Insulin-secreting pancreatic islet cells transplanted in mice “cured” diabetes. [Image from The Kim Lab/Stanford]
A Stanford Medicine study observed the apparent curing of diabetes in mice following transplantation of insulin-secreting pancreatic islet cells.
Researchers say the animals’ immune systems accepted the donated cells prior to transplantation. This occurs through a three-pronged process they say they could easily replicate in humans. The mice did not need immune-suppressing treatments after the transplant to prevent the rejection of foreign islet cells.
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