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Evaluating EndoC βH5 pseudoislets as a model for human islet transplantation.

Article D Peer reviewed Preclinical

Key takeaways

Scientists transplanted lab-made insulin-secreting cell clusters into mice and saw they survived for 4 weeks and released insulin when blood sugar rose, but this is early work—no human trials have been done.

Who did this work

Daniels Gatward LF · Blackstone Whines WT · Hong TW · Sullivan R · Starikova J · Lonsane A · Arora R · Salem V · Zhao M · Jones PM · King AFJ · Persaud SJ

Source

Article · PubMed, organoids & devices · 2026 Aug 24
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42638372/