Pork Beta cells against diabetes

Russia was the first in the world to allow people to transplant pig cells
Copper news based on materials from Living Cell Technologies:
LCT’s DIABECELL Registered for Sale and Use in RussiaA method of diabetes treatment has been registered in Russia by transplanting porcine beta cells of the pancreas that produce insulin.

Until now, therapeutic techniques using animal tissues (xenotransplantation) have not been registered in the world.

The registration will allow the Russian branch of the Australian company Living Cell Technologies (LCT) to use and sell this technology, called Diabecell, in the country, according to the company's website.

The essence of the technique consists in laparoscopic insertion of pig islet cells into the abdominal cavity of a diabetic. In order to prevent the rejection of foreign tissue by the immune system, the cells are placed in a capsule of alginate polysaccharide obtained from kelp algae. This substance is impervious to cells, but passes nutrients, glucose and insulin. Thanks to him, taking immunosuppressive drugs after transplantation is not required.

As shown by clinical trials on Russian (at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine) and New Zealand patients, the introduction of pig cells significantly reduced the need for insulin without significant side effects.

LCT Executive Director Ross MacDonald called the registration of Diabecell in the Russian Federation an important step towards the global commercialization of this progressive method of helping diabetics.

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17.12.2010