Iodixanol-Controlled Density Gradient During Islet Purification Improves Recovery Rate in Human Islet Isolation

200965 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Hirofumi Noguchi · Baylor University

Tetsuya Ikemoto

Bashoo Naziruddin · Baylor University

Andrew Jackson · Baylor University

Naoya Kobayashi · Okayama University

Abstract

Our data suggest that using an iodixanol-controlled density gradient improves the islet recovery rate in human islet isolation. On the basis of these data, we now use this purification method for clinical islet transplantation.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Transplantation

Volume 87, Issue 11, pp. 1629-1635

DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181a5515c

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