Oxygen supply to encapsulated therapeutic cells

CK Colton - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Therapeutic cells encapsulated in immunobarrier devices have promise for treatment of a
variety of human diseases without immunosuppression. The absence of sufficient oxygen …

The nucleus tractus solitarius: a portal for visceral afferent signal processing, energy status assessment and integration of their combined effects on food intake

HJ Grill, MR Hayes - International journal of obesity, 2009 - nature.com
For humans and animal models alike there is general agreement that the central nervous
system processing of gastrointestinal (GI) signals arising from ingested food provides the …

Caudal brainstem processing is sufficient for behavioral, sympathetic, and parasympathetic responses driven by peripheral and hindbrain glucagon-like-peptide-1 …

MR Hayes, KP Skibicka, HJ Grill - Endocrinology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The effects of peripheral glucagon like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) stimulation on feeding,
gastric emptying, and energetic responses involve vagal transmission and central nervous …

The TheraCyte™ device protects against islet allograft rejection in immunized hosts

M Kumagai-Braesch, S Jacobson, H Mori… - Cell …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Clinically, many candidates for islet transplantation are already immunized, which increases
their risk of graft rejection. Encapsulation of pancreatic islets using the TheraCyte™ device …

Targeting β-cell mass in type 2 diabetes: promise and limitations of new drugs based on incretins

M Salehi, BA Aulinger, DA D'Alessio - Endocrine reviews, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Progressive insulin secretory defects, due to either functional abnormalities of the pancreatic
β-cells or a reduction in β-cell mass, are the cornerstone of type 2 diabetes. Incretin-based …

Activation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor promotes neuroprotection in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by reducing neuroinflammatory responses

CH Lee, SJ Jeon, KS Cho, E Moon, A Sapkota… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
The signaling axis of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)/GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) has been
an important component in overcoming diabetes, and recent reports have uncovered novel …

Protection of rat pancreatic islet function and viability by coculture with rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells

E Karaoz, ZS Genc, PÇ Demircan, A Aksoy… - Cell death & …, 2010 - nature.com
The maintenance of viable and functional islets is critical in successful pancreatic islet
transplantation from cadaveric sources. During the isolation procedure, islets are exposed to …

Effect of co-culture of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells with pancreatic islets on viability and function outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BM de Souza, AP Boucas, FS Oliveira, KP Reis… - Islets, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The maintenance of viable and functional pancreatic islets is crucial for successful islet
transplantation from brain-dead donors. To overcome islet quality loss during culture, some …

Preimplantation of an immunoprotective device can lower the curative dose of islets to that of free islet transplantation—Studies in a rodent model

AK Sörenby, M Kumagai-Braesch, A Sharma… - …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Islet graft survival inside macroencapsulation devices is suboptimal. We hypothesized that
induction of neovascularization by preimplantation of devices would improve the …

Liraglutide, a long‐acting human glucagon‐like peptide 1 analogue, improves human islet survival in culture

C Toso, M McCall, J Emamaullee… - Transplant …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The culture of human islets is associated with approximately 10–20% islet loss, occasionally
preventing transplantation. Preconditioning of the islets to improve postculture yields would …