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Point: steady progress and current challenges in clinical islet transplantation.

Mineo D, Pileggi A, Alejandro R, Ricordi C.

Diabetes Care. 2009 Aug;32(8):1563-9. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19638527 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical use of fructosamine in islet transplantation.

Tharavanij T, Froud T, Leitao CB, Baidal DA, Paz-Pabon CN, Shari M, Cure P, Bernetti K, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Cell Transplant. 2009;18(4):453-8.PMID: 19622232 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Type 2 diabetes mellitus phenotype and graft survival after islet transplantation.

Leitão CB, Bernetti K, Tharavanij T, Cure P, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2009 Jul 15;88(1):57-61.PMID: 19584681 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Toward improving human islet isolation from younger donors: rescue purification is efficient for trapped islets.

Miki A, Ricordi C, Messinger S, Yamamoto T, Mita A, Barker S, Haetter R, Khan A, Alejandro R, Ichii H.

Cell Transplant. 2009;18(1):13-22.PMID: 19476205 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Early metabolic markers of islet allograft dysfunction.

Baidal DA, Faradji RN, Messinger S, Froud T, Monroy K, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2009 Mar 15;87(5):689-97.PMID: 19295313 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Stable renal function after islet transplantation: importance of patient selection and aggressive clinical management.

Leitão CB, Cure P, Messinger S, Pileggi A, Lenz O, Froud T, Faradji RN, Selvaggi G, Kupin W, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2009 Mar 15;87(5):681-8.PMID: 19295312 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

2008 Update from the Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry.

Alejandro R, Barton FB, Hering BJ, Wease S; Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry Investigators.

Transplantation. 2008 Dec 27;86(12):1783-8.PMID: 19104422 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Islet transplantation with alemtuzumab induction and calcineurin-free maintenance immunosuppression results in improved short- and long-term outcomes.

Froud T, Baidal DA, Faradji R, Cure P, Mineo D, Selvaggi G, Kenyon NS, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2008 Dec 27;86(12):1695-701.PMID: 19104407 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Long-term insulin independence and improvement in insulin secretion after supplemental islet infusion under exenatide and etanercept.

Faradji RN, Tharavanij T, Messinger S, Froud T, Pileggi A, Monroy K, Mineo D, Baidal DA, Cure P, Ponte G, Mendez AJ, Selvaggi G, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2008 Dec 27;86(12):1658-65.PMID: 19104401 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Late Epstein Barr virus reactivation in islet after kidney transplantation.

Cure P, Froud T, Leitão CB, Pileggi A, Tharavanij T, Bernetti K, Baidal DA, Selvaggi G, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2008 Nov 15;86(9):1324-5. No abstract available. PMID: 19005419 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improved long-term health-related quality of life after islet transplantation.

Tharavanij T, Betancourt A, Messinger S, Cure P, Leitao CB, Baidal DA, Froud T, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2008 Nov 15;86(9):1161-7.PMID: 19005394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characterization of pancreatic ductal cells in human islet preparations.

Ichii H, Miki A, Yamamoto T, Molano RD, Barker S, Mita A, Rodriguez-Diaz R, Klein D, Pastori R, Alejandro R, Inverardi L, Pileggi A, Ricordi C.

Lab Invest. 2008 Nov;88(11):1167-77. Epub 2008 Sep 8.PMID: 18779781 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Restoration of hypoglycemia awareness after islet transplantation.

Leitão CB, Tharavanij T, Cure P, Pileggi A, Baidal DA, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Diabetes Care. 2008 Nov;31(11):2113-5. Epub 2008 Aug 12.PMID: 18697903 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Current challenges in islet transplantation.

Leitão CB, Cure P, Tharavanij T, Baidal DA, Alejandro R.

Curr Diab Rep. 2008 Aug;8(4):324-31. Review.PMID: 18631447 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The use of exenatide in islet transplant recipients with chronic allograft dysfunction: safety, efficacy, and metabolic effects.

