The early loss of intraportally transplanted islets / 国际外科学杂志

The intraportal islet transplantation is the most hopeful method for the treatment of type 1 dia-betes mellitus. However about 70% of transplanted islets would be destroyed in the early two weeks after transplantation, only a few parts of them could engraft in liver and become functional. This results in the lower efficiency of islet transplantation. Here we review the reasons of this early islet loss and its preventive strategies.