| Edaravone, a free radical scavenger, promotes engraftment of intraportally transplanted islet cells. | |
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PMID: 20938366 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVES: Pancreatic islet transplantation requires multiple transplants to achieve insulin independence. Only one third of the islet mass is stably engrafted; one of the causes of which is ascribed to oxidative stress. We confirmed the hypothesis that administration of edaravone, a free radical scavenger, in the early posttransplantation period promotes islet cell engraftment. METHODS: Islet isograft from a single donor was intraportally transplanted into streptozotocin-diabetic F344 rats, and intravenous edaravone (3 mg/kg) was administered immediately and 24 hours after the transplantation. Plasma glucose concentrations were monitored for 28 days. Serum insulin levels were obtained on the second week. Morphologic studies were performed on insulin-immunostained and TUNEL-stained sections of the recipient liver. RESULTS: In the edaravone-treated group, hyperglycemia was ameliorated, and 50% of rats achieved normoglycemia (<200 mg/dL). All rats in the control group remained hyperglycemic (>400 mg/dL). Insulin secretion of the edaravone-treated group was superior to the controls. Morphologically, the number and size of the islet β cells of the edaravone-treated group were larger than those of the controls. The number of TUNEL-positive cells in each islet of the edaravone-treated group were fewer than those of the controls. CONCLUSIONS: In streptozotocin-diabetic rats, edaravone administration in the early posttransplantation period promotes engraftment of intraportally transplanted islet cells. |
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Satoru Nagatani; Takeshi Sudo; Yoshiaki Murakami; Kenichiro Uemura; Eiso Hiyama; Taijiro Sueda |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Pancreas Volume: 40 ISSN: 1536-4828 ISO Abbreviation: Pancreas Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2010-12-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8608542 Medline TA: Pancreas Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 126-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Surgery, Division of Clinical Medical Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Natural Science Center of Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. |
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