Froud T, Faradji RN, Pileggi A, Messinger S, Baidal DA, Ponte GM, Cure PE, Monroy K, Mendez A, Selvaggi G, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2008 Jul 15;86(1):36-45.PMID: 18622276 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Exenatide and rare adverse events.

Cure P, Pileggi A, Alejandro R.

N Engl J Med. 2008 May 1;358(18):1969-70; discussion 1971-2. No abstract available. PMID: 18450614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Combined islet and hematopoietic stem cell allotransplantation: a clinical pilot trial to induce chimerism and graft tolerance.

Mineo D, Ricordi C, Xu X, Pileggi A, Garcia-Morales R, Khan A, Baidal DA, Han D, Monroy K, Miller J, Pugliese A, Froud T, Inverardi L, Kenyon NS, Alejandro R.

Am J Transplant. 2008 Jun;8(6):1262-74. Epub 2008 Apr 29.PMID: 18444924 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of human islet rescue gradient purification on islet yield and fractional Beta cell viability.

Miki A, Ricordi C, Yamamoto T, Mita A, Barker S, Khan A, Alejandro R, Ichii H.

Transplant Proc. 2008 Mar;40(2):360-1.PMID: 18374067 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Factors that affect human islet isolation.

Sakuma Y, Ricordi C, Miki A, Yamamoto T, Pileggi A, Khan A, Alejandro R, Inverardi L, Ichii H.

Transplant Proc. 2008 Mar;40(2):343-5.PMID: 18374062 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Improved metabolic control and quality of life in seven patients with type 1 diabetes following islet after kidney transplantation.

Cure P, Pileggi A, Froud T, Messinger S, Faradji RN, Baidal DA, Cardani R, Curry A, Poggioli R, Pugliese A, Betancourt A, Esquenazi V, Ciancio G, Selvaggi G, Burke GW 3rd, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2008 Mar 27;85(6):801-12.PMID: 18360260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nutritional status and behavior in subjects with type 1 diabetes, before and after islet transplantation.

Poggioli R, Enfield G, Messinger S, Faradji RN, Tharavanij T, Pisani L, Cure P, Ponte G, Baidal DA, Froud T, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2008 Feb 27;85(4):501-6.PMID: 18347527 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of islet transplantation on glycemic control as evidenced by a continuous glucose monitoring system.

Gorn L, Faradji RN, Messinger S, Monroy K, Baidal DA, Froud T, Mastrototaro J, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2008 Mar;2(2):221-8.PMID: 19885346 [PubMed - in process]Free article

Combined treatment of intrapancreatic autologous bone marrow stem cells and hyperbaric oxygen in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Estrada EJ, Valacchi F, Nicora E, Brieva S, Esteve C, Echevarria L, Froud T, Bernetti K, Cayetano SM, Velazquez O, Alejandro R, Ricordi C.

Cell Transplant. 2008;17(12):1295-304.PMID: 19364067 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Allosensitization of islet allograft recipients.

Cardani R, Pileggi A, Ricordi C, Gomez C, Baidal DA, Ponte GG, Mineo D, Faradji RN, Froud T, Ciancio G, Esquenazi V, Burke GW 3rd, Selvaggi G, Miller J, Kenyon NS, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2007 Dec 15;84(11):1413-27.PMID: 18091517 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Deterioration and variability of highly purified collagenase blends used in clinical islet isolation.

Yamamoto T, Ricordi C, Messinger S, Sakuma Y, Miki A, Rodriguez R, Haertter R, Khan A, Alejandro R, Ichii H.

Transplantation. 2007 Oct 27;84(8):997-1002.PMID: 17989605 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Toward maximizing the success rates of human islet isolation: influence of donor and isolation factors.

Ponte GM, Pileggi A, Messinger S, Alejandro A, Ichii H, Baidal DA, Khan A, Ricordi C, Goss JA, Alejandro R.

