Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29779190›Full record

ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2018

Therapeutic Strategies for Modulating the Extracellular Matrix to Improve Pancreatic Islet Function and Survival After Transplantation.

Alexandra M Smink, Paul de Vos

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  18. Islet cell encapsulation - Application in diabetes treatment.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2021
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  19. An Overview of Engineered Hydrogel-Based Biomaterials for ImprovedFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Alexandra M SminkDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, Section of Immunoendocrinology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, EA11, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands. a.m.smink@umcg.nl.
Paul de VosDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposes of reviewExtracellular matrix (ECM) components modulate the interaction between pancreatic islet cells. During the islet isolation prior to transplantation as treatment for type 1 diabetes, the ECM is disrupted impacting functional graft survival. Recently, strategies for restoring ECM have shown to improve transplantation outcomes. This review discusses the current therapeutic strategies to modulate ECM components to improve islet engraftment. RECENT

findingsApproaches applied are seeding islets in ECM of decellularized organs, supplementation of specific ECM components in polymeric scaffolds or immunoisolating capsules, and stimulating islet ECM production with specific growth factors or ECM-producing cells. These strategies have shown success in improving functional islet survival. However, the same experiments show that caution should be taken as some ECM components may negatively impact islet function and engraftment. ECM restoration resulted in improved transplantation outcomes, but careful selection of beneficial ECM components and strategies is warranted.

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Islets of Langerhans TransplantationAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Extracellular MatrixGraft SurvivalHumansIslets of LangerhansTissue ScaffoldsExtracellular matrixIslet transplantationPancreatic isletsType 1 diabetes

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PMID29779190
PMCPMC5960477

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