Investigation of long-term preservation of pancreatic islets

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-106

  Yang, Hua ^a   Zhang, Xiuhui ^a  

^a WEST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Insulin; Pancreatic islets; Preservation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; RAT; TIME; TISSUE PRESERVATION; WISTAR FURTH RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICE; RATS; RATS, INBRED WF; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0033069010     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Brendel MD, Kong SS, Alejandro R, et al. Improved functional survival of human islets of Langerhans in three-dimensional matrix culture. Cell Transplant 1994;3:427-435.
2. Jain K, Yang H, Cai BR, et al. Retrievable, replaceable, macroencapsulated pancreatic islet xenografts: long-term engraftment without immunosuppression. Transplantation 1995;59:319-324.
3. Gotoh M, Maki T, Kiyoiaumi T, et al. An improved method for isolation on mouse pancreatic islets. Transplantation 1985;40:437.
4. Olack G, Swanson C, McLear M, et al. Islet purification using Euro-Ficoll gradients. Transplant Proc 1991;23:774.
5. Jindal R, Gray D. Preservation and storage of pancreatic islets. Transplantation 1994;57:317-321.
6. Lucas-Clerc C, Massart C, Campion JP, et al. Long-term culture of human pancreatic islets in an extracellular matrix: morphological and metabolic effects. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1993;94:9-20.
7. Chao SH, Peshwa MV, Sutherland DER, et al. Entrapment of cultured pancreas in three-dimensional collagen matrices. Cell Transplant 1992;1:51-60.
8. Iwata H, Amemiya H, Matsuda T, et al. Microencapsulation of Langerhans islets in agarose microbeads and their application for a bioartificial pancreas. J Bioactive Compatible Polymers 1988;3:356-369.
9. Rössler B, Kreuter J, Scherer D. Collagen microparticles: preparation and properties. J Microencapsul 1995;12:49-57.
10. Ohgawara H, Mochizuki N, Taira T, et al. Maintenance of embedded pig pancreatic pseudo-islets in a collagen gel matrix: study of the effect of hydrocortisone, a collagenase inhibitor, and nicotinamide on collagenolysis and the morphogenesis of pancreatic islet-cells in collagen gel matrix. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 1990;26:348-352.