Article Commentary: Highlights of the Cell Transplantation Meeting at Montreux,March 1999

Arsenijevic Y. ; Villemure J.-G. ; Bloch J. ; Aebischer P. Isolation of multipotent precursors for neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes from the adult human brain. Cell Transplant. 8: 213; 1999.

Bartholomew A. ; Brandt J. ; Jao W. ; Chaboki H. ; Hoffman J. ; Rozler H. ; Sosler S. ; Chen L. ; Chute J. ; Hoffman R. Ex vivo expanded CD34+ cells for transplantation tolerance. Cell Transplant. 8: 199; 1999.

Colton C. K. ; Wu H. ; Avgoustiniatos E. ; Swette L. ; Bonner-Weir S. ; Weir G. C. Enhanced oxygen supply to tissue in planar immunobarrier devices by in situ electrochemical oxygen generation. Cell Transplant. 8: 176; 1999.

Déglon N. ; Mittoux V. ; Joseph J-M. ; Condé F. ; Palfi S. ; Pereira de Almeida L. ; Dautry C. ; Poyot T. ; Peschanski M. ; Aebischer P. ; Hantraye P. Functional recovery following implantation of CNTF-releasing capsules in a primate model of Huntington's disease. Cell Transplant. 8: 178; 1999.

Deng S. ; Liu C. ; Kucher T. ; Chen H. ; Chen F. ; Brayman K. L. Prolonged allograft survival of intrathymically transplanted canine islets without chronic immunosuppression. Cell Transplant. 8: 198; 1999.

Dupraz P. ; Rinsch C. ; Pralong W. ; Rolland E. ; Zufferey R. ; Trono D. ; Thorens B. Lentiviral delivery of anti-apoptotic genes in β-cells improves their resistance to hypoxia and cytokines. Cell Transplant. 8: 175; 1999.

Ferrari G. ; Cusella-De Angelis G. ; Coletta M. ; Paolucci E. ; Stornaiuolo A. ; Cossu G. ; Mavilio F. Muscle regeneration by bone marrow-derived myogenic progenitors. Science 279: 1528–1530; 1998.

Ferrari G. ; Stornaiuolo A. ; Sartori S. ; Cusella-De Angelis G. ; Cossu G. ; Mavilio F. Bone-marrow transplantation as source of myogenic progenitors: Differentiation of stem cells into muscle. Cell Transplant. 8: 195; 1999.

Huard J. ; Ontell M. R. ; Qu Z. The early fate of the injected myoblasts post-implantation in skeletal muscle is muscle fiber dependent. Cell Transplant. 8: 195; 1999.

Inverardi L. ; Fraker C. ; Mares-Guia M. ; Ricordi C. Islet cell encapsulation with a new copolymer and perfluorohydrocarbons. Cell Transplant. 8: 176; 1999.

Isacson O. Primary neuronal cell transplantation for Parkinson's disease. Cell Transplant. 8: 175; 1999.

Kenyon N. S. ; Chatzipetrou M. ; Masetti M. ; Ranuncoli A. ; Oliveira M. ; Wagner J. ; Kirk A. D. ; Harlan D. M. ; Burkley L. C. ; Ricordi C. Long term survival of islet allografts in rhesus monkeys treated with humanized anti-CD154 (HU5C8). Cell Transplant. 8: 193; 1999.

Law P. K. Results of phase II clinical trials of myoblast transfer therapy. Cell Transplant. 8: 202; 1999.

Liu C. ; Deng S. ; Kucher T. ; Chen H. ; Brayman K. L. Adenoviral mediated CTLA4-Ig gene transfer to pancreas or pancreatic islet allografts. Cell Transplant. 8: 192; 1999.

Minozzo M. ; Basadonna G. P. ; Qian H. Y. ; Sayegh M. ; Fecteau S. ; Frejtas A. ; Rothstein D. Induction of tolerance in islet allotransplantation following blockade of signals one and two using anti-CD45RB and anti-CD40L. Cell Transplant. 8: 199; 1999.

Minozzo M. ; Rothstein D. ; Qian H. Y. ; Sayegh M. ; Fecteau S. ; Frejtas A. ; Ricordi C. ; Olack B. ; Basadonna G. Successful discordant human islet xenotransplantation following interference with signals one and two using anti-CD45RB and anti-CD40L. Cell Transplant. 8: 193; 1999.

Morgan J. ; Gross J. ; Hall-Martin L. ; Yu D. ; Beauchamp J. ; Lu Q. ; Zammit P. ; Partridge T. Heterogeneity of myogenic cells: Are some better than others for myoblast transplantation and what is their secret? Cell Transplant. 8: 195; 1999.

