title: Towards a specific immunosuppression for pancreas and islet grafts.
abstract: This brief article is a summary of the presentations at a meeting organized in Lyon, France, to discuss strategies of reducing post-transplant diabetes mellitus and to suggest an ideal immunosuppressive therapy for pancreatic and islet allografts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Glasgow, UK. jindalr@aol.com
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dubernard
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016559:Tacrolimus