title: Factors influencing the collagenase digestion phase of human islet isolation.
abstract: Substantial advances in human islet isolation technology have occurred during the past decade. However, it is still difficult to recover the entire quantity of islets contained in a pancreas. A major obstacle to successful human islet isolation has been the variability of the collagenase digestion phase of islet isolation. Future advances in enzyme technology will make it possible to optimally liberate islets with enzyme blends "tailor-made" for each individual donor pancreas. Such innovative strategies will be advantageous in improving islet isolation efficiency, recovery, viability, and ultimately posttransplant function.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Islet Transplant Program, University of Alberta and Capital Health Authority, Canada.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kin
authors.forename: Paul R V
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: A M James
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: Jonathan R T
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lakey
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002469:Cell Separation; D047009:Hathewaya histolytica / Q000201:enzymology; D017364:Collagenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004063:Digestion; D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D010179:Pancreas / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017364:Collagenases