Fresh islets are more effective for islet transplantation than cultured islets.

abstract：:Autologous cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) were the first therapeutic modality to demonstrate myocardial regeneration with a decrease in scar size and an increase in viable, functional tissue. Widespread applicability of autologous CDC therapy is limited by the need for patient-specific myocardial biopsy, cell proce...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Chakravarty T,Makkar RR,Ascheim DD,Traverse JH,Schatz R,DeMaria A,Francis GS,Povsic TJ,Smith RR,Lima JA,Pogoda JM,Marbán L,Henry TD

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported that small-sized bone marrow cells (BMCs) isolated by counterflow centrifugal elutriation and depleted of lineage markers (Fr25lin(-)) have the capacity to differentiate and contribute to regeneration of injured islets. In this study, we assess some of the characteristics of these cells compa...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Iskovich S,Goldenberg-Cohen N,Sadikov T,Yaniv I,Stein J,Askenasy N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent corneal wounds result from numerous eye disorders, and to date, available treatments often fail to accelerate reepithelialization, the key initial step in wound healing. To speed reepithelialization, we explored a cell-transfer transplant method utilizing polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) contact lenses to delive...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Pino CJ,Haselton FR,Chang MS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For isolated pancreatic islet cell preparations, it is important to be able to reliably assess their mass and quality, and for clinical applications, it is part of the regulatory requirement. Accurate assessment, however, is difficult because islets are spheroid-like cell aggregates of different sizes (<50 to 500 μm) ...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Buchwald P,Bernal A,Echeverri F,Tamayo-Garcia A,Linetsky E,Ricordi C

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) is a dominant inherited disease caused by expanded trinucleotide repeats resulting in an increased polyglutamine tract in the gene product. As a potential therapeutic approach for SCA1, we tested antisense RNAs targeting two regions of the ataxin-1 message. Single-stranded regions ...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Gao Y,Zu T,Low WC,Orr HT,McIvor RS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The midbrain inferior colliculus (IC), a major integrating center for auditory processing, provides a model for structural, functional, and behavioral recovery. The present study examined the role of IC in spatial sound detection, and the effects of neural transplantation in sparing of behavioral performance. Hooded r...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Zrull MC,Coleman JR

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether hypoxic exposure prior to the event of transplantation would have a positive or negative effect upon later islet graft function. Mouse islets exposed to hypoxic culture were transplanted into syngeneic recipients. Islet graft function, β-cell physiology, as well as molecular changes were examined. ...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Cantley J,Walters SN,Jung MH,Weinberg A,Cowley MJ,Whitworth TP,Kaplan W,Hawthorne WJ,O'Connell PJ,Weir G,Grey ST

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to fully characterize and determine the therapeutic potential of adult neural progenitor cells (NPCs), it is important to be able to isolate and study NPCs from animals such as rats, in which there are existing models of brain injury and disease. The focus of this study was to characterize the cultivation, di...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Chen K,Hughes SM,Connor B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the time course of homing and the body distribution of systemically delivered bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) after myocardial infarction (MI) were evaluated. BM-MSCs were isolated from Wistar rats, expanded in vitro, and their phenotypical characterization was performed by flow cytometer. R...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Assis AC,Carvalho JL,Jacoby BA,Ferreira RL,Castanheira P,Diniz SO,Cardoso VN,Goes AM,Ferreira AJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplantation therapies aimed at repairing neurodegenerative and neuropathological conditions of the central nervous system (CNS) have utilized and tested a variety of cell candidates, each with its own unique set of advantages and disadvantages. The use and popularity of each cell type is guided by a number of fact...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Kramer AS,Harvey AR,Plant GW,Hodgetts SI

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular cartilage is an avascular tissue composed of chondrocytes, a unique cell type responsible for abundant matrix synthesis and maintenance. When damaged, it never heals spontaneously under physiological circumstances. Therefore, the delivery of mesenchymal stem cells using hydrogel has been considered for cart...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Merceron C,Portron S,Masson M,Lesoeur J,Fellah BH,Gauthier O,Geffroy O,Weiss P,Guicheux J,Vinatier C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver transplantation is the only existing modality for treating decompensated liver cirrhosis. Several factors, such as nonavailability of donors, combined with operative risks, complications associated with rejection, usage of immunosuppressive agents, and cost intensiveness, make this strategy available to only a f...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Khan AA,Shaik MV,Parveen N,Rajendraprasad A,Aleem MA,Habeeb MA,Srinivas G,Raj TA,Tiwari SK,Kumaresan K,Venkateswarlu J,Pande G,Habibullah CM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue contains a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) population known as adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) capable of differentiating into different cell types. Our aim was to induce hepatic transdifferentiation of ASCs by sequential exposure to several combinations of cytokines, growth factors, and hormones. The mos...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Bonora-Centelles A,Jover R,Mirabet V,Lahoz A,Carbonell F,Castell JV,Gómez-Lechón MJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell transplantation represents a promising therapeutic approach for myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, where cortical bone-derived stem cells (CBSCs) stand out and hold superior cardioprotective effects on myocardial infarction than other types of stem cells. However, the molecular mechanism underlyin...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Li T,Su Y,Yu X,Mouniir DSA,Masau JF,Wei X,Yang J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural immunological tolerance can be induced in certain types of allogeneic liver transplantation in rats. To screen for genes associated with the induction of tolerance, suppression subtractive hybridization was performed in the rat liver transplantation model between a DA donor and PVG recipient combination where ...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Zhang H,Ohmi K,Hirasawa A,Enosawa S,Hara Y,Tamura A,Tsujimoto G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effects of autologous sural nerve and adrenal medullary tissue intrastriatal cografts upon voluntary motor performance in parkinsonism, a non-human primate 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) model was employed to quantitatively assess skilled hand movements. Motor performance was studie...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Watts RL,Mandir AS,Bakay RA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early graft loss in islet transplantation means that a large amount of donor islets is required. Endothelial cells and endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) have been reported to improve instant blood-mediated inflammatory reaction (IBMIR) in vitro. In this study, we examined if ECFC-coated porcine islets would pre...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Jung HS,Kim MJ,Hong SH,Lee YJ,Kang S,Lee H,Chung SS,Park JS,Park KS

