Stem cell transplants could improve insulin independence in T1D

Researchers from the City of Hope demonstrated that some patients with Type I diabetes can be cured, at least temporarily, with a stem cell transplant. The team’s work was published in Frontiers in Immunology. 

The trial enrolled 21 patients and found that autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation increased C-peptide levels and induced insulin independence in patients with Type I diabetes. The team concluded that transplanted stem cells are able to “balance” the immune system.

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