Cell Transplant. 2007;16(6):595-607.PMID: 17912951 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Interference with tissue factor prolongs intrahepatic islet allograft survival in a nonhuman primate marginal mass model.

Berman DM, Cabrera O, Kenyon NM, Miller J, Tam SH, Khandekar VS, Picha KM, Soderman AR, Jordan RE, Bugelski PJ, Horninger D, Lark M, Davis JE, Alejandro R, Berggren PO, Zimmerman M, O'Neil JJ, Ricordi C, Kenyon NS.

Transplantation. 2007 Aug 15;84(3):308-15.PMID: 17700154 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Type 1 diabetic serum interferes with pancreatic beta-cell Ca2+-handling.

Dekki N, Nilsson R, Norgren S, Rössner SM, Appelskog I, Marcus C, Simell O, Pugliese A, Alejandro R, Ricordi C, Berggren PO, Juntti-Berggren L.

Biosci Rep. 2007 Dec;27(6):321-6.PMID: 17597394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Resolution of severe atopic dermatitis after tacrolimus withdrawal.

Ponte GM, Baidal DA, Romanelli P, Faradji RN, Poggioli R, Cure P, Froud T, Selvaggi G, Pileggi A, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Cell Transplant. 2007;16(1):23-30.PMID: 17436852 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dapsone-induced artifactual a1c reduction in islet transplant recipients.

Froud T, Faradji RN, Gorn L, Monroy K, Paz C, Baidal DA, Ponte G, Cure P, Poggioli R, Pileggi A, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2007 Mar 27;83(6):824-5. No abstract available. PMID: 17414719 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Shipment of human islets for transplantation.

Ichii H, Sakuma Y, Pileggi A, Fraker C, Alvarez A, Montelongo J, Szust J, Khan A, Inverardi L, Naziruddin B, Levy MF, Klintmalm GB, Goss JA, Alejandro R, Ricordi C.

Am J Transplant. 2007 Apr;7(4):1010-20.PMID: 17391141 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Second annual analysis of the collaborative islet transplant registry.

Close N, Alejandro R, Hering B, Appel M; CITR Investigators.

Transplant Proc. 2007 Jan-Feb;39(1):179-82.PMID: 17275500 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical islet transplantation.

Pileggi A, Alejandro R, Ricordi C.

Minerva Endocrinol. 2006 Sep;31(3):219-32. Review.PMID: 17213789 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Resolution of neurotoxicity and beta-cell toxicity in an islet transplant recipient following substitution of tacrolimus with MMF.

Froud T, Baidal DA, Ponte G, Ferreira JV, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Cell Transplant. 2006;15(7):613-20.PMID: 17176613 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Continuous glucose monitoring system for early detection of graft dysfunction in allogenic islet transplant recipients.

Faradji RN, Monroy K, Riefkohl A, Lozano L, Gorn L, Froud T, Cure P, Baidal D, Ponte G, Messinger S, Mastrototaro J, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplant Proc. 2006 Dec;38(10):3274-6.PMID: 17175247 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Simple measures to monitor beta-cell mass and assess islet graft dysfunction.

Faradji RN, Monroy K, Messinger S, Pileggi A, Froud T, Baidal DA, Cure PE, Ricordi C, Luzi L, Alejandro R.

Am J Transplant. 2007 Feb;7(2):303-8. Epub 2006 Dec 6.PMID: 17173660 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

International trial of the Edmonton protocol for islet transplantation.

Shapiro AM, Ricordi C, Hering BJ, Auchincloss H, Lindblad R, Robertson RP, Secchi A, Brendel MD, Berney T, Brennan DC, Cagliero E, Alejandro R, Ryan EA, DiMercurio B, Morel P, Polonsky KS, Reems JA, Bretzel RG, Bertuzzi F, Froud T, Kandaswamy R, Sutherland DE, Eisenbarth G, Segal M, Preiksaitis J, Korbutt GS, Barton FB, Viviano L, Seyfert-Margolis V, Bluestone J, Lakey JR.

