Islet transplantation in type 1 diabetic patients |
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Authors: | Bertuzzi F Secchi A Di Carlo V |
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Affiliation: | Medical Surgical Department, Medicine Department, S Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. bertuzzi.federico@hsr.it |
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Abstract: | Islet transplantation has been shown to improve overall glucose homeostasis and retard the progression of complications in type I diabetic patients. Also the percentage of recipients achieving complete insulin independence has progressively increased over recent years. An unsolved problem is whether the short-term graft function is secondary to progressive islet exhaustion or to recurrent autoimmunity despite the immunosuppressive therapy. The indications for this procedure remain limited to selected type I diabetic patients. The risks of the immunosuppressive therapy are only proposed to type I diabetic recipients with uncontrolled disease, despite all efforts of the diabetologist and the patient (brittle diabetes), or with a poor quality of life due to unawareness hypoglycemia or severe chronic and progressive complications. |
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