The Use of Biomaterials in Islet Transplantation

Bioartificial pancreas☆Microencapsulation and conformal coating of islet of Langerhans

(2010) Yuji Teramura et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Mechanical Properties of Cellularly Responsive Hydrogels and Their Experimental Determination

(2010) April M. Kloxin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A high throughput micro-array system of polymer surfaces for the manipulation of primary pancreatic islet cells

(2010) Ying Mei et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Self-assembling nanostructures to deliver angiogenic factors to pancreatic islets

(2010) Lesley W. Chow et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Mesenchymal stem cells protect islets from hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced injury

(2010) Yanrong Lu et al.   CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND FUNCTION

Pancreatic Islet Transplantation Using Vascularised Chambers Containing Nerve Growth Factor Ameliorates Hyperglycaemia in Diabetic Mice

(2010) A.J. Hussey et al.   CELLS TISSUES ORGANS

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Allogeneic Islet Engraftment in Nonhuman Primates

(2010) D. M. Berman et al.   DIABETES

Unique Arrangement of  - and  -Cells in Human Islets of Langerhans

(2010) D. Bosco et al.   DIABETES

A Novel Device for Islet Transplantation Providing Immune Protection and Oxygen Supply

(2010) B. Ludwig et al.   HORMONE AND METABOLIC RESEARCH

Paracrinology of islets and the paracrinopathy of diabetes

(2010) R. H. Unger et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Enhanced insulin secretion of physically crosslinked pancreatic β-cells by using a poly(ethylene glycol) derivative with oleyl groups

(2009) Michiko Ito et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Co-transplantation of Stromal Cells Interferes with the Rejection of Allogeneic Islet Grafts

(2009) Stella Jacobson et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

A star-PEG–heparin hydrogel platform to aid cell replacement therapies for neurodegenerative diseases

(2009) Uwe Freudenberg et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Bioengineering of a functional sheet of islet cells for the treatment of diabetes mellitus

(2009) Hirofumi Shimizu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Adhesion of pancreatic beta cells to biopolymer films

(2009) S. Janette Williams et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

The contribution of hematopoietic stem cells to beta-cell replacement

(2009) Valeria Sordi et al.   Current Diabetes Reports

The pancreatic β-cell in the islet and organ community

(2009) Daniel Eberhard et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Prevent the Rejection of Fully Allogenic Islet Grafts by the Immunosuppressive Activity of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and -9

(2009) Y. Ding et al.   DIABETES

Mesenchymal stem cells protect NOD mice from diabetes by inducing regulatory T cells

(2009) A. M. Madec et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Signaling Pathways Implicated in the Stimulation of β-Cell Proliferation by Extracellular Matrix

(2009) Géraldine Parnaud et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Seeding of Pancreatic Islets into Prevascularized Tissue Engineering Chambers

(2009) Alan J. Hussey et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Anchoring of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor to Surface-Immobilized Heparin on Pancreatic Islets: Implications for Stimulating Islet Angiogenesis

(2009) Sanja Cabric et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

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

Influence of Human Allogenic Bone Marrow and Cord Blood–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secreting Trophic Factors on ATP (adenosine-5′-triphosphate)/ADP (adenosine-5′-diphosphate) Ratio and Insulin Secretory Function of Isolated Human Islets From Cadaveric Donor

(2009) K.S. Park et al.   TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS

Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improve Islet Graft Function in Diabetic Rats

(2009) M. Figliuzzi et al.   TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS

The Use of an Approved Biodegradable Polymer Scaffold as a Solid Support System for Improvement of Islet Engraftment

(2008) Tatsuya Kin et al.   ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

Systemic Administration of Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Reverts Hyperglycemia and Prevents Nephropathy in Type 1 Diabetic Mice

(2008) Fernando E. Ezquer et al.   BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

Immobilization of urokinase on the islet surface by amphiphilic poly(vinyl alcohol) that carries alkyl side chains

(2008) Takahiko Totani et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Switching-On Survival and Repair Response Programs in Islet Transplants by Bone Marrow-Derived Vasculogenic Cells

(2008) R. Miller et al.   DIABETES

Unique basement membrane structure of human pancreatic islets: implications for β-cell growth and differentiation

(2008) T. Otonkoski et al.   DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM

Blood vessels of human islets of Langerhans are surrounded by a double basement membrane

(2008) I. Virtanen et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Insulin secretion from human beta cells is heterogeneous and dependent on cell-to-cell contacts

(2008) A. Wojtusciszyn et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Orthopedic nano diamond coatings: Control of surface properties and their impact on osteoblast adhesion and proliferation

(2008) Lei Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A