Pravastatin Improves Glucose Regulation and Biocompatibility of Agarose Encapsulated Porcine Islets following Transplantation into Pancreatectomized Dogs

The encapsulation of porcine islets is an attractive methodology for the treatment of Type I diabetes. In the current study, the use of pravastatin as a mild anti-inflammatory agent was investigated in pancreatectomized diabetic canines transplanted with porcine islets encapsulated in agarose-agaros...

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Autores principales: Gazda, Lawrence S., Vinerean, Horatiu V., Laramore, Melissa A., Hall, Richard D., Carraway, Joseph W., Smith, Barry H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24963494
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/405362

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