Beta cells from stem cells
(Helmholtz Zentrum M ü nchen - German Research Center for Environmental Health) The loss of insulin-secreting beta cells by autoimmune destruction leads to type 1 diabetes. Clinical islet cell transplantation has the potential to cure diabetes, but donor pancreases are rare. In a new study, a group of researchers developed an improved pluripotent stem cell differentiation protocol to generate beta cells in vitro with superior glucose response and insulin secretion. This is a major step towards beta cell replacement therapy.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
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