New Technique Eliminates Toxic Drugs In Islet Transplant In Diabetic Mice
Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 17:28
in Health & Medicine
Islet cell transplantation is a promising therapy for people with type 1 diabetes, but it requires a regime of powerful immunosuppressive drugs so the immune system won't reject the insulin-producing islets. The drugs raise the risk of infections and cancer and are toxic to the islets themselves. Researchers have developed a new technique that eliminated the need for these drugs. The strategy is a potential therapy for human islet cell transplantation.
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