scholarly journals The Feasibility and Applicability of Stem Cell Therapy for the Cure of Type 1 Diabetes

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1589
Author(s):  
Ryota Inoue ◽  
Kuniyuki Nishiyama ◽  
Jinghe Li ◽  
Daisuke Miyashita ◽  
Masato Ono ◽  
...  

Stem cell therapy using islet-like insulin-producing cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells has the potential to allow patients with type 1 diabetes to withdraw from insulin therapy. However, several issues exist regarding the use of stem cell therapy to treat type 1 diabetes. In this review, we will focus on the following topics: (1) autoimmune responses during the autologous transplantation of stem cell-derived islet cells, (2) a comparison of stem cell therapy with insulin injection therapy, (3) the impact of the islet microenvironment on stem cell-derived islet cells, and (4) the cost-effectiveness of stem cell-derived islet cell transplantation. Based on these various viewpoints, we will discuss what is required to perform stem cell therapy for patients with type 1 diabetes.

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Vija ◽  
D. Farge ◽  
J.-F. Gautier ◽  
P. Vexiau ◽  
C. Dumitrache ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Nursuaidah Abdullah ◽  
Marjanu Hikmah Elias

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a deficiency in insulin production which is mainly due to loss of ?-cell pancreatic islets. Patients with T1D need to be given exogenous insulin regularly. While improvements in the delivery of insulin and glucose monitoring methods have been effective in improving patient safety, insulin therapy is not a cure and is often associated with complications and debilitating hypoglycaemic episodes. Meanwhile, pancreas or islet transplantation as a gold standard only promises temporary freedom from exogenous insulin and suffers from issues of its own. Stem cell therapy may provide a more permanent solution, given stem cells’ immunomodulatory characteristics and ability to self-renew and distinguish into specific cells. In this sense, the therapeutic potentials of stem cells are addressed in this study. These stem cells cover a wide range of treatments for T1D including embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, bone-marrow derived hematopoietic stem cells and multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells. The challenges faced by the current stem cell transplant in T1D treatment and Islamic viewpoints regarding ethics in stem cell research and therapy are also discussed. In conclusion, stem cell therapy offers a safe and efficient alternative treatment for T1D. However, besides the fatwa from Fatwa Committee of Selangor, the lack of Malaysian stem cells ethics should be further addressed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 326-326
Author(s):  
Olive Leavy

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 328-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preeti Chhabra ◽  
Kenneth L. Brayman

Diabetes ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (12) ◽  
pp. 3139-3147 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Jurewicz ◽  
S. Yang ◽  
A. Augello ◽  
J. G. Godwin ◽  
R. F. Moore ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-207
Author(s):  
Zi-Yi Sun ◽  
Ting-Yan Yu ◽  
Fang-Xu Jiang ◽  
Wei Wang

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