Mesobiliverdin-IXα Enhances Rat Pancreatic Islet Yield and Function

• Main Authors: Taihei eIto (Author), Dong eChen (Author), Cheng-Wei T. Chang (Author), Takashi eKenmochi (Author), Tomonori eSaito (Author), Satoshi eSuzuki (Author), Jon Y Takemoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aims of this study were to produce mesobiliverdin IXα, an analog of anti-inflammatory biliverdin IXα and to test its ability to enhance rat pancreatic islet yield for allograft transplantation into diabetic recipients. Mesobiliverdin IXα was synthesized from phycocyanobilin derived from cyanobac...