101. (Journal Article): Preservation of human islet cell functional mass by anti-oxidative action of a novel SOD mimic compound.

Bottino R, Balamurugan AN, Bertera S, Pietropaolo M, Trucco M, Piganelli JD
 
ABSTRACT: The most commonly used technical approach to isolate human pancreatic islets intended for allotransplants generates a product that is hampered by mechanical and chemical insults, w...

102. (Journal Article): Adenoviral gene transfer of erythropoietin confers cytoprotection to isolated pancreatic islets.

Fenjves ES, Ochoa MS, Gay-Rabinstein C, Molano RD, Pileggi A, Mendez AJ, Inverardi L, Ricordi C
 
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The transfer of cytoprotective genes to isolated pancreatic islets may contribute to their enhanced survival in the transplant setting. Our laboratory established the e...

103. (Journal Article): Lentivirus-mediated Bcl-2 expression in betaTC-tet cells improves resistance to hypoxia and cytokine-induced apoptosis while preserving in vitro and in vivo control of insulin secretion.

Dupraz P, Rinsch C, Pralong WF, Rolland E, Zufferey R, Trono D, Thorens B
 
ABSTRACT: betaTC-tet cells are conditionally immortalized pancreatic beta cells which can confer long-term correction of hyperglycemia when transplanted in syngeneic streptozocin diabetic mi...

104. (Journal Article): Diagnosis and Localization of Insulinoma after Negative Laparotomy by Hyperinsulinemic, Hypoglycemic Clamp and Intra-Aterial Calcium Stimulation

Ritzel RA, Isermann B, Schilling T, Knaebel HP, Büchler MW, Nawroth PP
 
ABSTRACT: A 40-year-old woman with recurrent episodes of hypoglycemia was referred because of suspected insulinoma. Prolonged fasting was discontinued after 24 h due to symptomatic hypoglyce...

105. (Journal Article): Albumin excretion in diabetic patients in the setting of acute myocardial infarction: association with 3-year mortality

Berton G, Cordiano R, Palmieri R, De Toni R, Guarnieri GL, Palatini P
 
ABSTRACT: AIMS/HYPOTHESIS. Diabetes mellitus is associated with increased mortality in subjects with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We aimed to estimate the risk of mortality in AMI pati...

106. (Journal Article): Ethnicity and cardiovascular disease. The incidence of myocardial infarction in white, South Asian, and Afro-Caribbean patients with type 2 diabetes (U.K. Prospective Diabetes Study 32)

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ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) by ethnicity in subjects with diabetes and to examine the effect of ethnicity, adjusting for differences in cardi...

107. (Journal Article): Effects of C-peptide on expression of endothelial NOS (eNOS) and inducible NOS (iNOS) in human cavernosal smooth muscle cell.

Li H, Xu L, Dunbar JC, Dhabuwala CB, Sima AAF
 
ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES: To investigate the role of C-peptide alone or in conjunction with insulin on the expression of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in human corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cell...

108. (Journal Article): Development of Late-Stage Diabetic Nephropathy in OVE26 Diabetic Mice.

Zheng S, Noonan WT, Metreveli NS, Coventry S, Kralik PM, Carlson EC, Epstein PN
 
ABSTRACT: OVE26 mice are a transgenic model of severe early-onset type 1 diabetes. These mice develop diabetes within the first weeks of life and can survive well over a year with no insulin...

109. (Journal Article): Proteomic analysis reveals alterations in the renal kallikrein pathway during hypoxia-induced hypertension.

Thongboonkerd V, Thongboonkerd V, Gozal E, Sachleben LR Jr, Arthur JM, Pierce WM, Cai J, Chao J, Bader M, Pesquero JB, Gozal D, Klein JB
 
ABSTRACT: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), a disorder characterized by episodic hypoxia (EH) during sleep, is associated with systemic hypertension. We used proteomic analysis to exa...

110. (Journal Article): Renal calcium and magnesium handling in experimental diabetes mellitus in the rat.

Anwana AB, Garland HO
 
ABSTRACT: Metabolic and renal clearance techniques were used to examine kidney function in conscious and anesthetised streptozotocin diabetic rats. All diabetics showed an enhanced calcium a...