H Noguchi, S Matsumoto - Acta Medica Okayama, 2006 - lib.okayama-u.ac.jp The direct intracellular delivery of proteins has, until recently, been
difficult to achieve, due primar- ily to the bioavailability barrier of the
plasma membrane. During the past 15 years, a variety of peptides called ... Cited by 49 - Related articles - View as HTML - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►nih.gov A Chauhan, A Tikoo, AK Kapur, M Singh - Journal of Controlled Release, 2007 - Elsevier Protein transduction with cell penetrating peptides over the past several years
has been shown to be an effective way of delivering proteins in vitro and now
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SL Samson, L Chan - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2006 - Elsevier A cure for type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes might be found in generating
surrogate insulin-producing cells to replace β cells. A gene therapy strategy
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- ►duke.edu [PDF] LT Lock, ES Tzanakakis - Tissue Engineering, 2007 - liebertonline.com Patients with diabetes experience decreased insulin secretion that is linked to
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H Noguchi, S Matsumoto - Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 2006 - Springer 1 Diabetes Research Institute Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 2 Research Fellow of the Japan
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M Liu, ZC Han - J Cell Mol Med, 2008 - interscience.wiley.com Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be derived from adult bone marrow, fat and
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S Efrat - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier Beta-cell replacement is considered the optimal treatment for type 1 diabetes,
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- ►psu.edu [PDF] S Matsumoto, H Noguchi, Y Yonekawa, T … - Expert Opin. Biol. Ther., 2006 - informahealthcare.com Pancreatic islet transplantation is one of the options for treating diabetes and
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V Dror, V Nguyen, P Walia, TB Kalynyak, JA … - Diabetologia, 2007 - Springer Abstract Aims/hypothesis The pathogenesis of diabetes and the success of islet
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