Clinical Benefit of Islet Xenotransplantation for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes

Clinical Benefit of Islet Xenotransplantation for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes

Background: Allogeneic islet transplantation has become a viable option for the treatment of unstable type 1 diabetes. However, the donor shortage and the necessity of the immunosuppressive drugs are two major issues. To solve these issues, we performed islet xenotransplantation using encapsulated n...

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Main Authors: Shinichi Matsumoto, MD, Adrian Abalovich, MD, Carlos Wechsler, MD, Shaun Wynyard, PhD, Robert B. Elliott, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Islet transplantation
Xenotransplantation
Encapsulation
Type 1 diabetes
PERV
Porcine islet
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396416303899

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