Beneficial effect of insulin treatment on islet transplantation outcomes in Akita mice.

Islet transplantation is a promising potential therapy for patients with type 1 diabetes. The outcome of islet transplantation depends on the transplantation of a sufficient amount of β-cell mass. However, the initial loss of islets after transplantation is problematic. We hypothesized the hyperglyc...

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Main Authors: Kazuhide Kikawa, Daisuke Sakano, Nobuaki Shiraki, Tomonori Tsuyama, Kazuhiko Kume, Fumio Endo, Shoen Kume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3990632?pdf=render