Figure 2.
Strategies for immune protection of hPSC derived islets. To protect the transplanted hPSC derived islets graft: 1. Immunosuppressants, 2. Macro encapsulation devices (e.g. Theracyte Device), 3. Micro encapsulation gels (e.g. Alginate-coating), 4. MHC-matching, 5. Genome engineering of immune checkpoint molecules and/or HLAs, 6. Induction of immune tolerance by preconditioning or trained immunity.