The main hypothesis of the investigators study is that the development of autoimmune diabetes may be halted att diagnosis by the immune modulatory properties of mesenchymal stem cells.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Autologous transplantation of the patients own mesenchymal stem cells (approximately 2 x 106 cells/kg body weight) intravenously.
Uppsala University Hospital
Uppsala, Sweden
The concentration of stimulated c-peptide at 90 minutes after the start of a mixed meal tolerance test at 365+/-10 days following the infusion or not with mesenchymal stem cells
Time frame: 1 year after intervention
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