Immunoisolation of pancreatic islet grafts with no recipient's immunosuppression: Actual and future perspectives

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 384-391

  Basta, Giuseppe ^a   Calafiore, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Cell morphology and function; Chemistry; Complications of diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Glucose; Immune attack; Immunosuppression; Insulin; Molecular weight cutoff; Pancreatic islet grafts; Polymeric materials; Site of transplant; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYLYSINE; POLYLYSINE POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL COPOLYMER; POLYMER; POLYORNITHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ENCAPSULATION; EMULSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MICROCAPSULE; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 80755142922     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-011-0219-6     Document Type: Review

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