Millipore - Pancreatic Stem Cell Research, Pancreatic progenitors and Pancreatic cell lines

Pancreatic Stem Cell Research

The advancement of pancreatic stem cell research has far reaching benefits to the understanding and treatment of diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Cell replacement therapy through islet transplantation is considered a potential long-term approach to the control of blood glucose levels; however, obtaining sufficient quantities of insulin-producing tissues for islet transplantation remains a major impediment. Stem cells (either from embryonic stem cells or from pancreatic progenitors) potentially provide an abundant alternative source of islet cells for transplantation therapies.

Millipore has introduced progenitor-rich pancreatic cell lines, optimized media, characterization kits, and detection kits to make research in this area more convenient and accessible.