Islet Transplantation
Insulin injections are the most common treatment for diabetes. In recent experiment, a procedure called islet transplantation wherein from a pancreas donor, islets are taken out. Once implanted, the beta cells in these islets begin to make and release insulin. The objective of islet transplantation is to infuse enough islets to be in charge of the blood glucose level with no insulin injections. However, transplanted islets lose their capability to function after a while. At the same time, transplant recipient requires to take immunosuppressive drugs to discontinue or put an end to the immune system from rejecting the transplanted islets.
December 10 2011 03:03 am | General