Diabetes type 1 children treated with cells transplanted from pigs, some have gone years without any insulin jabs - Mexico
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Article Date: 05 Oct 2005 - 17:00 PDT
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Researchers in Mexico have managed to treat children with diabetes type 1 using beta cells transplanted from piglets. The beta cells (islet cells) were transplanted from the pancreases of piglets, packed into small tubes and implanted into the abdomens of the 23 children.
The children were aged from 11-17. The beta cells from ten piglets were needed to provide enough cells for each child. Even after five years, the researchers can still detect insulin-producing cells within the children.
One of the biggest problems with whole pancreas or beta cell transplantation is the shortage of available organ donors.
The children did not need immunosuppressant drugs (medicine to stop rejection of a foreign body). Many of them have not needed insulin jabs for years.
Microencapsulating porcine islet cells for treatment of insulin dependent diabetes.
www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=30500
Embryonic pig cell transplants halt rat diabetes.
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-02/wuso-epc022504.php
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Sounds too good to be true is this treatment suitable for infants age two years and over
posted by Helen on 9 Oct 2005 at 6:57 amMy opinion on your research is that you are doing a superb job but will it become available even though the results look promising and will it be suitable for infants also, will this treatment be available soon and will it be available in Australia, congratulations to you all for the dedication and commitment in concuering the gruellest disease of the 21st century- Best regards-and with hope - Helen-Melbourne
P.S My little boy Pierce got diagnosed in April 2005 at 16 months old, we do not have a history of diabetes in our family so you can imagine the emotional reaction and the turn around in our lives, we are surving though and it's made us stronger and committed to a new hope for a cure in Diabetes -
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