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The Cells of the Islets of Langerhans [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2018 Islets of Langerhans are islands of endocrine cells scattered throughout the pancreas. A number of new studies have pointed to the potential for conversion of non-β islet cells in to insulin-producing β-cells to replenish β-cell mass as a means to treat diabetes.
Gabriela Da Silva Xavier
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Transplantation or islets of Langerhans: new developments
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2001 The clinical results recently reported by the Edmonton group in recipients of allogeneic islet grafts, all of whom achieved at least temporary insulin independence, has rekindled interest in transplantation of islets of Langerhans as a means to cure diabetes.
A Caulfield +4 more
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Biomedicines, 2022 Background: Previous studies have reported involvement of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infections in the pathogenesis of some autoimmune diseases, such as polymyositis, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune thyroiditis, and Crohn’s disease.
Asmaa M. El-kady +11 more
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Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2022 The culture of islets of Langerhans with bioscaffolds – extracellular matrix (ECM) mimetics – can provide a native microenvironment suitable for islets. This is one of the main conditions for creating a pancreatic tissue equivalent.Objective: to compare ...
A. S. Ponomareva +3 more
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BIO Web of Conferences, 2020 The concentration of glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin in the blood of animals increases as a result of physiological aging. This is due to damage to the pancreatic insular apparatus and a decrease in the number and functioning of active β-cells.
Klyueva Yulia +4 more
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The combined effect of magnetic and electric fields using on/off infrared light on the blood sugar level and the diameter of Langerhans islets of diabetic mice [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2020 Background and Aim: At present, diabetes is treated with oral antidiabetic medicines, such as sulfonylureas and thiazolidine, as well as insulin injection. However, these methods have several shortcomings.
S. Suhariningsih +7 more
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Effect of Juvenile Obesity on the Islets of Langerhans in Rat and the Possibility of Recovery at Adulthood: A Histological and Immunohistochemical Study [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Histology, 2021 Background: Juvenile obesity is a serious problem that increases the risk of future development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes at adulthood through programing a metabolic dysfunction during development.Aim of the Work: to perform a ...
Marwa Ibrahim +2 more
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Protecting islet functional viability using mesenchymal stromal cells
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 2021 Islet transplantation is an emerging treatment for type 1 diabetes which offers the prospect of physiological control of blood glucose and reductions in acute hypoglycaemic episodes.
Ella L. Hubber +2 more
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Surface Coating of Islets of Langerhans by Activated Polyethylene Glycol [PDF]
علوم و تکنولوژی پلیمر, 2008 The final treatment for diabetes is transplantation of islets of Langerhans. One of the new proposed methods for immunological preservation of transplanted cells is coating of cell surface by polyethylene glycol.
S. Hashemi Najafabadi +3 more
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Differentiation of pancreatic endocrine islets in buffalo fetus
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020 Pancreas of 24 buffalo foetii collected from abattoir and veterinary clinics, GADVASU, Ludhiana were studied. The buffalo foetii were divided into three groups after measuring their CVRL, viz.
DIVYA GUPTA +3 more
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