Macrophage blockade induced by repeated gadolinium chloride injections saves human fetal islet xenografting in rats

Transplant Proc. 2002 Aug;34(5):1460-1. doi: 10.1016/s0041-1345(02)02929-9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / blood
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / surgery*
  • Fetal Tissue Transplantation / immunology*
  • Gadolinium / toxicity*
  • Graft Survival / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / immunology*
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Macrophages / pathology*
  • Rats
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation, Heterologous / immunology*

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Gadolinium
  • gadolinium chloride