Immune-protective formulations and process strategies for improved survival and function of transplanted islets

Y Shi, YZ Zhao, Z Jiang, Z Wang, Q Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease caused by the immune system attacking
and destroying insulin-producing β cells in the pancreas. Islet transplantation is becoming …

The influence of microenvironment on survival of intraportal transplanted islets

L Yan, L Ye, Y Chen, S He, C Zhang, X Mao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Clinical islet transplantation has the potential to cure type 1 diabetes. Despite recent
therapeutic success, it is still uncommon because transplanted islets are damaged by …

Interaction of iron oxide nanoparticles with macrophages is influenced distinctly by “self” and “non-self” biological identities

Y Portilla, V Mulens-Arias, N Daviu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Upon contact with biological fluids like serum, a protein corona (PC) complex forms on iron
oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) in physiological environments and the proteins it contains …

Fibrinolytic serine proteases, therapeutic serpins and inflammation: fire dancers and firestorms

JR Yaron, L Zhang, Q Guo, SE Haydel… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The making and breaking of clots orchestrated by the thrombotic and thrombolytic serine
protease cascades are critical determinants of morbidity and mortality during infection and …

Advancements in innate immune regulation strategies in islet transplantation

K Duan, J Liu, J Zhang, T Chu, H Liu, F Lou… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
As a newly emerging organ transplantation technique, islet transplantation has shown the
advantages of minimal trauma and high safety since it was first carried out. The proposal of …

Stem cell therapy improves human islet graft survival in mice via regulation of macrophages

W Gou, W Hua, L Swaby, W Cui, E Green… - Diabetes, 2022 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Islet/β-cell transplantation offers great hope for patients with type 1 diabetes. We assessed
the mechanisms of how intrahepatic coinfusion of human α-1 antitrypsin (hAAT)-engineered …

[HTML][HTML] Competitive binding of CD226/TIGIT with poliovirus receptor regulates macrophage polarization and is involved in vascularized skin graft rejection

D Zhang, Y Liu, J Ma, Z Xu, C Duan, Y Wang… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
End-stage organ failure often requires solid organ transplantation. Nevertheless, transplant
rejection remains an unresolved issue. The induction of donor-specific tolerance is the …

Toll-like receptor signaling pathway triggered by inhibition of serpin A1 stimulates production of inflammatory cytokines by endometrial stromal cells

K Kusama, A Satoyoshi, M Azumi, M Yoshie… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of inflamed and fibrotic endometrial tissue
outside the uterine cavity. Previously, we found decreased SERPINA1 (alpha-1 antitrypsin) …

Single-cell landscape of mouse islet allograft and syngeneic graft

P Chen, F Yao, Y Lu, Y Peng, S Zhu, J Deng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Islet transplantation to treat the late stage of type 1 diabetic patient (T1DM) has recently
made inspiring success in clinical trials. However, most patients experience a decline in islet …

Subconjunctival injections of dimethyl fumarate inhibit lymphangiogenesis and allograft rejection in the rat cornea

J Yu, Y Li, Z Li, H Li, Y Chen, X Chen, W Su… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Corneal lymphangiogenesis induced by macrophages played a critical role in corneal
allograft rejection (CGR). However, there are few Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …