Open AccessImproved Human Pancreatic Islet Isolation for a Prospective Cohort Study of Islet Transplantation vs Best Medical Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Garth L. Warnock,
R. M. Meloche,
David M. Thompson,
R. Jean Shapiro,
Michelle Fung,
Ziliang Ao,
Stephen Ho,
Zehua He,
LongJun Dai,
Linnea Young,
Lorraine Blackburn,
Sharon Kozak,
Peter T. W. Kim,
David Al-Adra,
James D. Johnson,
Yu-Huan Theresa Liao,
Tom Elliott,
C. Bruce Verchere
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.140.8.735
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , islet , gastroenterology , pancreas transplantation , diabetes mellitus , urology , surgery , type 1 diabetes , endocrinology , kidney transplantation
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.