Reestablishment of Microenvironment is Necessary to Maintain In Vitro and In Vivo Human Islet Function

Islet transplantation is associated with an elevated rate of early graft failure. The isolation process leads to structural and functional abnormalities. The reestablishment of the cell–matrix relationship is important to modulate the survival and function of islets. Thus, we evaluated the effect of...

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Main Authors: Nalú Navarro-Alvarez, Jorge David Rivas-Carrillo, Alejandro Soto-Gutierrez, Takeshi Yuasa, Teru Okitsu, Hirofumi Noguchi, Shinichi Matsumoto, Jiro Takei, Noriaki Tanaka, Naoya Kobayashi M.D., PH.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-01-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000008783907125