Mouly V. ; DiDonna S. ; Wright W. E. ; Butler-Browne G. S. Proliferative capacity in cell-mediated gene therapy. Cell Transplant. 8: 214; 1999.

Musgrave D. S. ; Bosch P. ; Ghivizzani S. ; Robbins P. D. ; Huard J. Skeletal-muscle based approach to bone healing. Cell Transplant. 8: 197; 1999.

Oberholzer J. ; Triponez F. ; Fournier B. ; Crétin N. ; Bühler L. ; Lou J. ; Caulfield A. ; Philippe J. ; Morel P. Human islet transplantation: The Geneva experience. Cell Transplant. 8: 177; 1999.

Peduto G. ; Rinsch C. ; Schneider B. ; Arsenijevic Y. ; Déglon N. ; Aebischer P. Transient immune modulation with FK506 permits the long-term survival of encapsulated xenogeneic myoblasts. Cell Transplant. 8: 199; 1999.

Quickel R. R. ; Yoon K-H. ; Tatarkiewicz T. ; Ulrich T. ; Hollister-Lock J. ; Trivedi N. ; Bonner-Weir S. ; Weir G. C. Expansion of beta cell mass after transplantation of neonatal porcine pancreatic cell clusters into nude mice. Cell Transplant. 8: 173; 1999.

Rao A. S. ; Rastellini C. ; Salam A. ; Woodward J. ; Fung J. J. Contemporaneously administered rhCTLA4-Ig and α-CD40L mAb results in indefinite islet allograft survival. Cell Transplant. 8: 198; 1999.

Rao A. S. ; Rastellini C. ; Shapiro R. ; Corry R. ; Zeevi A. ; Ostrowski L. ; Fung J. J. ; Starzl T. E. Adjuvant donor bone marrow infusion in delayed islet allotransplant recipients. Cell Transplant. 8: 178; 1999.

Ricordi C. ; Kenyon N. ; Weppler D. ; Pinna A. ; Nery J. ; Ruiz P. ; Esquenazi V. ; Carreno M. ; Garcia-Morales R. ; Schiff E. ; Miller J. ; Tzakis A. High-dose donor bone marrow infusions to enhance liver allograft survival. Cell Transplant. 8: 177; 1999.

Rijkelijkhuizen J. K. R. A. ; Bouwman E. ; van der Burg M. P. M. Viability of fresh versus cultured pig islets for transplants. Cell Transplant. 8: 173; 1999.

Salgar S. ; Shapiro R. ; Corry R. ; Dodson F. ; Abu-Elmagd K. ; McCurry K. ; Jordan M. ; Zeevi A. ; Keenan R. ; Reyes J. ; Griffith B. ; Ostrowski L. ; Fung J. J. ; Starzl T. E. ; Rao A. S. Reduced incidence of acute and chronic rejection in bone marrow-augmented organ transplant recipients. Cell Transplant. 8: 178; 1999.

Saad B. ; Welti M. ; Uhlschmid G. K. ; Neuenschwander P. ; Suter U. W. Highly porous and biodegradable degrapol-foam as osteoblast carrier: In vitro evaluations. Cell Transplant. 8: 197; 1999.

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Schneider B. L. ; Peduto G. ; Déglon N. ; Aebischer P. Transplantation of a mouse myoblast cell line immunomodulated by CTLA4Ig expression for long-term erythropoietin delivery. Cell Transplant. 8: 193; 1999.

Tremblay J. P. ; Skuk D. ; Brussee V. Recent progress in myoblast transplantation. Cell Transplant. 8: 196; 1999.

Trivedi N. ; Steil G. M. ; Colton C. K. ; Bonner-Weir S. ; Weir G. C. Improved vascularization of planar diffusion devices following continuous infusion of vascular endothelial growth factor. Cell Transplant. 8: 175; 1999.

Vilquin J. T. ; Scorsin M. ; Hagège A. ; Garcin I. ; Fiszman M. ; Schwartz K. ; Menasché P. Myoblast transplantation after myocardial infarction in rat. Cell Transplant. 8: 197; 1999.

Vizzardelli C. ; Molano D. R. ; Berney T. ; Pileggi A. ; Oliver R. ; Ricordi C. ; Inverardi L. Isolation, proliferation and function of neonatal pig islet cells. Cell Transplant. 8: 173; 1999.

Zhang S.-C. ; Goetz B. D. ; Duncan I. D. Effect of gliosis on transplanted oligodendroglial progenitors. Cell Transplant. 8: 213; 1999.