Gee whiz: HLA-G in placental development and pancreatic islet transplantation By: Shruthi Kandalai Islet cell transplantation, or transplanting insulin-producing islet cells from donors into patients,…
Shields Up: lessons from placental genetics to avoid immune attack on islet transplants By: Shruthi Kandalai Islet cell transplantation, or transplanting insulin-producing islet cells from…
OH Baby! Type 1 Diabetes Treatments Stemming from Stem Cells By: Alex Parrott and James LeFevre Stem cells are an incredibly useful and versatile tool…
Born to be a “Natural Killer”: Understanding the Role of Natural Killer Cells and Galectins in Maternal Immune Response By: Neha Majety During pregnancy, a…
Protecting Transplanted Islets: Engineering Materials for Islet Tissue Transplantation By: Tiffany Richardson and Rachel Gurlin To mitigate the biological and lifestyle impacts of constant insulin…
Extracellular Vesicles and Islet Transplantation Strategies By: Zach Jones What is Islet Transplantation? Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterized by the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing…
What Makes the Placenta So Tough? Placental Factors in Immunomodulation By: Hadeel Saab and Mari Yamamoto Immune checkpoint molecules (such as CTLA-4, TIM-3 and PD-1) work…
