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ArticleIrish journal of medical science2024

Donislecel-the first approved pancreatic islet cell therapy medication for type 1 diabetes: a letter to the editor.

Muhammad Affan, Marrium S Dar

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Article in Irish journal of medical science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Islet Cell Replacement and Regeneration for Type 1 Diabetes: Current Developments and Future Prospects.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2025
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  4. A Fresh Look at Islet Isolation from Rabbit Pancreases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Muhammad AffanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan. affanilyasintro@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-9841-7830
Marrium S DarDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-4552-913X
Jinnah Sindh Medical University · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder which is caused due to T-cell mediated destruction of β cells of pancreas leading to insulin deficiency and hyperglycemia. The prevalence has been increasing in many countries especially Europe and America. The exogenous therapy which includes insulin administration is not sufficient in maintaining the glucose levels especially in patients with brittle T1D. Therefore, endogenous production of insulin via islet cell therapy has been a center of research for many years and results have largely supported the idea. The US. FDA approved the first cell therapy drug, Donislecel for brittle T1D which may be a crucial achievement in treatment of the autoimmune disorder.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Islets of LangerhansCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyHumansInsulinPancreasInsulinDiabetesDonislecelFDAPancreatic islet cell therapy

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PMID37450257
OpenAlexW4384299247

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