Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Bone marrow is an abundant source of adult stem cells that can differentiate into various cell types. Administration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in irradiated diabetic rat model has transiently shown to decrease blood glucose level. This study examines the effect of high dose and multiple injections of MSCs on glycaemic profile, their localisation and regeneration of islet in diabetic Wistar rat.Methods: The study was carried out in ma...

Introduction: There is a growing interest in cell-based therapies in T2DM as β-cell failure is progressive and inexorable. This study evaluates the efficacy of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation (ABM-MSCT) in T2DM.Methods: This prospective, randomised, single-blinded placebo-controlled study enrolled 20 patients with triple oral hypoglycaemic drug failure and requiring insulin ≥0.4 Units/kg per day for achievi...

Aim: To determine the HbA1c cut-offs for diagnosis of prediabetes based on isolated IFG, isolated IGT and both IFG and IGT.Methods: Cross-sectional randomized population survey involving 2368 adults, aged ≥20 years. HbA1c was measured on a Bio-Rad 10 system in 1972 subjects.Results: Among 1972 studied subjects, 329 were detected to have prediabetes based on isolated IFG in 125 (6.3%), isolated IGT in 141 (7.1%) and both in 63...