Endocrine Abstracts

Attempts at restoring endogenous insulin secretion by the transplantation of human islet tissue, initially using whole pancreas transplantation, was first reported in 1966. Although there is also a long history surrounding the transplantation of isolated human islets, it was the development and subsequent publication of the Edmonton, glucocorticoid free immunospressive regimen, in 2000, that transformed the use and availability of islet cell transplantation for people with dif...