Optimization in osmolality and range of density of a continuous ficoll-sodium-diatrizoate gradient for isopycnic purification of isolated human islets. by Eckhard, M, Brandhorst, D, Brandhorst, H, Brendel, MD, Bretzel, R

Can the density of native pancreatic tissue slices predict human islet isolation and purification outcome? by Eckhard, M, Brendel, MD, Brandhorst, D, Brandhorst, H, Bretzel, R

Adaption of neutral protease activity for islet isolation from the long-term two-layer method-stored pig pancreas. by Brandhorst, D, Iken, M, Brendel, MD, Bretzel, R, Brandhorst, H

Influence of neutral protease activity on human islet isolation outcome. by Brandhorst, H, Brendel, MD, Eckhard, M, Bretzel, R, Brandhorst, D

Long-term preservation of the pig pancreas by a one-layer method for successful islet isolation. by Brandhorst, D, Iken, M, Brendel, MD, Bretzel, R, Brandhorst, H

Successful pancreas preservation by a perfluorocarbon-based one-layer method for subsequent pig islet isolation. by Brandhorst, D, Iken, M, Brendel, MD, Bretzel, R, Brandhorst, H

Influence of collagenase loading on long-term preservation of pig pancreas by the two-layer method for subsequent islet isolation. by Brandhorst, D, Iken, M, Tanioka, Y, Brendel, MD, Bretzel, R, Brandhorst, H

Pretreatment of isolated islets with caspase-3 inhibitor DEVD increases graft survival after xenotransplantation. by Brandhorst, H, Brandhorst, D, Kumarasamy, V, Maataoui, A, Brendel, MD, Bretzel, R

Heat-exposed pig islets are protected from inflammatory mediators but express proapoptotic proteins. by Brandhorst, D, Brandhorst, H, Kumarasamy, V, Maataoui, A, Brendel, MD, Bretzel, R

The role of current product release criteria for identification of human islet preparations suitable for clinical transplantation. by Eckhard, M, Brandhorst, D, Winter, D, Jaeger, C, Jahr, H, Bretzel, R, Brendel, MD

Different role of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in beta-cell apoptosis. by Eitel, K, Staiger, H, Brendel, MD, Brandhorst, D, Bretzel, R, Häring, H, Kellerer, M

[Apoptosis induced by free fatty acids]. by Eitel, K, Staiger, H, Brendel, MD, Brandhorst, H, Bretzel, R, Häring, H, Kellerer, M

Hyperthermic preconditioning protects pig islet grafts from early inflammation but enhances rejection in immunocompetent mice. by Brandhorst, D, Brandhorst, H, Kumarasamy, V, Maataoui, A, Alt, A, Brendel, MD, Bretzel, R

Protein kinase C delta activation and translocation to the nucleus are required for fatty acid-induced apoptosis of insulin-secreting cells. by Eitel, K, Staiger, H, Rieger, J, Mischak, H, Brandhorst, H, Brendel, MD, Bretzel, R, Häring, H, Kellerer, M

Expression of complement regulatory proteins on islets of Langerhans: a comparison between human islets and islets isolated from normal and hDAF transgenic pigs. by Bennet, W, Björkland, A, Sundberg, B, Brandhorst, D, Brendel, MD, Richards, A, White, D, Nilsson, B, Groth, C, Korsgren, O

Adiponectin is functionally active in human islets but does not affect insulin secretory function or beta-cell lipoapoptosis. by Staiger, K, Stefan, N, Staiger, H, Brendel, MD, Brandhorst, D, Bretzel, R, Machicao, F, Kellerer, M, Stumvoll, M, Fritsche, A, Häring, H

Vascular endothelial growth factor increases functional beta-cell mass by improvement of angiogenesis of isolated human and murine pancreatic islets. by Lai, Y, Schneider, D, Kidszun, A, Hauck-Schmalenberger, I, Breier, G, Brandhorst, D, Brandhorst, H, Iken, M, Brendel, MD, Bretzel, R, Linn, T

Islet cell transplantation - Current state and perspectives by Brendel, MD, Eckhard, M, Brandhorst, D, Brandhorst, H, Winter, D, Jaeger, C, Jahr, H, Ziegler, A, Iken, M, Shen, H, Weimer, R, Rau, W, Padberg, W, Bretzel, R

Metabolic effects of restoring partial beta-cell function after islet allotransplantation in type 1 diabetic patients. by Luzi, L, Perseghin, G, Brendel, MD, Terruzzi, I, Battezzati, A, Eckhard, M, Brandhorst, D, Brandhorst, H, Friemann, S, Socci, C, Di Carlo, V, Piceni Sereni, L, Benedini, S, Secchi, A, Pozza, G, Bretzel, R