Regeneration of pancreatic islets by amniotic fluid stem cell therapy

摘要

A method of treating diabetes in a mammalian subject is carried out by: (a) providing mammalian amniotic fluid stem cells, and then (b) administering the cells to the subject in an amount effective to treat diabetes. Optionally, the cells may be differentiated into pancreatic-like cells or at least treated to initiate subsequent differentiation into pancreatic-like cells, prior to administration.