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The Current Status of Allogenic Islet Cell Transplantation.

Zofia Czarnecka, Nidheesh Dadheech, Haide Razavy, Rena Pawlick, A M James Shapiro

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Review in Cells, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zofia CzarneckaDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2RW3, Canada.
Nidheesh DadheechDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2RW3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7155-0486
Haide RazavyDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2RW3, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-5265-2965
Rena PawlickDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2RW3, Canada.
A M James ShapiroDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2RW3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6215-0990

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells. The development of the Edmonton Protocol for islet transplantation in 2000 revolutionized T1D treatment and offered a glimpse at a cure for the disease. In 2022, the 20-year follow-up findings of islet cell transplantation demonstrated the long-term safety of islet cell transplantation despite chronic immunosuppression. The Edmonton Protocol, however, remains limited by two obstacles: scarce organ donor availability and risks associated with chronic immunosuppression. To overcome these challenges, the search has begun for an alternative cell source. In 2006, pluripotency genomic factors, coined "Yamanaka Factors," were discovered, which reprogram mature somatic cells back to their embryonic, pluripotent form (iPSC). iPSCs can then be differentiated into specialized cell types, including islet cells. This discovery has opened a gateway to a personalized medicine approach to treating diabetes, circumventing the issues of donor supply and immunosuppression. In this review, we present a brief history of allogenic islet cell transplantation from the early days of pancreatic remnant transplantation to present work on encapsulating stem cell-derived cells. We review data on long-term outcomes and the ongoing challenges of allogenic islet cell and stem cell-derived islet cell transplant.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Insulin-Secreting CellsIslets of LangerhansIslets of Langerhans TransplantationHumansImmunosuppression TherapyallogenicimmunosuppressioniPSCisletstem celltransplantationtype 1 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID37887267
PMCPMC10605704

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