Hepatic Hematoma After Islet Cell Transplantation

Homeostatic T Cell Proliferation after Islet Transplantation

Pancreatic islet transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus is performed under immunosuppression to avoid alloreactive T cell responses and to control the reactivation of autoreactive memory T cells. However, lymphopenia associated with immunosuppression and T cell depletion can induce a paradoxical expansion of lymphocyte subsets under the influence of homeostatic proliferation....

Beta Cell Function After Islet Transplantation

Osteoporosis after stem cell transplantation

Background Stem cell transplantation has become as a novel treatment  for end-stage kidney, lung, heart , liver diseases and several hematologic disorders. Improved survival of transplant recipients has raised awareness of post-transplant complications. One of these complications is transplant-related osteoporosis. Methods  In this manuscript we review prevention methods for transplant-relat...

-Score An assessment of -cell function after islet transplantation

OBJECTIVE — Success after islet transplantation can be defined in terms of insulin independence, C-peptide secretion, or glycemic control. These measures are interdependent and all need to be considered in evaluating -cell function after islet transplantation. For the current study, a composite -score was developed that provides an integrated measure of -cell function success after islet transp...

Renal subcapsular islet cell transplantation.

Islet cell transplantation has been associated with ultimate graft rejection. This preliminary study investigates the use of the renal subcapsular region as a site for placement of canine islet cell allografts. A new noncollagenase mechanical technique was used for preparation of the allografts. Animals in group I (N = 6) died of hyperglycemia in 4.0 +/- 1.89 days (X +/- SD) after pancreatectom...