A century-long journey from the discovery of insulin to the implantation of stem cell–derived islets

A Ramzy, PJ Belmonte, MJS Braam, S Ida… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
For the past century, insulin injections have saved millions of lives, but glycemic instability is
still a persistent challenge for people with diabetes, leading to tremendous morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Lessons from human islet transplantation inform stem cell-based approaches in the treatment of diabetes

TM Triolo, MD Bellin - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by the body's inability to control blood glucose levels
within a physiological range due to loss and/or dysfunction of insulin producing beta cells …

Pancreatic stem cells: building blocks for a better surrogate islet to treat type 1 diabetes

AB Peck, M Chaudhari, JG Cornelius… - Annals of …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Type 1, insulin-dependent, diabetes is one of the more costly chronic diseases of children,
adolescents and adults in Europe and North America. While routine insulin injections …

A stem cell approach to cure type 1 diabetes

A Helman, DA Melton - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives …, 2021 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Treatment of type 1 diabetes with insulin injection is expensive, complicated, and
insufficient. While cadaveric islet transplantations coupled with immunosuppressants can …

[HTML][HTML] How to make insulin-producing pancreatic β cells for diabetes treatment

J Lu, Q Xia, Q Zhou - Science China Life Sciences, 2017 - Springer
Around 400 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes mellitus. The major pathological
event for Type 1 diabetes and advanced Type 2 diabetes is loss or impairment of insulin …

Beta-cell replacement and regeneration: Strategies of cell-based therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus

C Limbert, G Päth, F Jakob, J Seufert - Diabetes research and clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
Pancreatic islet transplantation has demonstrated that long-term insulin independence may
be achieved in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus type 1. However, because of limited …

[HTML][HTML] Pancreatic islet cell therapy for type I diabetes: understanding the effects of glucose stimulation on islets in order to produce better islets for transplantation

J Ren, P Jin, E Wang, E Liu, DM Harlan, X Li… - Journal of Translational …, 2007 - Springer
While insulin replacement remains the cornerstone treatment for type I diabetes mellitus
(T1DM), the transplantation of pancreatic islets of Langerhans has the potential to become …

Beta‐cell replacement strategies for diabetes

TJ Kieffer, K Woltjen, K Osafune… - Journal of diabetes …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes is characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose as a result of insufficient
production of insulin from loss or dysfunction of pancreatic islet β‐cells. Here, we review …

Stem/progenitor cell sources of insulin-producing cells for the treatment of diabetes

LT Lock, ES Tzanakakis - Tissue engineering, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Patients with diabetes experience decreased insulin secretion that is linked to a significant
reduction in the number of islet cells. Reversal of diabetes can be achieved through islet …

Cell replacement therapy for type 1 diabetes

S Efrat - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2002 - cell.com
Replacement of the insulin-producing pancreatic islet β cells represents the ultimate
treatment for type 1 diabetes. Recent advances in islet transplantation underscore the urgent …