An Odyssey of Islet Transplantation for Therapy of Type 1 Diabetes

Canadian surgical contributions to the field of islet transplantation have a rich heritage and a promising future. In this article, some seminal Canadian contributions to this field are reviewed, including contributions at the basic research laboratory and translational applications to bedside thera...

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Published inWorld journal of surgery Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. 1569 - 1576
Main Authors Warnock, Garth L., Liao, Yu Huan Theresa, Wang, Xiaojie, Ou, Dawei, Ao, Ziliang, Johnson, James D., Verchere, C. B., Thompson, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer‐Verlag 01.08.2007
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animals
Beta Cell
Canada
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (insulin dependent)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - surgery
Exenatide
Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
Human Islet
Humans
Islet cells
Islet Transplantation
Islets of Langerhans Transplantation - methods
Pancreatic islet transplantation
Rats
Transplantation
Canada
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Summary:Canadian surgical contributions to the field of islet transplantation have a rich heritage and a promising future. In this article, some seminal Canadian contributions to this field are reviewed, including contributions at the basic research laboratory and translational applications to bedside therapy of type 1 diabetes.
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ISSN:0364-2313
1432-2323
DOI:10.1007/s00268-007-9125-0