A Novel Cell Therapy Product Company
Islet Sciences is focused on providing the leading edge in transplantation therapy for patients with Insulin Dependent Diabetes with Islet Science-PTM
- Pre-Clinical Studies have demonstrated Islet Sciences-PTM’s potential clinical value for patients by
- Reducing need for insulin
- Achieving better glucose stability
- Reducing problems with hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
Islet Sciences plans to submit its IND in 2013 followed by human clinical trials. |
We intend to be the leading global provider of a safe, effective & physiologically responsive therapy for insulin dependent diabetic patients, worldwide.
Islet Cell (n.) - One of the endocrine cells making up the islets of Langerhans.
Islets of Langerhans - Irregular microscopic structures scattered throughout the pancreas and comprising its endocrine portion. They contain the alpha cells, which secrete the hyperglycemic factor glucagon; the beta cells, which secrete insulin, and whose degeneration is one of the causes of diabetes mellitus; and the delta cells, which secrete somatostatin |
