Friday, June 18, 2010

Researchers find that bone marrow transplantation combined with islet cell transplantation shows promise for treating late-stage type 1 diabetes

Source: City of Hope
Date: June 18, 2010

Summary:

City of Hope researchers have found that bone marrow transplantation with islet cell transplantation shows promise as a treatment for late-stage type 1 diabetes. This combination may enable patients to make their own insulin again. Results from laboratory research led by Defu Zeng, MD, associate professor in the departments of Diabetes Research and Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation at City of Hope, were published online this month in the journal Diabetes.