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ArticleJournal of biomedical materials research. Part A2016

This paper is a winner in the Undergraduate category for the SFB awards: Evaluation of the tissue response to alginate encapsulated islets in an omentum pouch model.

Veronica Ibarra, Alyssa A Appel, Mark A Anastasio, Emmanuel C Opara, Eric M Brey

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Article in Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Veronica IbarraDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois.
Alyssa A AppelDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois.
Mark A AnastasioDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
Emmanuel C OparaWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Winston-Salem, Illinois.
Eric M BreyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois.
Illinois Institute of Technology · USEdward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital · USWake Forest University · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

AN ENABLING TECHNOLOGY FOR PRECLINICAL X-RAY IMAGING OF BIOMATERIALS IN-VIVOR01EB020604 · NIBIB · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ANASTASIO, MARK A, BREY, ERIC M · 2016 to 2019
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Synthetic Matrices for Vascularization of Engineered TissuesI01BX000418 · VA · EDWARD HINES JR VA HOSPITAL · PI BREY, ERIC M · 2010 to 2017
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BLRD VA I01 BX000418NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB020604
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Islet transplantation is currently in clinical use as a treatment for type I diabetes, but donor shortages and long-term immunosuppression limit broad application. Alginate microcapsules coated with poly-l-ornithine can be used to encapsulate islets in an environment that allows diffusion of glucose, insulin, nutrients, and waste products while inhibiting cells and antibodies. While clinical trials are ongoing using islets encapsulated in alginate microbeads, there are concerns in regards to long-term stability. Evaluation of the local tissue response following implantation provides insight into the underlying mechanisms contributing to biomaterial failure, which can be used to the design of new material strategies. Macrophages play an important role in driving the response. In this study, the stability of alginate microbeads coated with PLO containing islets transplanted in the omentum pouch model was investigated. Biomaterial structure and the inflammatory response were characterized by X-ray phase contrast (XPC) μCT imaging, histology, and immunostaining. XPC allowed evaluation of microbead 3D structure and identification of failed and stable microbeads. A robust inflammatory response characterized by high cell density and the presence of pro-inflammatory macrophages was found around the failed grafts. The results obtained provide insight into the local tissue response and possible failure mechanisms for alginate microbeads. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 104A: 1581-1590, 2016.

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Awards and PrizesModels, BiologicalAlginatesAnimalsBiomarkersCell CountGlucuronic AcidHexuronic AcidsImmunohistochemistryIslets of LangerhansMacrophagesMaleMicrospheresOmentumPhenotypeRats, Inbred LewAlginatesBiomarkersGlucuronic AcidHexuronic Acidsalginatebiomaterial stabilityinflammatory responsemacrophagesX-ray phase contrast

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PMCPMC5897127
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