N Engl J Med. 2006 Sep 28;355(13):1318-30.PMID: 17005949 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Improved human islet isolation using nicotinamide.

Ichii H, Wang X, Messinger S, Alvarez A, Fraker C, Khan A, Kuroda Y, Inverardi L, Goss JA, Alejandro R, Ricordi C.

Am J Transplant. 2006 Sep;6(9):2060-8. Epub 2006 Jul 6.PMID: 16827790 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Twenty years of clinical islet transplantation at the Diabetes Research Institute--University of Miami.

Pileggi A, Ricordi C, Kenyon NS, Froud T, Baidal DA, Kahn A, Selvaggi G, Alejandro R.

Clin Transpl. 2004:177-204. Review.PMID: 16704150 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cytomegalovirus infection in a recipient of solitary allogeneic islets.

Cure P, Pileggi A, Faradji RN, Baidal DA, Froud T, Selvaggi G, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Am J Transplant. 2006 May;6(5 Pt 1):1089-90. No abstract available. PMID: 16611351 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Femur ostochondroma and secondary pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery.

Antonio ZP, Alejandro RM, Luis MR, José GR.

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2006 Mar;126(2):127-30. Epub 2006 Jan 24.PMID: 16432725 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality of life after islet transplantation.

Poggioli R, Faradji RN, Ponte G, Betancourt A, Messinger S, Baidal DA, Froud T, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Am J Transplant. 2006 Feb;6(2):371-8.PMID: 16426323 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How good is your glucose control?

Albisser AM, Alejandro R, Meneghini LF, Ricordi C.

Diabetes Technol Ther. 2005 Dec;7(6):863-75.PMID: 16386092 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Immunosuppression and procedure-related complications in 26 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus receiving allogeneic islet cell transplantation.

Hafiz MM, Faradji RN, Froud T, Pileggi A, Baidal DA, Cure P, Ponte G, Poggioli R, Cornejo A, Messinger S, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2005 Dec 27;80(12):1718-28.PMID: 16378067 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

C-peptide and glucose values in the peritransplant period after intraportal islet infusions in type 1 diabetes.

Faradji RN, Monroy K, Cure P, Froud T, Baidal D, Pileggi A, Messinger S, Ricordi C, Alejandro R.

Transplant Proc. 2005 Oct;37(8):3433-4.PMID: 16298619 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Peripheral blood cytotoxic lymphocyte gene transcript levels differ in patients with long-term type 1 diabetes compared to normal controls.

Han D, Leith J, Alejandro R, Bolton W, Ricordi C, Kenyon NS.

Cell Transplant. 2005;14(6):403-9.PMID: 16180659 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Islet transplantation in type 1 diabetes mellitus using cultured islets and steroid-free immunosuppression: Miami experience.

Froud T, Ricordi C, Baidal DA, Hafiz MM, Ponte G, Cure P, Pileggi A, Poggioli R, Ichii H, Khan A, Ferreira JV, Pugliese A, Esquenazi VV, Kenyon NS, Alejandro R.

Am J Transplant. 2005 Aug;5(8):2037-46.PMID: 15996257 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The effect of pancreatic islet transplantation on progression of diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy.

Lee TC, Barshes NR, O'Mahony CA, Nguyen L, Brunicardi FC, Ricordi C, Alejandro R, Schock AP, Mote A, Goss JA.

Transplant Proc. 2005 Jun;37(5):2263-5.PMID: 15964394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Home blood glucose prediction: clinical feasibility and validation in islet cell transplantation candidates.

Albisser AM, Baidal D, Alejandro R, Ricordi C.

Diabetologia. 2005 Jul;48(7):1273-9. Epub 2005 Jun 3.PMID: 15933858 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Requirements for success in clinical islet transplantation.

Ricordi C, Inverardi L, Kenyon NS, Goss J, Bertuzzi F, Alejandro R.

Transplantation. 2005 May 27;79(10):1298-300. Review.PMID: 15912093 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles