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I was under the impression that stem cell treatments don’t require immunosuppression. Really seems to limit the upside of this breakthrough treatment.
by anonygler 5y ago
I was under the impression that stem cell treatments don’t require immunosuppression. Really seems to limit the upside of this breakthrough treatment.
- heisenzombie 5y agoType 1 diabetes is caused by the immune system attacking the cells that produce insulin. In a new diabetic it takes on the order of 6-18 months to kill enough cells to make someone diabetic. Replacing the cells would be a very temporary fix. I do wonder —- if this technology was arbitrarily cheap, would there be a downside to just “topping up” the cells every month or so? Or would stoking a constant immune response cause other issues?