Islet organoids: a new hope for islet transplantation in diabetes by Xuemei Yu, Chengkong Liu, Zheng Kuang, Siyuan Song, Limin Tian, Yi Wang, Yi Wang

Subjects: “…islet organoids…”
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Islet cell transplantation by CAMILLO RICORDI

“…There is now strong evidence for the technical feasibility of human islet isolation and purification procedures. Proof of function of isolated human islets has been clearly established both in animal models and in pilot clinical trials of human islet allotransplantation in patients with surgical and Type 1 diabetes. …”
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Islets and Glucose Homeostasis by Tien-Jyun Chang, Gang Xu, Jyuhn-Huarng Juang

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Isolation of Human Islets for Autologous Islet Transplantation in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pancreatitis by Rita Bottino, Suzanne Bertera, Maria Grupillo, Patricia R. Melvin, Abhinav Humar, George Mazariegos, A. James Moser, R. Matthew Walsh, John Fung, Andres Gelrud, Adam Slivka, Kyle Soltys, Martin Wijkstrom, Massimo Trucco

“…We present here a technical approach for the isolation and preservation of the islets proven to be efficient to obtain high numbers of islets, favoring the successful treatment of young patients.…”
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Enhanced Insulin Production From Porcine Islets: More Insulin, Less Islets by Nizar I. Mourad, Pierre Gianello

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Small Islets Transplantation Superiority to Large Ones: Implications from Islet Microcirculation and Revascularization by Wenjuan Li, Ruxing Zhao, Jidong Liu, Meng Tian, Yiran Lu, Tianyi He, Meng Cheng, Kai Liang, Xia Li, Xiangdong Wang, Yu Sun, Li Chen

“…Pancreatic islet transplantation is a promising therapy to regain glycemic control in diabetic patients. …”
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Bioprinting of bespoke islet-specific niches to promote maturation of stem cell-derived islets by Myungji Kim, Seungyeun Cho, Dong Gyu Hwang, In Kyong Shim, Song Cheol Kim, Jiwon Jang, Jinah Jang

“…Abstract Pancreatic islets are densely packed cellular aggregates containing various hormonal cell types essential for blood glucose regulation. …”
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Inflammatory Response in Islet Transplantation by Mazhar A. Kanak, Morihito Takita, Faisal Kunnathodi, Michael C. Lawrence, Marlon F. Levy, Bashoo Naziruddin

“…Islet cell transplantation is a promising beta cell replacement therapy for patients with brittle type 1 diabetes as well as refractory chronic pancreatitis. …”
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Pancreatic islet β-cell subtypes are derived from biochemically-distinct and nutritionally-regulated islet progenitors by Monica E. Brown, Verda E. Miranda, Simone Nevills, Ruiying Hu, Prasanna K. Dadi, Alan J. Simmons, Yanwen Xu, Yilin Yang, Mahircan Yagan, Sadia Najam, Leesa L. Sampson, Mark A. Magnuson, David A. Jacobson, Ken S. Lau, Emily Hodges, Guoqiang Gu

“…Abstract Endocrine islet β cells comprise heterogenous subtypes with different gene expression and function levels. …”
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Author Correction: Bioprinting of bespoke islet-specific niches to promote maturation of stem cell-derived islets by Myungji Kim, Seungyeun Cho, Dong Gyu Hwang, In Kyong Shim, Song Cheol Kim, Jiwon Jang, Jinah Jang

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Improving Islet Engraftment by Gene Therapy by Xiaojie Wang, Mark Meloche, C. Bruce Verchere, Dawei Ou, Alice Mui, Garth L. Warnock

“…Islet cell transplantation is currently the only feasible long-term treatment option for patients with type 1 diabetes. …”
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Tolerance-Inducing Strategies in Islet Transplantation by Sumantha Bhatt, John J. Fung, Lina Lu, Shiguang Qian

“…Allogeneic islet transplantation is a promising approach for restoring normoglycemia in type 1 diabetic patients. …”
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A perfect islet: reviewing recent protocol developments and proposing strategies for stem cell derived functional pancreatic islets by Sujitha Sali, Leen Azzam, Taraf Jaro, Ahmed Ali Gebril Ali, Ali Mardini, Omar Al-Dajani, Shahryar Khattak, Alexandra E. Butler, Juberiya M. Azeez, Manjula Nandakumar

Subjects: “…Pancreatic islet…”
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Could Pancreatic Islet Transplantation Outcome Be Impacted by Overestimating Islet Volume? Insights From a Serial Section Study by Praveen Kumar Ravi, Sashikanta Swain, Abhijit Sahu, Sipra Rout, Appakalai N. Balamurugan, Pravash Ranjan Mishra

“…Conclusions: Single paraffin section analyses underestimate islet dimensions, especially for islets>125 μm in diameter. …”
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Islet Amyloid Polypeptide: Structure, Function, and Pathophysiology by Rehana Akter, Ping Cao, Harris Noor, Zachary Ridgway, Ling-Hsien Tu, Hui Wang, Amy G. Wong, Xiaoxue Zhang, Andisheh Abedini, Ann Marie Schmidt, Daniel P. Raleigh

“…The hormone islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, or amylin) plays a role in glucose homeostasis but aggregates to form islet amyloid in type-2 diabetes. …”
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Geometric and topological characterization of the cytoarchitecture of islets of Langerhans. by Manu Aggarwal, Deborah A Striegel, Manami Hara, Vipul Periwal

“…The islets of Langerhans are critical endocrine micro-organs that secrete hormones regulating energy metabolism in animals. …”
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Evaluating the impact of lipids in isolated islet research by Emelien M. Jentz, Jamie W. Joseph

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Purification of Islets of Langerhans from Porcine Pancreas by John Graham

“…Flotation techniques achieve an enhanced separation of the islets from any residual digestive enzymes and from acinar cells. …”
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The Role of Costimulation Blockade in Solid Organ and Islet Xenotransplantation by Kannan P. Samy, James R. Butler, Ping Li, David K. C. Cooper, Burcin Ekser

“…Most recently, prolonged survival has been achieved in solid organ (kidney xenograft survival > 400 days with anti-CD154mAb, heart xenograft survival > 900 days, and liver xenograft survival 29 days with anti-CD40mAb) and islet xenotransplantation (>600 days with anti-CD154mAb) with the use of these potent experimental agents. …”
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Allogeneic Islet Transplantation: Chronicle of a Death Foretold? by Thierry Berney, Thierry Berney, Thierry Berney, Olivier Thaunat, Olivier Thaunat, Olivier Thaunat, Ekaterine Berishvili, Ekaterine Berishvili, Ekaterine Berishvili, Ekaterine Berishvili

Subjects: “…islet transplantation…”
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