Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (10): 89-98.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.10.016

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Transgenic Technology: Establishment of Animal Models and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

Wang Hefei, Liu Dongjun   

  1. National Research Center for Animal Transgenic Bio-technology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070
  • Received:2014-12-22 Online:2015-10-28 Published:2015-10-28

Abstract: Diabetes mellitus endangers human health seriously. In recent years, with the development of transgenic theory and technology, many researchers are devoted to treat diabetes by applying transgenic technology. Therefore, some remarkable achievements have been achieved. This review describes the current achievements and challenges in the establishment of animal models and treatment of D. mellitus by transgenic technology. In future the breakthroughs from following aspects may accelerate the gene therapy of D. mellitus in clinical practice, such as the establishment of effective insulin gene transfer system, selection of target cells resembling physiological characteristics of β cells and preventing them from the attack of own immune system, sustainability of gene expression and identification of D. mellitus susceptible genes.

Key words: transgene, Diabetes mellitus, animal model, treatment