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Small Islets are Essential for Successful Intraportal Transplantation in a Diabetes Mouse Model

Su, Z. ; Xia, J. ; Shao, W. ; Cui, Y. ; Tai, S. ; Ekberg, Henrik LU ; Corbascio, M. ; Chen, J. and Qi, Z. (2010) In Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 72(6). p.504-510
Abstract
Optimization of islet transplantation protocols is necessary for improved success of treatment for type 1 diabetes. Here, we investigated whether the size of islets transplanted into the portal vein (PV) of the liver can affect engraftment in the early post-transplantation in an experimental mouse model. Small (average diameter < 250 mu m, group A) or large (average diameter > 250 mu m, group B) islets (400 islet equivalents/recipient) purified from normal BALB/c mice were transplanted into syngenic recipients with diabetes induced by STZ. The percentage of mice returning to a non-diabetic status was higher in group A (100%) than that of group B (62.5%). Focal areas of liver necrosis associated with the islets emboli were observed in... (More)
Optimization of islet transplantation protocols is necessary for improved success of treatment for type 1 diabetes. Here, we investigated whether the size of islets transplanted into the portal vein (PV) of the liver can affect engraftment in the early post-transplantation in an experimental mouse model. Small (average diameter < 250 mu m, group A) or large (average diameter > 250 mu m, group B) islets (400 islet equivalents/recipient) purified from normal BALB/c mice were transplanted into syngenic recipients with diabetes induced by STZ. The percentage of mice returning to a non-diabetic status was higher in group A (100%) than that of group B (62.5%). Focal areas of liver necrosis associated with the islets emboli were observed in both groups, but the pathology in group B was significantly worse. Multiple proinflammatory cytokines were significantly higher in group B than that of A at 3 h post-transplantation. Our study determined that the size of islets plays a critical role in the success of intraportal islet transplantation (IPIT) and should be taken into account in future IPIT protocols for the treatment of diabetes. (Less)
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Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
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10.1111/j.1365-3083.2010.02466.x
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  author       = {{Su, Z. and Xia, J. and Shao, W. and Cui, Y. and Tai, S. and Ekberg, Henrik and Corbascio, M. and Chen, J. and Qi, Z.}},
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  series       = {{Scandinavian Journal of Immunology}},
  title        = {{Small Islets are Essential for Successful Intraportal Transplantation in a Diabetes Mouse Model}},
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  doi          = {{10.1111/j.1365-3083.2010.02466.x}},
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