Scientific article
English

Short-term immunosuppression reduces fibrotic cellular infiltration around barium-M-alginate microbeads injected intraportally

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Transplantation proceedings, vol. 36, no. 4, p. 1199-1200

Publication date

2004

Abstract

One of the major barriers affecting the viability of encapsulated islets is pericapsular fibrotic infiltration (PFI). This study aimed to design strategies to reduce PFI around intraportally injected alginate microbeads.

Keywords

  • Alginates
  • Animals
  • Capsules
  • Fibrosis/prevention & control
  • Glucuronic Acid
  • Hexuronic Acids
  • Immunosuppression/methods
  • Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use
  • Islets of Langerhans/cytology
  • Islets of Langerhans Transplantation/immunology/methods
  • Portal System
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Lew

Citation (ISO format)

MATHE, Z et al. Short-term immunosuppression reduces fibrotic cellular infiltration around barium-M-alginate microbeads injected intraportally. In: Transplantation proceedings, 2004, vol. 36, n° 4, p. 1199–1200. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.04.021

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0041-1345
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