A silk-based encapsulation platform for pancreatic islet transplantation improves islet function in vivo

Characteristics of platelet gels combined with silk

(2014) Isabella Pallotta et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Maintaining functional islets through encapsulation in an injectable saccharide–peptide hydrogel

(2013) Sophia W. Liao et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Pre-culturing islets with mesenchymal stromal cells using a direct contact configuration is beneficial for transplantation outcome in diabetic mice

(2013) Chloe Louise Rackham et al.   CYTOTHERAPY

Co-transplantation of islets with mesenchymal stem cells in microcapsules demonstrates graft outcome can be improved in an isolated-graft model of islet transplantation in mice

(2013) Alan Kerby et al.   CYTOTHERAPY

Mesenchymal stromal cells improve transplanted islet survival and islet function in a syngeneic mouse model

(2013) Danielle J. Borg et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Silk fibroin hydrolysate exerts an anti-diabetic effect by increasing pancreatic β cell mass in C57BL/KsJ-db/db mice

(2013) Sun-Gil Do et al.   Journal of Veterinary Science

Third-party Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improved Human Islet Transplantation in a Humanized Diabetic Mouse Model

(2013) Hao Wu et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

Enhanced function of pancreatic islets co-encapsulated with ECM proteins and mesenchymal stromal cells in a silk hydrogel

(2012) Nicolynn E. Davis et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Macrophage polarization: An opportunity for improved outcomes in biomaterials and regenerative medicine

(2012) Bryan N. Brown et al.   BIOMATERIALS

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

Lowering the Blood Glucose of Diabetes Mellitus Mice by Oral Administration with Transgenic Human Insulin-like Growth Factor I Silkworms

(2012) Renyu Xue et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

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

Extrahepatic islet transplantation with microporous polymer scaffolds in syngeneic mouse and allogeneic porcine models

(2011) Romie F. Gibly et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The use of injectable sonication-induced silk hydrogel for VEGF165 and BMP-2 delivery for elevation of the maxillary sinus floor

(2011) Wenjie Zhang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Alternative Transplantation Sites for Pancreatic Islet Grafts

(2011) Elisa Cantarelli et al.   Current Diabetes Reports

Co-transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells maintains islet organisation and morphology in mice

(2011) C. L. Rackham et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Long-Lasting Inhibitory Effects of Fetal Liver Mesenchymal Stem Cells on T-Lymphocyte Proliferation

(2011) Massimo Giuliani et al.   PLoS One

Biomaterials/Tissue Interactions: Possible Solutions to Overcome Foreign Body Response

(2010) Jacqueline M. Morais et al.   AAPS Journal

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Allogeneic Islet Engraftment in Nonhuman Primates

(2010) D. M. Berman et al.   DIABETES

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

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

Mouse Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Turn Activated Macrophages into a Regulatory-Like Profile

(2010) Julian Maggini et al.   PLoS One

Anti-inflammatory peptide-functionalized hydrogels for insulin-secreting cell encapsulation

(2009) Jing Su et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Vortex-Induced Injectable Silk Fibroin Hydrogels

(2009) Tuna Yucel et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

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

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

Mechanisms involved in the therapeutic properties of mesenchymal stem cells

(2009) Lindolfo da Silva Meirelles et al.   CYTOKINE & GROWTH FACTOR REVIEWS

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1): An Overview

(2009) Satish L. Deshmane et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERFERON AND CYTOKINE RESEARCH

Soft Tissue Augmentation Using Silk Gels: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study

(2009) Olivier Etienne et al.   JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY

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

(2009) John C. Stendahl et al.   TRANSPLANTATION

Optimal implantation site for pancreatic islet transplantation

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

Formation of Composite Endothelial Cell-Mesenchymal Stem Cell Islets: A Novel Approach to Promote Islet Revascularization

(2008) U. Johansson et al.   DIABETES

Autologous bone marrow-derived rat mesenchymal stem cells promote PDX-1 and insulin expression in the islets, alter T cell cytokine pattern and preserve regulatory T cells in the periphery and induce sustained normoglycemia

(2008) Imene Boumaza et al.   JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY

In Vitro Secreting Profile of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

(2008) Timo Schinköthe et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

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

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

Sonication-induced gelation of silk fibroin for cell encapsulation

(2007) Xiaoqin Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS