Solving the Puzzle of Immune Tolerance for β-Cell Replacement Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes.

Bluestone, Jeffrey A; Tang, Qizhi · Cell Stem Cell · 2020

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Abstract

Type 1 diabetes mellitus results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic β cells. Insulin treatment is often inadequate in preventing devastating complications. Replacing β cells using stem cell-derived islets while fostering immune tolerance, exemplified in Yoshihara et al., holds the promise of a curative therapy for this disease.

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