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Characterization of Human Pancreatic Beta-cell Progenitors as a Means to Alleviate the Shortage of Donor Tissue for Islet Transplantation
DownloadFall 2012
The current shortage of islet tissue from cadaveric human donors is not sustainable and will preclude islet transplantation from becoming a widespread therapeutic treatment for those with type 1 diabetes. A potential alternative source of tissue may be through isolating, expanding, and...
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Fall 2022
Background Intraportal islet transplantation is a suitable method to treat type 1 diabetes. However, this treatment option is limited to a small subpopulation of patients with diabetes. For islet transplantation to be a more sustainable treatment option, major obstacles must be overcome. An...
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