Co-Transplantation of VEGF-Expressing Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Enhance Islet Revascularization in Diabetic Nude Mice

Background: Pancreatic islet transplantation has emerged as a promising treatment for type I diabetes. However, its efficacy is severely hampered due to poor islet engraftment and revascularization, which have been resulted to partially loss of transplanted islets. It has been shown that local deliv...

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Main Authors: Ensiyeh Hajizadeh, Yaser Tahamtani, Mohammad Ali Shokrgozar, Harry Heimberg, Yves Heremans, Philippe Ravassard, Hossein Baharvand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-05-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_2719_16b16ad1df97c1ba0f176b6ff7828fc8.html