Developments in stem cell-derived islet replacement therapy for treating type 1 diabetes

NJ Hogrebe, M Ishahak, JR Millman - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The generation of islet-like endocrine clusters from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs)
has the potential to provide an unlimited source of insulin-producing β cells for the treatment …

Advances in islet encapsulation technologies

T Desai, LD Shea - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2017 - nature.com
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks and
destroys insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas. Although islet transplantation has …

T cell-mediated beta cell destruction: autoimmunity and alloimmunity in the context of type 1 diabetes

AL Burrack, T Martinov, BT Fife - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) results from destruction of pancreatic beta cells by T cells of the
immune system. Despite improvements in insulin analogs and continuous blood glucose …

FasL microgels induce immune acceptance of islet allografts in nonhuman primates

J Lei, MM Coronel, ES Yolcu, H Deng… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Islet transplantation to treat insulin-dependent diabetes is greatly limited by the need for
maintenance immunosuppression. We report a strategy through which cotransplantation of …

Local immunomodulation with Fas ligand-engineered biomaterials achieves allogeneic islet graft acceptance

DM Headen, KB Woodward, MM Coronel, P Shrestha… - Nature materials, 2018 - nature.com
Islet transplantation is a promising therapy for type 1 diabetes. However, chronic
immunosuppression to control rejection of allogeneic islets induces morbidities and impairs …

Engineering immunomodulatory biomaterials for type 1 diabetes

CL Stabler, Y Li, JM Stewart… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2019 - nature.com
A cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D) would help millions of people worldwide but remains
elusive to date. Tolerogenic vaccines and β-cell replacement therapy are complementary …

Rapid on-demand extracellular vesicle augmentation with versatile oligonucleotide tethers

SS Yerneni, S Lathwal, P Shrestha, H Shirwan… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Exosomes show potential as ideal vehicles for drug delivery because of their natural role in
transferring biological cargo between cells. However, current methods to engineer …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging strategies to bypass transplant rejection via biomaterial-assisted immunoengineering: Insights from islets and beyond

S Abbaszadeh, V Nosrati-Siahmazgi, K Musaie… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel transplantation techniques are currently under development to preserve the function
of impaired tissues or organs. While current technologies can enhance the survival of …

Local Immunomodulatory Strategies to Prevent Allo‐Rejection in Transplantation of Insulin‐Producing Cells

X Wang, NK Brown, B Wang, K Shariati… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Islet transplantation has shown promise as a curative therapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D).
However, the side effects of systemic immunosuppression and limited long‐term viability of …

Nanotechnology in cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes

AU Ernst, DT Bowers, LH Wang, K Shariati… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Islet transplantation is a promising long-term, compliance-free, complication-preventing
treatment for type 1 diabetes. However, islet transplantation is currently limited to a narrow …