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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Xenotransplantation. 2017 Dec 6;25(1):10.1111/xen.12374. doi: 10.1111/xen.12374

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Insulin, Lectin IB4 and CD31 distribution in pig pancreas, isolated islet and transplanted islet in the recipient monkey liver. In donor pancreas of the SNU miniature pig, Lectin IB4 distributed throughout the pancreas including islets and exocrine tissues. IB4 lectin was detected in endothelial cells in the intra islet area. In the isolated islet, IB4 lectin was detected 1 day after isolation. However, IB4 lectin was significantly reduced in the 7 day-cultured islets after isolation. IB4 Lectin was not found in the transplanted islets as well as in the recipient liver. Human specific-CD31+ cells distributed throughout the recipient liver including transplanted islets, but not in donor pancreas.