Description |
1 online resource (xi, 361 pages) : illustrations, map |
Contents |
A historical perspective on experimental and clinical islet transplantation / A.M. James Shapiro -- Hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes : the need for a new approach / Stephanie A. Amiel -- Patient selection and assessment : an endocrinologist's perspective / Peter A. Senior -- The surgical aspects of pancreas procurement for pancreatic islet transplantation / Neal R. Barshes [and others] -- Pancreas preservation for islet isolation / Mohammadreza Mirbolooki and Jonathan R.T. Lakey -- Aspects and challenges of islet isolation / Mohammadreza Mirbolooki [and others] -- Percutaneous portal vein access : radiological aspects / Richard J. Owen -- Care of the islet transplant recipient : immunosuppressive management and complications / Raquel N. Faradji [and others] -- Islet graft monitoring and imaging / Christian Toso and Thierry Berney -- Metabolic measures of the islet function and mass after islet transplantation / R. Paul Robertson -- Challenges in setting up a new islet transplant program / Paul R.V. Johnson -- Key factors to consider in setting up clinical trials in islet cell transplantation : a nursing coordinator's perspective / Barbara S. DiMercurio -- Clinical outcomes and future directions in islet transplantation / Faisal Al-Saif and A.M. James Shapiro -- Culture and transportation of human islets between centers / Hiorhito Ichii [and others] -- Development and application of contemporary immunosuppression in human islet transplantation / Dixon B. Kaufman -- Pig islet xenotransplantation--update and context / Daniel R. Salomon -- Approaches to [beta]-cell regeneration and neogenesis / Susan C. Campbell and Wendy Macfarlane -- Stem cell approaches for [beta]-cell replacement / Enrique Roche and Bernat Soria -- Diabetes gene therapy / Peter S. Chapman and James A.M. Shaw |
Summary |
By 2010, the number of patients with diabetes is expected to reach expansive proportions. Outlining the most recent advances and research breakthroughs, this guide will demonstrate the impact of islet cell transplantation on treatment for insulin dependent diabetics within the next decade. Edited by a surgeon and endocrinologist at the forefront of the technology, this source considers challenges associated with this procedure, including the lack of sufficient donor organs and the side effects of immunosuppressive therapy |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Islands of Langerhans -- Transplantation
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Pancreatic beta cells -- Transplantation
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Diabetes -- Treatment
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 -- surgery
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Islets of Langerhans Transplantation
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Insulin-Secreting Cells -- transplantation
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Abdominal.
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Diabetes -- Treatment.
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Islands of Langerhans -- Transplantation.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Shapiro, A. M. James.
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Shaw, James A. M.
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ISBN |
9781420016512 |
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1420016512 |
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1280972203 |
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9781280972201 |
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9780429135583 |
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0429135580 |
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