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Anna Poradzka1, Jakub Wroński2, Mariusz Jasik1

  • 1Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha la, 02-097 Warszawa, Poland.

Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica
|January 4, 2014
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Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia which causes micro- and macrovascular complications. A significant increase in diabetes morbidity rate has been observed. It is estimated that in year 2030 there will be 552 million diabetics worldwide. Type 1 diabetes requires lifelong treatment with insulin. The only available treatment of diabetes restoring physiological glucose metabolism is transplantation of pancreatic beta cells in form of pancreas or isolated pancreatic islets transplantation. The treatment restores normoglycemia and reduces chances of complications of diabetes. Over the past 10 years there has been significant progress in the development of the islet transplantation procedure. Constant improvement of the method, in particular the development of islets isolation and sourcing techniques, shows promise. According to the Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry in 1999-2009, there have been performed 1,072 allotransplantations. This paper summarizes the indications and contraindications for the procedure, the transplantation process, as well as the surgical procedure and immunosuppressive treatment. The review presents problems related to pancreatic islet cells transplantation and standard scheme of immunosuppressive treatment, requiring a solution.

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