Improving Islet Engraftment by Gene Therapy

Islet cell transplantation is currently the only feasible long-term treatment option for patients with type 1 diabetes. However, the majority of transplanted islets experience damage and apoptosis during the isolation process, a blood-mediated inflammatory microenvironment in the portal vein upon is...

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Main Authors: Xiaojie Wang, Mark Meloche, C. Bruce Verchere, Dawei Ou, Alice Mui, Garth L. Warnock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/594851