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IMPLANTED ISLET CELLS NORMALIZE BLOOD SUGAR.
- January 10, 1992
- ALK
- General Medicine
Slow progress is being made in the technology of islet cell transplantation as treatment for diabetes. The latest report shows that islet cells can be . . .- Reviewing:
- Lacy PE et al., Science 1991 Dec 20; 254:
1782 1784 .
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Evidence Leans Toward a Neoplastic Origin
- March 8, 2013
- Angelica Selim, MD
- Dermatology
BRAFV600E mutant protein is expressed in cells of variable maturation in LCH.- Reviewing:
- Sahm F et al., Blood 2012 Sep 20; 120:e28.
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Total Pancreatectomy for Chronic Pancreatitis
- July 30, 2009
- Stuart Sherman, MD
- Gastroenterology
Concomitant islet cell transplantation reduced 24-hour insulin requirements.- Reviewing:
- Garcea G et al., Pancreas 2009 Jan; 38:1.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Reduce the Risk for Islet Cell Decline in Children
- October 31, 2007
- JoAnne M. Foody, MD
- Cardiology
Analyses of intake and biomarker data strengthen the evidence for a protective effect against type I diabetes.- Reviewing:
- Norris JM et al., JAMA 2007 Sep 26; 298:1420.
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Early Intake of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Islet Autoimmunity During Childhood Free
- October 24, 2007
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids after age 1 year reduced the risk for islet cell autoimmunity.- Reviewing:
- Norris JM et al., JAMA 2007 Sep 26; 298:1420.
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Can We Cure Diabetes? Free
- November 8, 2006
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Islet cell transplantation has come a long way but has further to go.- Reviewing:
- Shapiro AM et al., N Engl J Med 2006 Sep 28; 355:1318-30. Bromberg JS and LeRoith D., N Engl J Med 2006 Sep 28; 355:1372-4.
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Pancreatic Islet Cells Grown in Vitro Reverse Diabetes in Mice
- March 28, 2000
- AL Komaroff
- General Medicine
The past 2 years have seen remarkable advances in techniques for growing cells and tissues in vitro and then reimplanting them in the body to . . .- Reviewing:
- Ramiya VK et al., Nat Med 2000 Mar; 6:
278 282 .
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Association Between Enterovirus Infection and Type 1 Diabetes
- February 15, 2011
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
The clinically significant link probably involves viruses, pancreatic islet cells, and patients' immune systems and genotypes.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Yeung W-CG et al., BMJ 2011 Feb 3; 342:d35. Hober D and Sane F., BMJ 2011 Feb 3; 342:c7072.
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The Nervous System Might Influence the Risk for Diabetes: An Animal Study
- February 26, 2007
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
The nervous system and the body work together to cause diabetes.- Reviewing:
- Razavi R et al., Cell 2006 Dec 15; 127:1123-35.
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Diabetes in the Parent May Predict Type 1 Diabetes in the Child
The increasing incidence of type 1 childhood diabetes has renewed interest in using the presence of islet cell autoantibodies to identify children likely to develop . . .- Reviewing:
- Hummel M et al., Ann Intern Med 2004 Jun 1; 140:882-6.
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Gene Therapy Completely Reverses Diabetes in Mice
- June 10, 2003
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
Recent advances in transplantation of islet cells have been encouraging but have not led yet to normal glucose control or elimination of diabetic complications. Gene . . .- Reviewing:
- Kojima H et al., Nat Med 2003 May; 9:596-603.
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Porcine Retroviruses a Threat to Xenotransplantation
- October 1, 1998
- M Wilson
- Infectious Diseases
A shortage of human organs for transplantation has led researchers to look to animals to fill the gap. A major worry is inadvertent transfer of . . .- Reviewing:
- Martin U et al., Lancet 1998 Aug 29; 352:
692 694 . Heneine W et al., Lancet 1998 Aug 29; 352:695 699 . Patience C et al., Lancet 1998 Aug 29; 352:699 701 .
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A Difficult Case of PCP
- September 1, 1995
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Your patient, Iris Q., calls you to say she has a fever and is coughing and having difficulty catching her breath. When you evaluate her . . .
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