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway epithelial cell injury is a key triggering event to activate allergic airway inflammation, such as asthma. We previously reported that administration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) significantly alleviated allergic inflammation in a mouse model of asthma, and the mmu-miR-21/ACVR2A axis may be involved. Howeve...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Li CL,Xu ZB,Fan XL,Chen HX,Yu QN,Fang SB,Wang SY,Lin YD,Fu QL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate regulation of glucose levels by a microencapsulated pancreatic islet graft requires a minute-to-minute regulation of blood glucose. To design such a transplant, it is mandatory to have sufficient insight in factors influencing the kinetics of insulin secretion by encapsulated islets. The present study investi...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： de Haan BJ,Faas MM,de Vos P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major limitation of nonhuman primate (NHP) embryonic stem (ES) cell research is inefficient genetic modification and limited knowledge of differentiation mechanisms. A genetically modified NHP-ES cell with biomarkers, such as green fluorescent protein (GFP), that allow noninvasive monitoring of transgenic cells, i...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Takada T,Suzuki Y,Kondo Y,Kadota N,Kobayashi K,Nito S,Kimura H,Torii R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main challenge of cell transplantation as a treatment of myopathies is the large amount of tissue to treat. Intravascular delivery of cells may be an ideal route if proven to be effective and safe. Given the importance of nonhuman primates for preclinical research in transplantation, we tested the intra-arterial i...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Skuk D,Tremblay JP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for chronic immune suppression (IS) is one of the hurdles precluding widespread use of islet cell transplantation to restore glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes. We report the case of a healthy nonhuman primate (NHP) treated on and off for over 2.5 years with steroid-free IS, consisting of dacli...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Berman DM,Ruiz P Jr,Blandino-Rosano M,Bernal-Mizrachi E,Kenyon NS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To learn more about nonimmune-mediated islet graft failure, we transplanted different preparations (preps) of isolated human islets under the kidney capsule of streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic nude mice. One month after the implantation of 1,000 or 2,000 islets, grafts were harvested for morphological, immunohistochemica...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Davalli AM,Perego L,Bertuzzi F,Finzi G,La Rosa S,Blau A,Placidi C,Nano R,Gregorini L,Perego C,Capella C,Folli F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells reside within the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment. By a well-balanced interplay between self-renewal and differentiation, they ensure a lifelong supply of mature blood cells. Physiologically, multiple different cell types contribute to the regulation of stem and progenitor cel...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Mattiucci D,Maurizi G,Leoni P,Poloni A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common disability which results in permanent chronic motor disability appearing in early childhood. Recently human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell (hUCB-MSC) infusion has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for CP, and the treatment efficacy remains to be confirmed by clinic...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Huang L,Zhang C,Gu J,Wu W,Shen Z,Zhou X,Lu H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we assessed the ability of miR-26b-5p to regulate T cell factor 4 (TCF-4) expression and thereby control human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell (hADMSC) adipogenic differentiation. Adipogenic medium was used to induce hADMSC differentiation over a 6-d period. The ability of miR-26b-5p to interact w...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Luo Y,Ji H,Cao Y,Ding X,Li M,Song H,Li S,WaTableng C,Wu H,Meng J,Du H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies in rodents have indicated that function and survival of transplanted islets can be substantially improved by mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). The few human islet studies to date have confirmed these findings but have not determined whether physical contact between MSC and islets is required or whether th...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Brandhorst H,Brandhorst D,Abraham A,Acreman S,Schive SW,Scholz H,Johnson PRV

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of cell- and gene-based strategies for regenerative medicine offers a therapeutic option for the repair and potential regeneration of damaged cardiac tissue post-myocardial infarction (MI). Human umbilical cord subepithelial cell-derived stem cells (hUC-SECs), human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Winters AA,Bou-Ghannam S,Thorp H,Hawayek JA,Atkinson DL,Bartlett CE,Silva FJ,Hsu EW,Moreno AP,Grainger DA,Patel AN

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of β-cells from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) could compensate for the shortage of islet donors required for diabetes therapy. Although pancreatic progenitors have been derived from hESCs using various protocols, no fully functional b-cells could be generated in vitro. We evaluated the in vivo growth ...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Sui L,Mfopou JK,Chen B,Sermon K,Bouwens L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocyte transplantation (HT) has become an effective therapy for patients with metabolic inborn errors. We report the clinical outcome of four children with metabolic inborn errors that underwent HT, describing the cell infusion protocol and the metabolic outcome of transplanted patients. Cryopreserved hepatocytes...

journal_title：Cell transplantation

authors： Ribes-Koninckx C,Ibars EP,Calzado Agrasot MÁ,Bonora-Centelles A,Miquel BP,Vila Carbó JJ,Aliaga ED,Pallardó JM,Gómez-Lechón MJ,Castell JV

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00