Mesenchymal stem cells and ligand incorporation in biomimetic poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels significantly improve insulin secretion from pancreatic islets

Microencapsulation of cells, including islets, within stable ultra-thin membranes of maleimide-conjugated PEG-lipid with multifunctional crosslinkers

(2013) Yuji Teramura et al.   BIOMATERIALS

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

(2013) Sophia W. Liao et al.   BIOMATERIALS

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

Differences in glucose-stimulated insulin secretionin vitroof islets from human, nonhuman primate, and porcine origin

(2013) Kate R Mueller et al.   XENOTRANSPLANTATION

Long-term maintenance of mouse embryonic stem cell pluripotency by manipulating integrin signaling within 3D scaffolds without active Stat3

(2012) Seung Tae Lee et al.   BIOMATERIALS

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

Improving cellular function and immune protection via layer-by-layer nanocoating of pancreatic islet β-cell spheroids cocultured with mesenchymal stem cells

(2012) Tasneem Bhaiji et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Application of the Numerical Fractionation Approach to the Design of Biofunctional PEG Hydrogel Membranes

(2012) Riza Kizilel et al.   Macromolecular Reaction Engineering

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

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

Coating Human Pancreatic Islets With CD4+CD25highCD127− Regulatory T Cells as a Novel Approach for the Local Immunoprotection

(2011) Natalia Marek et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

The performance of human mesenchymal stem cells encapsulated in cell-degradable polymer-peptide hydrogels

(2011) Sarah B. Anderson et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Islets Transplanted in Immunoisolation Devices: A Review of the Progress and the Challenges that Remain

(2011) Esther S. O'Sullivan et al.   ENDOCRINE REVIEWS

GLP-1 analogs containing disulfide bond exhibited prolonged half-life in vivo than GLP-1

(2011) Ying Li et al.   PEPTIDES

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

Bioartificial pancreas☆Microencapsulation and conformal coating of islet of Langerhans

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

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

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

Biomimeticity in tissue engineering scaffolds through synthetic peptide modifications-Altering chemistry for enhanced biological response

(2010) Kumaran G. Sreejalekshmi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Mathematical Model for Microencapsulation of Pancreatic Islets within a Biofunctional PEG Hydrogel

(2010) Seda Kızılel   MACROMOLECULAR THEORY AND SIMULATIONS

Encapsulation of Pancreatic Islets Within Nano-Thin Functional Polyethylene Glycol Coatings for Enhanced Insulin Secretion

(2010) Seda Kizilel et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Islet Co-Transplantation Promotes Graft Revascularization and Function

(2010) Taihei Ito et al.   TRANSPLANTATION

Preparatory studies of composite mesenchymal stem cell islets for application in intraportal islet transplantation

(2010) Ida Rasmusson Duprez et al.   UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Protection of rat pancreatic islet function and viability by coculture with rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells

(2010) E Karaoz et al.   Cell Death & Disease

Signaling and biological effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 on the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells from human bone marrow

(2009) C. Sanz et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

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

(2009) Chien-Chi Lin et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Engineering integrin signaling for promoting embryonic stem cell self-renewal in a precisely defined niche

(2009) Seung Tae Lee et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from rat bone marrow: ultrastructural properties, differentiation potential and immunophenotypic markers

(2009) Erdal Karaoz et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Regulating MCP-1 diffusion in affinity hydrogels for enhancing immuno-isolation

(2009) Chien-Chi Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Eleven Amino Acid Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists with Antidiabetic Activity

(2009) Claudio Mapelli et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Islet cell transplantation for Type 1 diabetes

(2009) Shinichi MATSUMOTO   Journal of Diabetes

Immunomodulation by Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Potential Therapeutic Strategy for Type 1 Diabetes

(2008) R. Abdi et al.   DIABETES

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

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

Bone Marrow Multipotent Mesenchymal Stroma Cells Act as Pericyte-like Migratory Vehicles in Experimental Gliomas

(2008) Daniel Bexell et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

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

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