• 1. Department of Pediatrics (No. 3 Ward), Northwest Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Xi’an Shaanxi, 710061, P.R.China;
  • 2. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an Shaanxi, 710061, P.R.China;
  • 3. Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an Shaanxi, 710061, P.R.China;
  • 4. Research Institute of Advanced Surgical Technology and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an Shaanxi, 710061, P.R.China;
  • 5. Department of Pediatrics (No. 2 Ward), Northwest Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Xi’an Shaanxi, 710061, P.R.China;
WANG Bo, Email: bobwang75@yeah.net; CHEN Guoqiang, Email: drchengq@163.com
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Objective  To summarize the research progress on the source and selection of donor cells in the field of islet replacement therapy for diabetes mellitus. Methods  Domestic and abroad literature concerning islet replacement therapy for diabetes mellitus, as well as donor source and donor selection was reviewed and analyzed thoroughly. Results  The shortage of donor supply is still a major obstacle for the widely clinical application of pancreatic islet transplantation (PIT). Currently, in addition to the progress on the allogeneic/autologous donor islet supply, some remarkable achievements have been also attained in the application of xenogeneic islet (from pig donor), as well as islet like cells derived from stem cells and islet cell line, potentially enlarging the source of implantable cells. Conclusion  Adequate and suitable donor cell supply is an essential prerequisite for widely clinical application of PIT therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Further perfection of organ donation system, together with development of immune-tolerance induction, gene and bioengineering technology etc. will possibly solve the problem of donor cell shortage and provide a basis for clinical application of cellular replacement therapy for T1DM.

Citation: ZHU Haitao, ZHANG Xiaoge, HE Yayi, YU Liang, LÜ Yi, PAN Kaili, WANG Bo, CHEN Guoqiang. Research progress on the donor cell sources of pancreatic islet transplantation for treatment of diabetes mellitus. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2018, 32(1): 104-111. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.201707049 Copy

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