Pancreatic L-Glutamine Administration Protects Pig Islets from Cold Ischemic Injury and Increases Resistance toward Inflammatory Mediators

The isolation and transplantation of porcine islets represent a future option for the treatment of type 1 diabetic patients. Stringent product release criteria and limited availability of transgenic and specific pathogen-free pigs will essentially require processing of explanted pig pancreata in spe...

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Main Authors: Heide Brandhorst, Bastian Theisinger, Bernhard Guenther, Paul R. Johnson, Daniel Brandhorst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368915X688623