Encapsulated islets transplantation: Past, present and future

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology

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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Feb 15, 2012; 3(1): 19-26
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Table 1 List of materials for encapsulated islets

Materials	Shapes of capsule	Donor source and recipient	Results
Alginate[36]	Microcapsule	Porcine and bovine to rat	Achieving normoglycemia for 9 mo
Polysulphone[41]	Macrocapsule	Porcine to rat	Normoglycemia over 1 mo
Polyvinyl alcoho[8]	Macrocapsule	Rat to mouse	Normoglycemia for 30 d
Low molecular weight dextran sulfate[47]	Microcapsule	In vitro assay	Inhibition of complement

Citation: Sakata N, Sumi S, Yoshimatsu G, Goto M, Egawa S, Unno M. Encapsulated islets transplantation: Past, present and future. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2012; 3(1): 19-26
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5330/full/v3/i1/19.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4291/wjgp.v3.i1.19