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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2010; 16(10): 1215-1220
Published online Mar 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i10.1215
Published online Mar 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i10.1215
Bone marrow cells produce nerve growth factor and promote angiogenesis around transplanted islets
Naoaki Sakata, Nathaniel K Chan, John Chrisler, Eba Hathout, Islet Transplant Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States
Naoaki Sakata, Division of Hepato-Biliary Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Andre Obenaus, Departments of Radiation Medicine and Radiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States
Author contributions: Sakata N designed and performed the study, and wrote the initial draft of the manuscript; Chan NK and Obenaus A assisted in writing the draft; Chrisler J performed animal surgery; Hathout E helped with the design, supervised data collection, and wrote the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH/NIDDK) Grant # 1R01-DK077541 (to Hathout E) and a grant from the National Medical Test Bed (to Hathout E)
Correspondence to: Eba Hathout, MD, Professor, Chief, Director, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Diabetes Center and Islet Transplant Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11175 Campus Street, Coleman Pavilion, A1120R, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States. ehathout@llu.edu
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Received: November 26, 2009
Revised: January 5, 2010
Accepted: January 12, 2010
Published online: March 14, 2010
Revised: January 5, 2010
Accepted: January 12, 2010
Published online: March 14, 2010
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