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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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Fall 2020
2-aminoadipic acid (2-AAA) has been identified as an accurate long-term biomarker for the future development of diabetes. An investigation of over 2000 patients found that patients in the upper quartile of initial blood 2-AAA levels showed a 2-4x higher incidence of diabetes development over the...
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Fall 2009
Islet transplantation has the potential to be an effective treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes. However, a shortage of human donor islets and the need for continuous immunosuppressive therapy currently limit this therapy to patients with brittle type 1 diabetes. Neonatal pigs may...
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Spring 2022
Pancreatic β-cells are paramount for optimizing insulin secretion to metabolic need. The progression from non-diabetes to type 2 diabetes (T2D) is accompanied by β-cell compensation and decompensation. While β-cell decompensation is a hallmark of overt diabetes, β-cell compensation promotes...