Transplantation of insulin-producing cells from umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Transplantation of insulin-producing cells from umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although diabetes mellitus (DM) can be treated with islet transplantation, a scarcity of donors limits the utility of this technique. This study investigated whether human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from umbilical cord could be in...

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Main Authors: Tsai Pei-Jiun, Wang Hwai-Shi, Shyr Yi-Ming, Weng Zen-Chung, Tai Ling-Chen, Shyu Jia-Fwu, Chen Tien-Hua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Subjects:
Mesenchymal stem cell
Portal vein
Insulin-producing cells
Transplant
Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/19/1/47

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