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 …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging immunomodulatory strategies for cell therapeutics

CYX Chua, AY Jiang, T Eufrásio-da-Silva… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
Cellular therapies are poised to transform the field of medicine by restoring dysfunctional
tissues and treating various diseases in a dynamic manner not achievable by conventional …

Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification

P Augsornworawat, NJ Hogrebe, M Ishahak… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Insulin-producing β cells created from human pluripotent stem cells have potential as a
therapy for insulin-dependent diabetes, but human pluripotent stem cell-derived islets (SC …

Human hypoimmune primary pancreatic islets avoid rejection and autoimmunity and alleviate diabetes in allogeneic humanized mice

X Hu, C Gattis, AG Olroyd, AM Friera, K White… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Transplantation of allogeneic pancreatic donor islets has successfully been performed in
selected patients with difficult-to-control insulin-dependent diabetes and impaired …

[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 …

Bioengineered omental transplant site promotes pancreatic islet allografts survival in non-human primates

H Deng, A Zhang, DRR Pang, Y Xi, Z Yang… - Cell Reports …, 2023 - cell.com
The transplanting islets to the liver approach suffers from an immediate posttransplant loss
of islets of more than 50%, progressive graft dysfunction over time, and precludes recovery …

Mesenchymal stem cell‐laden composite β cell porous microgel for diabetes treatment

J Sun, J Li, Z Huan, SJ Pandol, D Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic condition characterized by the autoimmune
damage of pancreatic β cells. As an alternative to continuous exogenous insulin …

Hydrogel-encapsulated pancreatic islet cells as a promising strategy for diabetic cell therapy

Z Huan, J Li, Z Luo, Y Yu, L Li - Research, 2024 - spj.science.org
Islet transplantation has now become a promising treatment for insulin-deficient diabetes
mellitus. Compared to traditional diabetes treatments, cell therapy can restore endogenous …

Hypoimmune islets achieve insulin independence after allogeneic transplantation in a fully immunocompetent non-human primate

X Hu, K White, C Young, AG Olroyd, P Kievit… - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Allogeneic transplantation of pancreatic islets for patients with difficult-to-control diabetes
mellitus is severely hampered by the requirement for continuous immunosuppression and its …

Encapsulated islet transplantation

SS Liu, S Shim, Y Kudo, CL Stabler… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Islet transplantation may provide a prospective treatment for type 1 diabetes. To enable islet
transplantation and restore autonomous glucose monitoring and insulin secretion, islets or β …