When lab-created nano particles called liposomes are introduced into the body, they arrest the destruction of the beta cells and avoid diabetes development.

Initially, the researchers avoided destruction of the insulin-producing pancreatic cells (beta cells) in the body by modifying the individual’s immune cells, known as dendritic cells. This important step requires the extraction of the subjects’ dendritic cells for their subsequent manipulation and re-injection.
In the new study, researchers used lab-created nano particles called liposomes to achieve the effect with a much simpler process. When liposomes are introduced into the body, they arrest the destruction of the beta cells and avoid diabetes development.
"This technique could be a much better candidate for the human vaccine. The invention is commercially protected and an international patent has been applied for it," the authors said.
Liposomes have been used in several medical treatments.
They are not cells but droplets with an external fat membrane, similar to cell membranes.
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"This is the way to prevent the body from destroying the beta cells and to allow it to recuperate immunological tolerance."
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The research appeared in the journal PLOS ONE.
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