Dialysis, by Kyle Reed]], [[Hip Replacements, by Matthew Osso]], [[ACL Reconstruction, by Anthony Valle]]. | |||
====Gout==== | |||
Gout is a condition caused by an access of uric acid. It has been discovered excessive beer, red meat, and cigarettes can increase the uric acid level. The uric acid forms crystals in the synovial fluid that surrounds major joints. | |||
Tissue engineers can potentially study the production of uric acid crystals to develop a way to reverse or prevent this crystallization. | |||
====Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome==== | |||
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is a syndrome caused by weak collagen. There is potential for tissue engineering here. Either discovering ways to strengthen this collagen or replace it. See [[Artificial Skin, by Katie Geldhart and Timothy Ma]] and [[Cell Sheet Tissue Engineering, by Julia Tomaszewski]]. | |||
====Giant Cell Arteritis==== | |||
Giant Cell Arteritis causes the walls of the arteries to become inflamed which in turn restricts blood flow. Potential devices similar in design to stents could be created. See [[Stents, by Ryan Colombo]] | |||
====Myositis==== | |||
Myositis is a rheumatic disease that causes inflammation of the heart, lungs, intestines, and skin. See [[Artificial Skin, by Katie Geldhart and Timothy Ma]], [[Lung on a Chip]], [[Artifical Hearts]]. | |||
====Sjogren's Syndrome==== | |||
Sjogren's syndrome is a syndrome that causes excessive dryness in the eyes and mouth. It also causes inflammation of lungs, kidneys, and liver. See [[Dialysis, by Kyle Reed]] and [[Lung on a Chip]]. | |||
==Potential for Tissue Engineering== | ==Potential for Tissue Engineering== | ||
===Existing Solutions=== | ===Existing Solutions=== | ||
