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18813096

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
Allogeneic islet transplantation faces difficulties because (1) organ shortage is recurrent; (2) several pancreas donors are often needed to treat one diabetic recipient; and (3) the intrahepatic site of islet implantation may not be the most appropriate site. Another source of insulin-producing cells, therefore, would be of major interest, and pigs represent a possible and serious source for obtaining such cells. Pig islet grafts may seem difficult because of the species barrier, but recent reports demonstrate that pig islets may function in primates for at least 6 months. Pig islet xenotransplantation, however, must still overcome several hurdles before becoming clinically applicable. The actual consensus is to produce more preclinical data in the pig-to-primate model as a necessary requirement to envisage any pig-to-human transplantation of islets; therefore, a summary of the actual acquired knowledge of pig islet transplantation in primates seemed useful and is summarized in this overview.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1534-6080
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
753-60
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Pig islet xenotransplantation into non-human primate model.
pubmed:publicationType
Editorial, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't