Human mesenchymal-stem-cells-derived exosomes are important in enhancing porcine islet resistance to hypoxia.
Wei NieXiaoqian MaCejun YangZeyi ChenPengfei RongMinghua WuJianhui JiangMengqun TanShounan YiWei WangPublished in: Xenotransplantation (2018)
This study found that hu-MSC-CM could protect NICCs from hypoxia-induced dysfunction, and exosomes played an important role in hypoxic resistance, suggesting a potential strategy to improve islet transplantation outcomes.