Bioengineered stem cells as an alternative for islet cell transplantation

• 作 者: Sarah J Moore Boris L Gala-Lop
• 机 构: AlbertaDiabetesInstitute,ClinicalIsletTransplantProgram
• 出 处: 世界移植杂志
• 发表日期: 2015年1期
• 关键词: ISLET TRANSPLANTATION HYPOXIA STEM cell DIABETES
• 基金项目: Supported by The Collaborative Research and Innovation Opportunities(CRIO)-Alberta Innovates health Solutions,the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation of Canada(DRIFCan),the Canadian National Transp

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune and increasingly prevalent condition caused by immunological destruction of beta cells.Insulin remains the mainstay of therapy.Endeavours in islet transplantation have clearly demonstrated that type 1 diabetes is treatable