Diabetic patients, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes have been able to stop injecting insulin through treatment with stem cells. The tests, conducted by a team of American and Brazilian scientists, were conducted on 15 patients recently diagnosed with the disease, they had to undergo immunosuppressive therapy and were transfused with stem cells from their blood.
14 of 15 volunteers have not resorted to injections of insulin – some for several years – after treatment. Indeed one patient was able to dispense injections for 35 months while 4 other patients would be provided for at least 21 months. The treatment was effective immediately after the transfusion of stem cells for 11 of the 15 volunteers who were able to dispense with insulin injections.
This form of therapy is known as transplant (or grafting) of autologous stem cells. She has already shown encouraging for the treatment of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease or lupus.
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