- ►physiology.org L Bouwens, I Rooman - Physiological reviews, 2005 - Am Physiological Soc Beta-cell mass regulation represents a critical issue for understanding diabetes, a disease characterized
by a near-absolute (type 1) or relative (type 2) deficiency in the number of pancreatic beta
cells. The number of islet beta cells present at birth is mainly generated by the ... Cited by 118 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
O Cabrera, DM Berman, NS Kenyon, C … - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences The cytoarchitecture of human islets has been examined, focusing on cellular associations that
provide the anatomical framework for paracrine interactions. By using confocal microscopy and
multiple immunofluorescence, we found that, contrary to descriptions of prototypical islets ... Cited by 114 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
H Ichiia, L Inverardia, A Pileggia, RD … - American Journal of …, 2005 - diabetesresearch.org American Journal of Transplantation 2005; 5: 1635–1645 Blackwell Munksgaard ... Copyright
C Blackwell Munksgaard 2005 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.00913.x ... A Novel Method for
the Assessment of Cellular ... Hirohito Ichiia,c, Luca Inverardia, Antonello Pileggia, R. ... Cited by 75 - Related articles - View as HTML - All 5 versions
- ►jimmunol.org TB Thornley, MA Brehm, TG Markees, LD … - The Journal of …, 2006 - Am Assoc Immnol Costimulation blockade protocols are effective in prolonging allograft survival in animal models
and are entering clinical trials, but how environmental perturbants affect graft survival remains
largely unstudied. We used a costimulation blockade protocol consisting of a ... Cited by 73 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►endojournals.org WL Suarez-Pinzon, JRT Lakey, SJ Brand, A … - Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - Endocrine Soc Pancreatic islet transplantation is a viable treatment for type 1 diabetes, but is limited by human
donor tissue availability. The combination of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and gastrin induces
islet ß-cell neogenesis from pancreatic exocrine duct cells in rodents. In this study we ... Cited by 69 - Related articles - All 5 versions
KL Seeberger, JM Dufour, AMJ Shapiro, JRT … - Laboratory …, 2006 - nature.com Fibroblast-like cells emerging from cultured human pancreatic endocrine and exocrine tissue
have been reported. Although a thorough phenotypic characterization of these cells has not yet
been carried out, these cells have been hypothesized to be contaminating fibroblasts, ... Cited by 56 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
R Gao, J Ustinov, O Korsgren, T Otonkoski - Diabetologia, 2005 - Springer Abstract Aims/hypothesis: The neogenesis of islets from cultured human adult pancreatic tissue
has been reported. The islet progenitors have been thought to be ductal cells. Since previous
experiments have been 'contaminated' by a number of pre-existing islet cells, we ... Cited by 43 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
J Kriz, D Jirák, P Girman, Z Berková, K Zacharovova, … - Transplantation, 2005 - journals.lww.com Transplantation. Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All Issues. ... Cited by 38 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►aspetjournals.org AS Narang, RI Mahato - Pharmacological reviews, 2006 - ASPET Islet transplantation may be used to treat type I diabetes. Despite tremendous progress in islet
isolation, culture, and preservation, the clinical use of this modality of treatment is limited due
to post-transplantation challenges to the islets such as the failure to revascularize and ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions
