Engineered VEGF-releasing PEG–MAL hydrogel for pancreatic islet vascularization

Withaferin A inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokine-induced damage to islets in culture and following transplantation

(2013) J. A. SoRelle et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Islet Cotransplantation in Diabetic Rats: Improved Islet Graft Revascularization and Function by Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells Preconditioned with Natural Molecules

(2012) Giuseppe Cavallari et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Reversal of Diabetes in Mice with a Bioengineered Islet Implant Incorporating a Type I Collagen Hydrogel and Sustained Release of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

(2012) Robert B. Vernon et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Microvesicles Derived from Endothelial Progenitor Cells Enhance Neoangiogenesis of Human Pancreatic Islets

(2012) Vincenzo Cantaluppi et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Enhanced expression of VEGF-A in β cells increases endothelial cell number but impairs islet morphogenesis and β cell proliferation

(2012) Qing Cai et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Mediated Islet Hypervascularization and Inflammation Contribute to Progressive Reduction of  -Cell Mass

(2012) J. Agudo et al.   DIABETES

Markedly Decreased Blood Perfusion of Pancreatic Islets Transplanted Intraportally Into the Liver: Disruption of Islet Integrity Necessary for Islet Revascularization

(2012) J. Henriksnas et al.   DIABETES

Improvement in Outcomes of Clinical Islet Transplantation: 1999-2010

(2012) F. B. Barton et al.   DIABETES CARE

VEGF gene therapy: therapeutic angiogenesis in the clinic and beyond

(2012) M Giacca et al.   GENE THERAPY

Advances in Growth Factor Delivery for Therapeutic Angiogenesis

(2012) Somiraa S. Said et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH

Analysis of Beta-Cell Gene Expression Reveals Inflammatory Signaling and Evidence of Dedifferentiation following Human Islet Isolation and Culture

(2012) Sarita Negi et al.   PLoS One

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

Maleimide Cross-Linked Bioactive PEG Hydrogel Exhibits Improved Reaction Kinetics and Cross-Linking for Cell Encapsulation and In Situ Delivery

(2011) Edward A. Phelps et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Improvement of Rat Islet Viability during Transplantation: Validation of Pharmacological Approach to Induce VEGF Overexpression

(2011) A. Langlois et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

State of the Art of Clinical Islet Transplantation and Novel Protocols of Immunosuppression

(2011) A. M. James Shapiro   Current Diabetes Reports

The Use of Biomaterials in Islet Transplantation

(2011) Danielle J. Borg et al.   Current Diabetes Reports

Control of instant blood-mediated inflammatory reaction to improve islets of Langerhans engraftment

(2011) Bo Nilsson et al.   Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Cell-cell communication mimicry with poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels for enhancing  -cell function

(2011) C.-C. Lin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Application of an Endothelialized Modular Construct for Islet Transplantation in Syngeneic and Allogeneic Immunosuppressed Rat Models

(2011) Rohini Gupta et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Utility of co-transplanting mesenchymal stem cells in islet transplantation

(2011) Naoaki Sakata   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Self-assembling nanostructures to deliver angiogenic factors to pancreatic islets

(2010) Lesley W. Chow et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Enhanced proteolytic degradation of molecularly engineered PEG hydrogels in response to MMP-1 and MMP-2

(2010) J. Patterson et al.   BIOMATERIALS

SPARC-derived protease substrates to enhance the plasmin sensitivity of molecularly engineered PEG hydrogels

(2010) J. Patterson et al.   BIOMATERIALS

In vivo non-viral gene delivery of human vascular endothelial growth factor improves revascularisation and restoration of euglycaemia after human islet transplantation into mouse liver

(2010) M. Shimoda et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Bioartificial matrices for therapeutic vascularization

(2010) Edward A. Phelps et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Practical Guide to Rodent Islet Isolation and Assessment

(2009) Jeffrey D. Carter et al.   BIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES ONLINE

Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Functionalized PEG Hydrogels Promote Survival and Function of Encapsulated Pancreatic β-Cells

(2009) Chien-Chi Lin et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Different Effects of FK506, Rapamycin, and Mycophenolate Mofetil on Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Release and Apoptosis in Human Islets

(2009) James D. Johnson et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Extracellular Matrix in Pancreatic Islets: Relevance to Scaffold Design and Transplantation

(2009) John C. Stendahl et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Immunological aspects of pancreatic islet cell transplantation

(2009) Jamil Azzi et al.   Expert Review of Clinical Immunology

Growth Factor Delivery From Self-Assembling Nanofibers to Facilitate Islet Transplantation

(2009) John C. Stendahl et al.   TRANSPLANTATION

Long-Term Metabolic Control of Autoimmune Diabetes in Spontaneously Diabetic Nonobese Diabetic Mice by Nonvascularized Microencapsulated Adult Porcine Islets

(2009) Hong Cui et al.   TRANSPLANTATION

Optimal implantation site for pancreatic islet transplantation

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

The Choice of Anatomical Site for Islet Transplantation

(2008) Dirk J. Van Der Windt et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Islet cell transplantation

(2008) Vijayaganapathy Vaithilingam et al.   Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Improved Vascular Engraftment and Graft Function After Inhibition of the Angiostatic Factor Thrombospondin-1 in Mouse Pancreatic Islets

(2008) J. Olerud et al.   DIABETES

Revascularization of Transplanted Islets: Can It Be Improved?

(2008) M. Brissova et al.   DIABETES

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

Hydrogel encapsulation environments functionalized with extracellular matrix interactions increase islet insulin secretion

(2008) Laney M. Weber et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Layer-by-Layer Assembly of a Conformal Nanothin PEG Coating for Intraportal Islet Transplantation

(2008) John T. Wilson et al.   NANO LETTERS

An Islet-Stabilizing Implant Constructed Using a Preformed Vasculature

(2008) Alton M. Hiscox et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Cell–Matrix Interactions Improve β-Cell Survival and Insulin Secretion in Three-Dimensional Culture

(2008) Laney M. Weber et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A