Evaluation of a Collagen-Chitosan Hydrogel for Potential Use as a Pro-Angiogenic Site for Islet Transplantation

Strategies for Enhancing Progenitor Cell Mobilization and Function in Diabetes

(2012) Mattia Albiero et al.   Current Vascular Pharmacology

In situ application of hydrogel-type fibrin–islet composite optimized for rapid glycemic control by subcutaneous xenogeneic porcine islet transplantation

(2012) Jung-Sik Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Protect Human Islets from Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines

(2012) Telford Y. Yeung et al.   PLoS One

Engineered Vascular Beds Provide Key Signals to Pancreatic Hormone-Producing Cells

(2012) Keren Kaufman-Francis et al.   PLoS One

Evidence of a large-scale mechanosensing mechanism for cellular adaptation to substrate stiffness

(2012) L. Trichet et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A novel technique for the transplantation of pancreatic islets within a vascularized device into the greater omentum to achieve insulin independence

(2011) Jan Kriz et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

PEG hydrogels formed by thiol-ene photo-click chemistry and their effect on the formation and recovery of insulin-secreting cell spheroids

(2011) Chien-Chi Lin et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Vascularization of collagen–chitosan scaffolds with circulating progenitor cells as potential site for islet transplantation

(2011) Chao Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Ex vivo generation of a highly potent population of circulating angiogenic cells using a collagen matrix

(2011) Drew Kuraitis et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

Preparation of glucosamine by hydrolysis of chitosan with commercial α-amylase and glucoamylase

(2011) Sai-kun Pan et al.   Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B

Insulin modulates ischemia-induced endothelial progenitor cell mobilization and neovascularization in diabetic mice

(2011) Li Dong et al.   MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH

Liver Natural Killer Cells Play a Role in the Destruction of Islets After Intraportal Transplantation

(2011) Kohei Ishiyama et al.   TRANSPLANTATION

FTY720-loaded poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) Electrospun Scaffold Significantly Increases Microvessel Density over 7 Days in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic C57b16/J Mice: Preliminary Results

(2011) D.T. Bowers et al.   TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS

Influence of microenvironment on engraftment of transplanted β-cells

(2011) Per-Ola Carlsson   UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Cytocompatibility studies of mouse pancreatic islets on gelatin - PVP semi IPN scaffolds in vitro: Potential implication towards pancreatic tissue engineering

(2011) Sudhakar Muthyala et al.   Islets

A prevascularized tissue engineering chamber supports growth and function of islets and progenitor cells in diabetic mice

(2011) Natasha A. Forster et al.   Islets

Human islet cell implants in a nude rat model of diabetes survive better in omentum than in liver with a positive influence of beta cell number and purity

(2010) D. Jacobs-Tulleneers-Thevissen et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

A Collagen–Chitosan Hydrogel for Endothelial Differentiation and Angiogenesis

(2010) Chao Deng et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Controlling the Porosity and Microarchitecture of Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering

(2010) Nasim Annabi et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS

Long-term engraftment and function of transplanted pancreatic islets in vascularized segments of small intestine

(2010) Zurab Kakabadze et al.   TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL

Vascularization of Artificial Beds for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation in a Rat Model

(2010) J. Kriz et al.   TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS

The role of inflammation in insulitis and β-cell loss in type 1 diabetes

(2009) Décio L. Eizirik et al.   Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Preimplantation of an Immunoprotective Device Can Lower the Curative Dose of Islets to That of Free Islet Transplantation—Studies in a Rodent Model

(2009) Anne K. Sörenby et al.   TRANSPLANTATION

Islet Grafting and Imaging in a Bioengineered Intramuscular Space

(2009) Piotr Witkowski et al.   TRANSPLANTATION

Optimal implantation site for pancreatic islet transplantation

(2008) S. Merani et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Effects of PEG hydrogel crosslinking density on protein diffusion and encapsulated islet survival and function

(2008) Laney M. Weber et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A