New research in the treatment of diabetes: insulin from the skin

Release date: 2017-08-11

Researchers at the University of Bergen use stem cell technology to convert skin puncture cells from diabetic patients to insulin-producing cells. The researchers' goal is to transplant these cells under the skin of people with diabetes.

Professor Helge Röder, leader of KG's stem cell node, Jebsen University Diabetes Research Center, said: "This study is a step in discovering how "cells" secrete insulin in the body."

Insulin autoregulation

In the long run, the researchers' goal is to replace insulin injections and blood glucose measurements with insulin-secreting cells that secrete insulin in response to changes in blood glucose levels. This goal can be achieved by implanting capsules with custom cells in each diabetic patient.

“Our research is further developed in spare parts or regenerative medicine, where there are many places that can go wrong, but once successful, it can cure diabetes,” R?der said.

Today, scientists have tried to restore insulin secretion in diabetics through artificially created insulin-producing cells, and research is currently underway.

Professor Helge Röder stressed: "This is a big breakthrough for those who can commercialize and successfully treat people with diabetes in this way."

Source: Noble

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