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Pancreatic beta cell allotransplant in double transgenic mouse model of type 1 diabetes mellitus
Melania Grosu1, Crina Stăvaru, D Guţu
1Cantacuzino National Institute of Research and Development for Microbiology and Immunology, Bucharest, Romania.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic response to intra-hepatic and intra-portal allotransplant with pancreatic beta cells in double transgenic mice (dTg) with autoimmune diabetes. The results showed an improvement in metabolic and somatic parameters and an increase in survival rate. Histopathology analysis revealed the presence of transplanted islets and the absence of the inflammatory infiltrate 5 days after the procedure and an increase in insulinemia. In the absence of immunosuppressive drugs, rejection of the transplanted islet seems to appear after 10 weeks, being marked by an increase in blood glucose level. A re-transplantation was performed in one mouse of each group and the glycemia levels recorded after the second transplant were less successful.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic response to intra-hepatic and intra-portal allotransplant with pancreatic beta cells in double transgenic mice (dTg) with autoimmune diabetes. The results showed an improvement in metabolic and somatic parameters and an increase in survival rate. Histopathology analysis revealed the presence of transplanted islets and the absence of the inflammatory infiltrate 5 days after the procedure and an increase in insulinemia. In the absence of immunosuppressive drugs, rejection of the transplanted islet seems to appear after 10 weeks, being marked by an increase in blood glucose level. A re-transplantation was performed in one mouse of each group and the glycemia levels recorded after the second transplant were less successful.
