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Islet Cell Transplants To Be Offered In Scotland by John Shelmet Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 18 Nov 2009 10:02pm Type 1 diabetic patients in Scotland may be eligible to receive "insulin-producing cells from donated pancreas in the first service of its kind in the UK". Islet cells are implanted (via injection) into the patient's liver. "The Scottish government are investing in a range of initiatives designed to increase the number of actual organ and tissue Read on »

Islet Cell Transplants To Be Offered In Scotland by John Shelmet Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 18 Nov 2009 10:02pm Type 1 diabetic patients in Scotland may be eligible to receive "insulin-producing cells from donated pancreas in the first service of its kind in the UK". Islet..., Islet Cell Transplantation, Therapy (Type 1), Type 1 Diabetes Read on »

Encapsulated Pig Islet Cells For Diabetes Type 1 – A Trial by Stephen Schimpff, MD Posted Fri 15 Oct 2010 12:00am Here is a follow-up to the post on islet cell xenotransplantation for type 1 diabetes mellitus. A group in New Zealand has been studying the use of islet cells derived from... that is now nearly 10 years since transplantation with persistent functioning islet cells. Dr John Baker and Living Cell Technologies are conducting the human trial after having tested Read on »

Islet Cell Transplant Clinical Trials by JimmyD-Tau1061 Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 09 Feb 2011 7:00am swing with a number of islet transplant clinical trials. ( DRI on Facebook ) This is exciting, but we need to remember to be patient. We all hope... as a Type 1, I'm right Read on »

Autologous Non-Myeloablative Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation In Type 1 Diabetics by John Shelmet Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 15 Apr 2009 12:35am be seenin this Forbes.com article about pancreatic islet cells. I do not routinely read JAMA ... if that helps to clear up some of the confusion. Read on »

Still No Truce in the Stem-Cell Wars…Why (INDUCED PLURIPOTENT!!) Adult Cells Won’t End the Stem-Cell Wars –#1; by David Granovsky Posted Mon 08 Feb 2010 12:00am SO much confusing info (or perhaps, misinformation). Let me try to explain this… Still No Truce in the Stem-Cell Wars A new study finds serious problems with stem cells produced from adult cells. (they are referring to induced pluripotent stem cells – dg) By Sharon Begley | Newsweek Web Exclusive Feb 11, 2010 “Embryonic Read on »

T Cells, B Cells, Polarized Immune Response in Fibrosis, Systemic Sclerosis: T cells and Polarized Responses by Jan Posted Sat 30 Oct 2010 12:00am T cells and Polarized Responses Almost three decades ago, microscopic and ultrastructural studies in early scleroderma skin revealed the presence of inflammatory cells, including T cells, preceding the deposition of extracellular matrix and the ultrastructural modifications typical of SSc endothelial cells. The presence of T cells in tissues Read on »

UOK171, A Spontaneous Clear Cell Type Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) Human Cell Line Derived from a Surgically Removed Tumor by nih.gov Posted Sun 06 Jun 2010 5:00pm Description of Invention: Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell line designated UOK171 from the resected tumor of a patient diagnosed with stage IV high nuclear grade clear cell type renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). The UOK171 cell line was immortalized spontaneously by mincing Read on »

Baboon Studies Provide Potential Understanding Of Beta Cell Changes In Type 2 Diabetes by John Shelmet Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 22 Jul 2009 11:22pm hormone, called Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP), somehow shift the microenvironment of the islets of Langerhans, the authors noted, making it toxic to cells that produce insulin...The islets of Langerhans, scattered throughout the pancreas, generate the hormones (insulin, glucagon and somatostatin) that participate in maintaining blood sugar levels Read on »

Embryonic Stem Cells and the Future of Transplantation by Stephen Schimpff, MD Posted Mon 06 Jul 2009 8:06pm diabetes will be free of the disease because of the formation of new pancreatic islet cells. The athlete will play again because new cartilage will be created for the worn knee... that embryonic stem cells hold promise for much more benefit. It will probably be embryonic stem cells that pave the way for replacing the islet cells of the pancreas with new insulin Read on »