Preparation and xenotransplantation of porcine islets
US7122177B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2509/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to developments in the treatment of diabetes in mammals. Particularly it relates to a method of preparing a xenotransplantable porcine islet preparation capable upon xenotransplantation of producing porcine insulin in an appropriate recipient mammal, the method including or comprising the steps of: Further, the invention relates to a method of encapsulation of a xenotransplantable porcine islet preparation, and transplantation of such a preparation, or a capsule containing such a preparation, into an appropriate recipient mammal.
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