Saturday, February 2, 2019

Can the eye help achieve islet transplant tolerance in type 1 diabetes?

Scientists show in experimental and preclinical recipients that islets transplanted in the eye can survive and function long-term without continuous immunosuppression, and, moreover, that initial islet transplants within the eye may lead to long-term peripheral immune tolerance to islets in other transplant sites.

from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2D3ijhu

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