[HTML][HTML] Bio-engineering of pre-vascularized islet organoids for the treatment of type 1 diabetes

CH Wassmer, F Lebreton, K Bellofatto… - Transplant …, 2022 - frontierspartnerships.org
Lack of rapid revascularization and inflammatory attacks at the site of transplantation
contribute to impaired islet engraftment and suboptimal metabolic control after clinical islet …

Insulin-producing organoids engineered from islet and amniotic epithelial cells to treat diabetes

F Lebreton, V Lavallard, K Bellofatto, R Bonnet… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Maintaining long-term euglycemia after intraportal islet transplantation is hampered by the
considerable islet loss in the peri-transplant period attributed to inflammation, ischemia and …

Improvement of islet transplantation by the fusion of islet cells with functional blood vessels

L Nalbach, LP Roma, BM Schmitt, V Becker… - EMBO molecular …, 2021 - embopress.org
Pancreatic islet transplantation still represents a promising therapeutic strategy for curative
treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, a limited number of organ donors and …

[HTML][HTML] Microvessels support engraftment and functionality of human islets and hESC-derived pancreatic progenitors in diabetes models

Y Aghazadeh, F Poon, F Sarangi, FTM Wong, ST Khan… - Cell Stem Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Islet transplantation is a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes (T1D), yet the low donor
pool, poor islet engraftment, and life-long immunosuppression prevent it from becoming the …

[PDF][PDF] Vascularized tissue‐engineered chambers promote survival and function of transplanted islets and improve glycemic control

KR Knight, Y Uda, MW Findlay, DL Brown, KJ Cronin… - 2006 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
We have developed a chamber model of islet engraftment that optimizes islet survival by
rapidly restoring islet-extracellular matrix relationships and vascularization. Our aim was to …

Biofabrication of a vascularized islet organ for type 1 diabetes

A Citro, PT Moser, E Dugnani, TK Rajab, X Ren… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Islet transplantation is superior to extrinsic insulin supplementation in the treating severe
Type 1 diabetes. However, its efficiency and longevity are limited by substantial islet loss …

[HTML][HTML] Bioengineering the vascularized endocrine pancreas: a fine-tuned interplay between vascularization, extracellular-matrix-based scaffold architecture, and …

C Pignatelli, F Campo, A Neroni… - Transplant …, 2022 - frontierspartnerships.org
Intrahepatic islet transplantation is a promising β-cell replacement strategy for the treatment
of type 1 diabetes. Instant blood-mediated inflammatory reactions, acute inflammatory storm …

Fibroblasts accelerate islet revascularization and improve long-term graft survival in a mouse model of subcutaneous islet transplantation

M Perez-Basterrechea, MM Esteban, M Alvarez-Viejo… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Pancreatic islet transplantation has been considered for many years a promising therapy for
beta-cell replacement in patients with type-1 diabetes despite that long-term clinical results …

Bioengineering a highly vascularized matrix for the ectopic transplantation of islets

C Ellis, E Suuronen, T Yeung, K Seeberger, G Korbutt - Islets, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Intraislet endothelial cells contribute to revascularization of transplanted pancreatic islets

M Brissova, M Fowler, P Wiebe, A Shostak, M Shiota… - Diabetes, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Pancreatic islet transplantation is an emerging therapy for type 1 diabetes. To survive and
function, transplanted islets must revascularize because islet isolation severs arterial and …