Endoplasmic reticulum stress and pancreatic β-cell death

SG Fonseca, J Gromada, F Urano - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2011 - cell.com
In pancreatic β-cells, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an important cellular compartment
for insulin biosynthesis, which accounts for half of the total protein production in these cells …

Ionizable lipid nanoparticles deliver mRNA to pancreatic β cells via macrophage-mediated gene transfer

JR Melamed, SS Yerneni, ML Arral, ST LoPresti… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Systemic messenger RNA (mRNA) delivery to organs outside the liver, spleen, and lungs
remains challenging. To overcome this issue, we hypothesized that altering nanoparticle …

Revascularization of transplanted pancreatic islets and role of the transplantation site

AR Pepper, B Gala-Lopez, O Ziff… - Journal of Immunology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Since the initial reporting of the successful reversal of hyperglycemia through the
transplantation of pancreatic islets, significant research efforts have been conducted in …

A prevascularized subcutaneous device-less site for islet and cellular transplantation

AR Pepper, B Gala-Lopez, R Pawlick, S Merani… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Transplantation of donor-derived islets into the liver is a successful cellular replacement
therapy for individuals with diabetes. However, the hepatic vasculature is not an optimal …

Vasculogenic hydrogel enhances islet survival, engraftment, and function in leading extrahepatic sites

JD Weaver, DM Headen, J Aquart, CT Johnson… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Islet transplantation is a promising alternative therapy for insulin-dependent patients, with
the potential to eliminate life-threatening hypoglycemic episodes and secondary …

Mesenchymal stem cell and islet co-transplantation promotes graft revascularization and function

T Ito, S Itakura, I Todorov, J Rawson, S Asari… - …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are known to produce
vascular endothelial growth factor. We hypothesize that co-transplantation of MSCs 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 …

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 …

Vasculogenic bio-synthetic hydrogel for enhancement of pancreatic islet engraftment and function in type 1 diabetes

EA Phelps, DM Headen, WR Taylor, PM Thulé… - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) affects one in every 400 children and adolescents in the US. Due to
the limitations of exogenous insulin therapy and whole pancreas transplantation, pancreatic …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging strategies to bypass transplant rejection via biomaterial-assisted immunoengineering: Insights from islets and beyond

S Abbaszadeh, V Nosrati-Siahmazgi, K Musaie… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel transplantation techniques are currently under development to preserve the function
of impaired tissues or organs. While current technologies can enhance the survival of …