TY - JOUR
T1 - Where’s Waldo? Extrahepatic Site Options for Islet Transplantation
AU - Coughlan, Alexandria J.
AU - McEachron, Kendall R.
AU - Skube, Mariya E.
AU - Muratore, Sydne
AU - Bellin, Melena D.
AU - Beilman, Greg J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research by Drs. Beilman, Skube and McEachron are funded by the NIH (T32DK108733) and Drs. Beilman and Coughlan are funded by the DOD (W81XWH18106872).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 by the author.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The current predominant location for allo-and auto-transplantation of islets is the liver. Despite the historical success of this site, recent studies have revealed multiple disadvantages. Portal hypertension, portal vein thrombosis, bleeding, low oxygen tension, instant blood mediated inflammatory reaction, inadequate alpha cell function, and delays in neovascularization are factors that continue to drive researchers to explore alternative sites for islet transplantation. Factors of an optimal site include: capacity, transplant efficacy, portal venous drainage, high oxygen tension, and easy retrievability. Sites such as the spleen, kidney, intestinal wall, bone marrow, omentum, and peritoneum, among others, have been evaluated for islet transplant. The various benefits and limitations of these alternate sites are reviewed in this article.
AB - The current predominant location for allo-and auto-transplantation of islets is the liver. Despite the historical success of this site, recent studies have revealed multiple disadvantages. Portal hypertension, portal vein thrombosis, bleeding, low oxygen tension, instant blood mediated inflammatory reaction, inadequate alpha cell function, and delays in neovascularization are factors that continue to drive researchers to explore alternative sites for islet transplantation. Factors of an optimal site include: capacity, transplant efficacy, portal venous drainage, high oxygen tension, and easy retrievability. Sites such as the spleen, kidney, intestinal wall, bone marrow, omentum, and peritoneum, among others, have been evaluated for islet transplant. The various benefits and limitations of these alternate sites are reviewed in this article.
KW - Extrahepatic
KW - alternative islet transplantation sites
KW - islet transplantation
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U2 - 10.21926/obm.transplant.1901042
DO - 10.21926/obm.transplant.1901042
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85151424070
SN - 0041-1337
VL - 3
JO - OBM Transplantation
JF - OBM Transplantation
IS - 1
ER -