High Recovery of Functional Islets Stored at Low and Ultralow Temperatures
Author(s) -
Bhawna Chandravanshi,
Anandh Dhanushkodi,
Ramesh Bhonde
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the review of diabetic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-0575
pISSN - 1613-6071
DOI - 10.1900/rds.2014.11.267
Subject(s) - islet , propidium iodide , oxidative stress , chemistry , cryoprotectant , pancreatic islets , cold storage , lipid peroxidation , oxidative phosphorylation , insulin , medicine , biochemistry , endocrinology , cryopreservation , apoptosis , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , programmed cell death , embryo , horticulture
Poor recovery of islets upon cryopreservation is the main hurdle in islet banking. Pancreatic islets have a poor antioxidative defense mechanism, and exposure of islets to low temperature leads to oxidative stress.
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