Adhesion characteristics of porcine pancreatic islets and exocrine tissue to coating materials.

abstract：:Inactivation of the gene encoding the aristaless-related homeodomain transcription factor Alx3 results in islet cell apoptosis and impaired glucose homeostasis that worsens with age due to the appearance of insulin resistance. Alx3-deficient mice also show extrapancreatic developmental defects with variable penetrance...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Vallejo M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic islet dysfunction is a key element in the development of type 2 diabetes. Determining possible early warning signs of dysfunction is thus important to determining the underlying causes of diabetes. We describe an improved fluorescent imaging approach to detect potential islet dysfunction. Using Cell Tracker...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Corbin KL,Hall TE,Haile R,Nunemaker CS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic islet transplantation is being extensively researched as an alternative treatment for type 1 diabetic patients. This treatment is currently limited by temporal mismatch, between the availability of pancreas and isolated islets from deceased organ donor, and the recipient's need for freshly isolated islets. ...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Kojayan GG,Alexander M,Imagawa DK,Lakey JRT

更新日期：2018-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Islet replacement is a promising approach for type-1 diabetes treatment, but the shortage of organ donors demands new sources of β-cells. The use of stem/precursor cells may represent an attractive alternative. Islet-derived stem/precursor cells (hIPC) have been isolated from human islet preparations, but neither thei...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Carlotti F,Zaldumbide A,Loomans CJ,van Rossenberg E,Engelse M,de Koning EJ,Hoeben RC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously identified two genes, encoding lactate dehydrogenase (Ldha) and the monocarboxylate carrier, MCT1 (Slc16a1) whose expression is remarkably low in pancreatic β-cells and islets. We sought here to determine whether these may be part of a larger family of genes selectively repressed ("disallowed") in t...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Pullen TJ,Khan AM,Barton G,Butcher SA,Sun G,Rutter GA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The members of the Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS) protein family mainly modulate the Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway. SOCS-1 and SOCS-3 have already been shown to influence growth and apoptosis of pancreatic beta cells. We hypothesized that SOCS-2, which is e...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Puff R,Dames P,Weise M,Göke B,Parhofer K,Lechner A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Costimulation blockade is an effective way to prevent allograft rejection. In this study, we tested the efficacy of two negative co-signaling molecules in protecting islet allograft function. We used local expression of B7-H4 by adenoviral transduction of islets (Ad-B7-H4) and systemic administration of CTLA-4.Ig to i...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Wang X,Hao J,Metzger DL,Mui A,Lee IF,Akhoundsadegh N,Chen CL,Ou D,Ao Z,Verchere CB,Warnock GL

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:AIMS/ HYPOTHESIS: Caspase-3 is a main effector caspase of the apoptotic cascade. Involvement of caspase-3 has been implicated in a β cell cloned cell line from type 1 diabetic subjects and in isolated islets from type 2 diabetic subjects. RESULTS:The control islets revealed cleaved caspase-3 positive cells ...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Tomita T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The islets of Langerhans, ranging in size from clusters of a few cells to several thousand cells, are scattered near large blood vessels. While the β-cell mass in mammals is proportional to body weight, the size ranges of islets are similar between species with different body sizes, possibly reflecting an optimal func...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Jo J,Hara M,Ahlgren U,Sorenson R,Periwal V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This commentary discusses the concept of β-cell dedifferentiation in diabetes, which is important but not well defined. A broad interpretation is that a state of differentiation has been lost, which means changes in gene expression as well as in structural and functional elements. Thus, a fully mature healthy β cell w...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Weir GC,Aguayo-Mazzucato C,Bonner-Weir S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence implicates essential roles for small molecular weight G-proteins (e.g., Cdc42, Rac1, Arf6 and Rab3A and Rab27A) in islet β-cell function including glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). One of the known mechanisms for optimal activation of small G-proteins involves post-translational p...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Arora DK,Syed I,Machhadieh B,McKenna CE,Kowluru A

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the protective effect of a fibrin scaffold toward embedded young porcine endocrine pancreatic islets from hydrogen peroxide within the context of islet encapsulation in transplantation. METHODS:After isolation and in vitro maturation, groups of 200 young porcine islet equivalents (IEQ) were embedded in a ...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Kuehn C,Lakey JR,Lamb MW,Vermette P

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing the response of pancreatic islet cells to glucose stimulation is important for understanding β-cell function. Zebrafish are a promising model for studies of metabolism in general, including stimulus-secretion coupling in the pancreas. We used transgenic zebrafish embryos expressing a genetically-encoded Ca2+...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Lorincz R,Emfinger CH,Walcher A,Giolai M,Krautgasser C,Remedi MS,Nichols CG,Meyer D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a variety of mammalian species, small islets secrete more insulin per volume than large islets. This difference may be due to diffusional limitations of large islets, or inherent differences in the insulin production pathways. The purpose of this study was to identify possible differences in the early phase of gluc...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Huang HH,Stehno-Bittel L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) has been identified as a β-cell-specific Zinc transporter expressed in insulin-secretory granules. Recent genome wide association studies indicated that Arg325Trp polymorphism of Slc30a8 encoding ZnT8 is associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. As a first step towards understanding ...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Tamaki M,Fujitani Y,Uchida T,Hirose T,Kawamori R,Watada H

