Published in Cell Transplant on January 01, 2004
International trial of the Edmonton protocol for islet transplantation. N Engl J Med (2006) 13.43
Pancreatic cancer genomes reveal aberrations in axon guidance pathway genes. Nature (2012) 8.31
The unique cytoarchitecture of human pancreatic islets has implications for islet cell function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 5.41
PPM1A functions as a Smad phosphatase to terminate TGFbeta signaling. Cell (2006) 5.28
Expanded T cells from pancreatic lymph nodes of type 1 diabetic subjects recognize an insulin epitope. Nature (2005) 3.62
Loss of ARNT/HIF1beta mediates altered gene expression and pancreatic-islet dysfunction in human type 2 diabetes. Cell (2005) 3.52
Improvement in outcomes of clinical islet transplantation: 1999-2010. Diabetes Care (2012) 3.20
Rituximab targets podocytes in recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Sci Transl Med (2011) 3.19
Islet transplantation in type 1 diabetes mellitus using cultured islets and steroid-free immunosuppression: Miami experience. Am J Transplant (2005) 3.07
Induction therapy with autologous mesenchymal stem cells in living-related kidney transplants: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2012) 2.85
A novel method for the assessment of cellular composition and beta-cell viability in human islet preparations. Am J Transplant (2005) 2.74
Innervation patterns of autonomic axons in the human endocrine pancreas. Cell Metab (2011) 2.48
Noninvasive in vivo imaging of pancreatic islet cell biology. Nat Med (2008) 2.41
Recurrence of type 1 diabetes after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation, despite immunosuppression, is associated with autoantibodies and pathogenic autoreactive CD4 T-cells. Diabetes (2010) 2.36
Liver transplantation with donation after cardiac death donors: a comprehensive update. J Surg Res (2012) 2.10
Rescue purification maximizes the use of human islet preparations for transplantation. Am J Transplant (2005) 2.04
Glutamate is a positive autocrine signal for glucagon release. Cell Metab (2008) 2.01
Inflammation-mediated dysfunction and apoptosis in pancreatic islet transplantation: implications for intrahepatic grafts. J Leukoc Biol (2005) 2.00
Multipotent stem/progenitor cells in human biliary tree give rise to hepatocytes, cholangiocytes, and pancreatic islets. Hepatology (2011) 1.94
Mesothelin is a malignant factor and therapeutic vaccine target for pancreatic cancer. Mol Cancer Ther (2008) 1.90
The use of exenatide in islet transplant recipients with chronic allograft dysfunction: safety, efficacy, and metabolic effects. Transplantation (2008) 1.83
SUMO-1/Ubc9 promotes nuclear accumulation and metabolic stability of tumor suppressor Smad4. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.82
Aberrant expression of zinc transporter ZIP4 (SLC39A4) significantly contributes to human pancreatic cancer pathogenesis and progression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 1.81
Geographic disparities in deceased donor liver transplantation within a single UNOS region. Liver Transpl (2007) 1.81
Stopping type 1 diabetes: attempts to prevent or cure type 1 diabetes in man. Diabetes (2011) 1.77
Treatment of solid organ transplant recipients with autologous Epstein Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Blood (2006) 1.75
Long-term insulin independence and improvement in insulin secretion after supplemental islet infusion under exenatide and etanercept. Transplantation (2008) 1.66
Alpha cells secrete acetylcholine as a non-neuronal paracrine signal priming beta cell function in humans. Nat Med (2011) 1.62
The natural history of hepatitis C virus in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl (2006) 1.61
Combined lung and liver transplantation: the United States experience. Transplantation (2005) 1.58
Opposed regulation of corepressor CtBP by SUMOylation and PDZ binding. Mol Cell (2003) 1.57
Quantitative differential expression analysis reveals miR-7 as major islet microRNA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2007) 1.54
Long-term follow-up of portopulmonary hypertension patients after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl (2014) 1.53
Neonatal hemochromatosis: radiographical and histological signs. Liver Transpl (2005) 1.50
Outcomes of neonates requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for irreversible pulmonary dysplasia: the Extracorporeal Life Support Registry experience. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2012) 1.47
Analysis of recent pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation outcomes indicates that allograft type is no longer a predictor of survivals. Liver Transpl (2008) 1.46
Initial experience with single-vessel cannulation for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric respiratory failure. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2013) 1.45
Edmonton's islet success has indeed been replicated elsewhere. Lancet (2003) 1.45
Regulation of alloimmune responses (GvH reactions) in vitro by autologous donor bone marrow cell preparation used in clinical organ transplantation. Transplantation (2002) 1.42
ATP inhibits the generation and function of regulatory T cells through the activation of purinergic P2X receptors. Sci Signal (2011) 1.38
Reversal of diabetes by pancreatic islet transplantation into a subcutaneous, neovascularized device. Transplantation (2006) 1.37
