| Encapsulated in a special material to limit the risk of immune rejection, these transplants enabled diabetic monkeys to regulate their glycaemia for more than six months, without even receiving an immunosuppressor. |
| It nevertheless remains a serious and risky operation as the threat of reaction can never be ruled out, despite immunosuppressor treatment. |
| At some point, monitoring these levels could guide the immunosuppressor treatment administered by the medical team. |
| The challenge now is to change these mechanisms to induce a tolerance that will make it possible to dispense with heavy immunosuppressor treatment. |
| The aim is to develop selective immunosuppressor treatment that neutralises the T lymphocytes responsible for the transplant rejection only and not the entire immune system, as present medicines do. |
| It can act as an immunostimulator or an immunosuppressor depending on its surroundings. |
