Enhancing human islet transplantation by localized release of trophic factors from PLG scaffolds

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1523-1532

  Hlavaty, K A ^a,b   Gibly, R F ^a   Zhang, X ^c   Rives, C B ^b   Graham, J G ^a   Lowe, W L ^c   Luo, X ^c   Shea, L D ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; islet xenotransplantation; regenerative medicine; type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

EXENDIN 4; GLUCOSE; POLYGLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MICROSPHERE; PEPTIDE; VENOM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCAPSULATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NONOBESE DIABETIC MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED NOD; MICROSPHERES; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDES; POLYGLACTIN 910; VENOMS;

EID: 84903141953     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12742     Document Type: Article

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