Transplantation of islet cell clusters as an attractive strategy to overcome hypoxia induced cell death in pancreatic islet transplantation

• In: Poster presentation
• At: Seoul (South Korea) (2017)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-BIO-004
• By: JEONG, Jee-Heon (Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea, Republic Of)
• Co-author(s): Jee-Heon Jeong:
  Shiva Pathak: Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea, Republic Of
  Pham Tung: Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea, Republic Of
  Chu Soon Yong: Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea, Republic Of
  Jong Oh Kim: Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea, Republic Of
  Sung Bo Sim: Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of
  Cheol-Hee Ahn: Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  The portal vein is a common route for pancreatic islet transplantation. However, instant blood˗mediated inflammatory reactions cause loss of islets during portal vein transplantation. An alternative route for pancreatic islet transplantation is the subcutaneous space. However, inadequate vascularization in the subcutaneous space limits..

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