Co-expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist improves human islet survival and function

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1970-1982

  Narang, Ajit S ^a   Sabek, Omaima ^a   Gaber, Ahmed O ^a   Mahato, Ram I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Diabetes; Gene therapy; Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist; Transplantation; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; IL1RN PROTEIN, HUMAN; IL1RN PROTEIN, MOUSE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; SIALOGLYCOPROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NUCLEOSOME; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CELL SURVIVAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION; MICE; MICE, SCID; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRITES; NUCLEOSOMES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 33750591089     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: 1573904X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11095-006-9065-7     Document Type: Article

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