Type 1 diabetes therapy shows promise for long-term reversal
Channel: Purdue Engineering
Date: 2018-08-21

A collagen formulation mixed with pancreatic cells, developed by Purdue University researchers in collaboration with the Indiana University School of Medicine, is the first minimally invasive therapy to successfully reverse Type 1 diabetes within 24 hours and maintain insulin independence for up to 90 days, a pre-clinical animal study shows. For diabetic dogs, the treatment is already in a clinical stage of testing. 

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Featured Purdue University engineers: 
Clarissa Hernandez Stephens, PhD Candidate, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Sherry Harbin, Professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

Purdue and the IU School of Medicine collaborated on this work through the National Institute of Health T32 Indiana Bioengineering Interdisciplinary Training for Diabetes Research Program, which awarded a fellowship to Stephens to develop innovative technology for the treatment of diabetes. 

The collagen formulation is a patented technology. This research was also supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (DGE-1333468); the Indiana University School of Medicine Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Pilot and Feasibility Program (P30DK097512); and generous donations from the McKinley Family Foundation.

Thanks to Purdue Veterinary Medicine, Jan Goetz, and Lexi. 

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