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2498057

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
We studied the effects of a hydroxyl radical scavenger, dimethylthiourea (DMTU), on syngeneic islet grafts. Six hundred fresh islets taken from two Wistar rats were transplanted intraportally into other Wistar rats made diabetic with streptozotocin. DMTU was given to five recipients intraperitoneally for a month while nine controls received only intraperitoneal saline. The DMTU-treated group had significantly lower fasting plasma glucose levels at 1.5, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 9 and 11 weeks and had higher mean fasting body weights between the 2.5th week and their eventual sacrifice. Their islets also survived significantly longer than did those of the controls (73.6 +/- 3.4 vs. 21.6 +/- 9.4 days). This suggests that oxygen free radical production endangers graft survival and that the hydroxyl radical scavenger DMTU protects syngeneic islet grafts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0168-8227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
167-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of dimethylthiourea on syngeneic rodent islet transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article