Innovative Pancreatic Cell Transplant for Diabetes

As I looked into the current state of new treatments, I realized, doctor, you are truly smart!

Kyoto University Hospital has developed a technology to process pancreatic cells into a square sheet form and transplant them under the abdomen of diabetic patients. Clinical trials are scheduled for next year. This technology is gaining attention for its potential to fundamentally treat diabetes and improve the quality of life for many diabetic patients, leading to heightened expectations for the development of new treatment techniques for the increasing number of diabetic patients and the conquest of diabetes.

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◇ Pancreatic Cell Transplantation as an Alternative to Insulin Injections

Summary:

Diabetes is classified into type 1 and type 2. Type 1 occurs primarily in children, and there is no specific treatment other than insulin administration. Type 2 is caused by aging, obesity, heredity, and diet, and some blood sugar can be controlled by exercise and diet improvement. A pancreatic cell transplant therapy using iPS is being studied at a hospital affiliated with Kyoto University, and CRISPR Therapeutics, a Swiss biotechnology company, is developing a treatment for type 1 diabetes using gene-editing technology.

◇The development of new drugs for diabetes is continuing.

GLP-1 drugs are in the spotlight as the main treatments for type 2 diabetes patients, and major treatments such as Ozempic and Maunzaro have been introduced. Various studies are underway, including the GLP-1-based medication cycle and the development of new diabetes drugs, and the incidence of type 2 diabetes is also increasing among young people, so research on treatment technology is being actively conducted.

Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes –

Type 1 diabetes is an immune system-related disease in which pancreatic cells are attacked and cannot produce insulin. It often develops in childhood, and insulin injection is considered an essential treatment. Type 2 diabetes, on the other hand, is a disease in which insulin is secreted but blood sugar is not properly controlled. It is mainly caused by obesity, genetics, and diet. About 90% of all diabetic patients are type 2 diabetic patients.