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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
German doctors have successfully implanted insulin-producing cells in a patient with Type 1 diabetes using a specially constructed chamber system that does not require the use of immunosuppresant drugs, according to a new study.
In a paper published Monday in the journal PNAS, researchers said the islets, or clusters of cells, remained alive for 10 months and were not rejected by the 56-year-old patient's immune system. However, the implantation offered only moderate health improvements and requires further refinement.
"This approach may allow for future widespread application of cell-based therapies," wrote lead author Dr. Barbara Ludwig of the German Center for Diabetes Research in Dresden and her colleagues.
http://www.authintmail.com/article/...duction-and-suppressed-immune-supressant-need
In a paper published Monday in the journal PNAS, researchers said the islets, or clusters of cells, remained alive for 10 months and were not rejected by the 56-year-old patient's immune system. However, the implantation offered only moderate health improvements and requires further refinement.
"This approach may allow for future widespread application of cell-based therapies," wrote lead author Dr. Barbara Ludwig of the German Center for Diabetes Research in Dresden and her colleagues.
http://www.authintmail.com/article/...duction-and-suppressed-immune-supressant-need