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Pig pancreas may help cure diabetes

PTI
Published : Apr 17, 2016, 2:52 am IST
Updated : Apr 17, 2016, 2:52 am IST

Chinese researchers have successfully used pig’s pancreas in transplant operations to treat three Type-1 diabetic patients, a significant achievement in finding a cure to the chronic disease, a media

Chinese researchers have successfully used pig’s pancreas in transplant operations to treat three Type-1 diabetic patients, a significant achievement in finding a cure to the chronic disease, a media report said.

The transplant programme was conducted in partnership with researchers from University of Sydney, Australia. The three operations were conducted between July 2013 and February 2016 at the Third Xiangya Hospital affiliated to Central South University in Hunan Province.

One patient’s use of insulin has been reduced by 80.5 per cent, while for the other two it was reduced by 57 per cent and 56 per cent, said Wang Wei, a professor with the hospital.

The medium-term results were reliable, according to a review of the programme organised by the Hunan provincial health authorities. The research is expected to help solve the shortage of organs for transplants, Xinhua reported.