Improved human pancreatic islet isolation for prospective cohort study of islet transplantation vs best medical therapy in type 1 diabetes mellitus
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Warnock GL, Meloche RM, Thompson D, Shapiro RJ, Fung M, Ao Z, Ho S, He Z, Dai LJ, Young L, Blackburn L, Kozak S, Kim PT, Al-Adra D, Johnson JD, Liao YH, Elliott T, Verchere CB: Improved human pancreatic islet isolation for prospective cohort study of islet transplantation vs best medical therapy in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Archives of Surgery 140(8):735-744, 2005.
Abstract A local multiorgan donor pancreas procurement program can provide a source for optimized isolation of purified viable islets for transplantation into patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus receiving best medical therapy.
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