Islet transplants find the adrenal gland

German and U.S. researchers have shown that transplantation into the adrenal gland of islet cells preconditioned with an improved peptide agonist of growth hormone-releasing hormone may help normalize glucose levels in diabetic mice better than existing islet transplantation protocols.¹ The agonist has been licensed to Biscayne Pharmaceuticals Inc. for all indications, and the benefits of the intra-adrenal transplantation protocol will next be confirmed in large animal models.

Although transplantation of pancreatic islet cells has the potential to permanently correct dysfunctional insulin production and treat ...