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ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2018

Biomarkers in Islet Cell Transplantation for Type 1 Diabetes.

Fatimah T AlRashidi, Kathleen M Gillespie

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Immune Biomarkers of Islet Transplant Rejection Revealed by Synthetic Immunological Niche.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Fatimah T AlRashidiDiabetes and Metabolism, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Level 2, Learning and Research, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.
Kathleen M GillespieDiabetes and Metabolism, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Level 2, Learning and Research, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK. k.m.gillespie@bristol.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewIslet transplantation, an important approach to achieve insulin independence for individuals with type 1 diabetes, is limited by the lack of accurate biomarkers to track beta-cell death post islet infusion. In this review, we will discuss existing and recently described biomarkers. RECENT

findingsAs beta cells are killed by the immune system, fragments of beta cell-specific cell-free DNA and proteins are released into the periphery. Several different strategies to identify these fragments have been described. Some circulating, non-coding microRNAs, particularly miRNA-375 are also showing potential to reflect the rate of beta cell loss post-clinical islet transplantation. Recent advances in identifying accurate beta cell-specific biomarkers such as differentially methylated insulin cell-free DNA and circulating miRNA-375 may help predict clinical outcomes. More studies are required to examine the robustness of these biomarkers to detect chronic beta-cell loss in islet transplantation recipients.

Indexed as

Islets of Langerhans TransplantationBiomarkersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1HumansInsulin-Secreting CellsMicroRNAsTreatment OutcomeBiomarkersMicroRNAsBiomarkerCell-free DNAIslet transplantationmicroRNA 375Type 1 diabetes

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PMID30187134
PMCPMC6132734

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