Quantitative EBV viral loads and immunosuppression alterations can decrease PTLD incidence in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Am J Transplant (2005) 1.36
Extracellular ATP activates c-jun N-terminal kinase signaling and cell cycle progression in hepatocytes. Hepatology (2004) 1.35
ATP-gated P2X3 receptors constitute a positive autocrine signal for insulin release in the human pancreatic beta cell. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.35
Long-term outcomes following liver transplantation for hepatic hemangioendothelioma: the UNOS experience from 1987 to 2005. J Gastrointest Surg (2007) 1.34
Activation of transforming growth factor-beta signaling by SUMO-1 modification of tumor suppressor Smad4/DPC4. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.32
Some considerations for management of choledochal cysts. Am J Surg (2004) 1.32
Elevated portal vein drug levels of sirolimus and tacrolimus in islet transplant recipients: local immunosuppression or islet toxicity? Transplantation (2003) 1.32
Islet vasculature as a regulator of endocrine pancreas function. World J Surg (2007) 1.31
Improved human islet isolation outcome from marginal donors following addition of oxygenated perfluorocarbon to the cold-storage solution. Transplantation (2003) 1.31
Down-regulation of ZIP4 by RNA interference inhibits pancreatic cancer growth and increases the survival of nude mice with pancreatic cancer xenografts. Clin Cancer Res (2009) 1.30
Vaccinations for adult solid-organ transplant recipients: current recommendations and protocols. Clin Microbiol Rev (2003) 1.28
Endocrine cell clustering during human pancreas development. J Histochem Cytochem (2009) 1.26
Toward maximizing the success rates of human islet isolation: influence of donor and isolation factors. Cell Transplant (2007) 1.26
Rapamycin impairs in vivo proliferation of islet beta-cells. Transplantation (2007) 1.26
Retinoic acid promotes the generation of pancreatic endocrine progenitor cells and their further differentiation into beta-cells. PLoS One (2008) 1.24
Enhanced oxygenation promotes beta-cell differentiation in vitro. Stem Cells (2007) 1.24
MicroRNA miR-7 is preferentially expressed in endocrine cells of the developing and adult human pancreas. Gene Expr Patterns (2008) 1.24
Preventing hypoxia-induced cell death in beta cells and islets via hydrolytically activated, oxygen-generating biomaterials. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 1.23
Pancreatic carcinoma cells express neuropilins and vascular endothelial growth factor, but not vascular endothelial growth factor receptors. Cancer (2004) 1.22
High-resolution, noninvasive longitudinal live imaging of immune responses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 1.22
General surgery as a career: a contemporary review of factors central to medical student specialty choice. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 1.22
Transthyretin constitutes a functional component in pancreatic beta-cell stimulus-secretion coupling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.22
Polymer nanofiber-embedded microchips for detection, isolation, and molecular analysis of single circulating melanoma cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl (2013) 1.21
Point: steady progress and current challenges in clinical islet transplantation. Diabetes Care (2009) 1.20
Laparoscopic colon resection early in the learning curve: what is the appropriate setting? Ann Surg (2006) 1.19
Split-liver transplantation: results of statewide usage of the right trisegmental graft. Am J Transplant (2005) 1.19
BRIT1/MCPH1 is essential for mitotic and meiotic recombination DNA repair and maintaining genomic stability in mice. PLoS Genet (2010) 1.18
Combined treatment of intrapancreatic autologous bone marrow stem cells and hyperbaric oxygen in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cell Transplant (2008) 1.17
PDX-1 acts as a potential molecular target for treatment of human pancreatic cancer. Pancreas (2008) 1.17
Phase I trial of "bi-shRNAi(furin)/GMCSF DNA/autologous tumor cell" vaccine (FANG) in advanced cancer. Mol Ther (2011) 1.15
Regional differences in islet distribution in the human pancreas--preferential beta-cell loss in the head region in patients with type 2 diabetes. PLoS One (2013) 1.13
The use of the BD oxygen biosensor system to assess isolated human islets of langerhans: oxygen consumption as a potential measure of islet potency. Cell Transplant (2006) 1.13
Allosensitization of islet allograft recipients. Transplantation (2007) 1.13
Assessment of cytotoxic lymphocyte gene expression in the peripheral blood of human islet allograft recipients: elevation precedes clinical evidence of rejection. Diabetes (2004) 1.13
Smad6 recruits transcription corepressor CtBP to repress bone morphogenetic protein-induced transcription. Mol Cell Biol (2003) 1.13
Interference with tissue factor prolongs intrahepatic islet allograft survival in a nonhuman primate marginal mass model. Transplantation (2007) 1.13
Cellular immunity to Epstein-Barr virus in liver transplant recipients treated with rituximab for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease. Am J Transplant (2005) 1.13
Impact of three-dimensional vision in laparoscopic training. World J Surg (2008) 1.12
PDX-1 and the pancreas. Pancreas (2004) 1.11
Requirements for success in clinical islet transplantation. Transplantation (2005) 1.11
Transplantation: current developments and future directions; the future of clinical islet transplantation as a cure for diabetes. Front Biosci (2008) 1.11