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factor Pancreatic and Duodenal Homeobox-1 (PDX-1) plays a major role in the development and function of pancreatic β-cells and its mutation results in diabetes. In adult β-cells, glucose stimulates transcription of the insulin gene in part by regulating PDX-1 expression, stability and activity. Gluco...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Semache M,Ghislain J,Zarrouki B,Tremblay C,Poitout V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin is secreted from the pancreatic β-cells in response to elevated glucose. In intact islets the capacity for insulin release is determined by a complex interplay between different cell types. This has made it difficult to specifically assess the role of β-cell defects to the insulin secretory impairment in type ...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Reinbothe TM,Safi F,Axelsson AS,Mollet IG,Rosengren AH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of recent evidence provided compelling evidence to suggest increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as causal for mitochondrial dysregulation and apoptosis in islet β-cells exposed to noxious stimuli including high glucose, lipids and proinflammatory cytokines. Studies along these lines are ...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Mohammed AM,Kowluru A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endocrine pancreas expands markedly in the first postnatal days and the insulin producing β-cells initiate a functional maturation preceded by a morphological change of the islets of Langerhans. Trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) is a secreted peptide expressed in intestinal epithelia, where it promotes migration, but its ro...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Winkel L,Bagge A,Larsen L,Haase TN,Rasmussen M,Lykke J,Holmgaard DB,Thim L,Nielsen JH,Dalgaard LT

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies extend the concept of developmental and adaptive plasticity to include a paternal role in the programming of metabolic disease, including diabetes. Parents greatly influence the development and health of their offspring. Although genetic imprinting plays a major role in determining offspring health outc...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Cerf ME

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of the β-cells to control blood glucose levels depends on their function and mass. In both, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus the main processes leading to β-cell failure are apoptosis and loss of function. Many studies demonstrate how cytokines and chemokines have an active role in triggering the immune...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Paroni F,Domsgen E,Maedler K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The total mass of pancreatic islet cells is a critical factor in glucose metabolic control. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether in the Munich Wistar Frömter (MWF) rat, beside a reduction in the number of nephrons, there are also alterations in the number of pancreatic islets and of β cell mass. We ...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Figliuzzi M,Bonandrini B,Cattaneo I,Remuzzi G,Remuzzi A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that human blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOEC) are supportive to reverse hyperglycemia in marginal islet mass-transplanted diabetic mice. In this report, we investigated whether the observed effect was evoked by islet packing in a blood clot prior to transplantation or could be mimicked by an...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Coppens V,Heremans Y,Leuckx G,Suenens K,Jacobs-Tulleneers-Thevissen D,Verdonck K,Luttun A,Heimberg H,De Leu N

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purification process is one of the most difficult procedures in pancreatic islet isolation. It was demonstrated that the standard purification method using a COBE 2991 cell processor with Ficoll density gradient solution harmed islets mechanically by high shear force. We reported that purification using large bott...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Shimoda M,Itoh T,Iwahashi S,Takita M,Sugimoto K,Kanak MA,Chujo D,Naziruddin B,Levy MF,Grayburn PA,Matsumoto S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NeuroD (BETA2), a bHLH transcription factor is known to be involved in early pancreatic endocrine as well as neuronal differentiation. NeuroD is known to regulate distinct sets of molecules that are important for survival and differentiation of pancreatic cells. We assessed whether forced expression of NeuroD, can ind...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Appavoo M,Tuch B

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are ultimately characterized by depleted β-cell mass. Characterization of the molecular pathways that control β-cell proliferation could be harnessed to restore these cells. The homeobox β-cell transcription factor Nkx6.1 induces β-cell proliferation by activating the orphan nuclear receptor...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Hobson A,Draney C,Stratford A,Becker TC,Lu D,Arlotto M,Tessem JS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable efforts have been invested to understand the mechanisms by which pro-inflammatory cytokines mediate the demise of β-cells in type 1 diabetes but much less attention has been paid to the role of anti-inflammatory cytokines as potential cytoprotective agents in these cells. Despite this, there is increasing...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Russell MA,Morgan NG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies have evaluated whether there are characteristics related to pancreas donors and the islet isolation process that can influence pancreatic islet yield. However, this analysis has not yet been performed in Brazil, one of the world leaders in whole pancreas organ transplantation (WOPT), where pancr...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Sá GP,Sogayar MC,Eliaschewitz FG,Genzini T,Letrinta R,Onari ES,Mantovani M,Labriola L,Matos D,Lopes-Filho GJ,Gonzalez AM,Mares-Guia TR

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Islet transplantation is a promising treatment for Type 1 diabetes; however limitations of the intra-portal site and poor revascularization of islets must be overcome. We hypothesize that engineering a highly vascularized collagen-based construct will allow islet graft survival and function in alternative sites. In th...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Ellis CE,Vulesevic B,Suuronen E,Yeung T,Seeberger K,Korbutt GS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the TGFß superfamily, including activins and TGFß, modulate glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in vitro using rat islets while genetic manipulations that reduce TGFß superfamily signaling in vivo in mice produced hypoplastic islets and/or hyperglycemia. Moreover, deletion of Fstl3, an antagonist of...

journal_title：Islets

authors： Brown ML,Kimura F,Bonomi LM,Ungerleider NA,Schneyer AL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00