Piotr Witkowski

Immature rat myeloid dendritic cells generated in low-dose granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor prolong donor-specific rat cardiac allograft survival.

CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells mediate acquired transplant tolerance.

Identification of tissue-restricted transcripts in human islets.

Rat CD8+ FOXP3+ T suppressor cells mediate tolerance to allogeneic heart transplants, inducing PIR-B in APC and rendering the graft invulnerable to rejection.

Downregulated expression of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 augments myocardial neovascularization and reduces cardiomyocyte apoptosis after acute myocardial infarction.

Additive effects of endothelial progenitor cells combined with ACE inhibition and beta-blockade on left ventricular function following acute myocardial infarction.

Catalytic degradation of vitamin D up-regulated protein 1 mRNA enhances cardiomyocyte survival and prevents left ventricular remodeling after myocardial ischemia.

Visualizing pancreatic beta-cell mass with [11C]DTBZ.

Islet transplantation for type 1 diabetes--where should we go?

Is there an increased risk of the vas deferens occlusion after mesh inguinal hernioplasty and what can we do about it?

Pancreatic islet transplantation, what has been achieved since Edmonton break-through.

A DNA enzyme against plasminogen activator inhibitor- type 1 (PAI-1) limits neointima formation after angioplasty in an obese diabetic rodent model.

Role of vesicular monoamine transporter type 2 in rodent insulin secretion and glucose metabolism revealed by its specific antagonist tetrabenazine.

The combined organ effect: protection against rejection?

Negative impact of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio on outcome after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

The long road to pancreatic islet transplantation.

Islet grafting and imaging in a bioengineered intramuscular space.

Encapsulation of pancreatic islets within nano-thin functional polyethylene glycol coatings for enhanced insulin secretion.

BCL6 is required for differentiation of Ig-like transcript 3-Fc-induced CD8+ T suppressor cells.

The time is crucial for exvivo expansion of T regulatory cells for therapy.

Coating human pancreatic islets with CD4(+)CD25(high)CD127(-) regulatory T cells as a novel approach for the local immunoprotection.

Altered islet composition and disproportionate loss of large islets in patients with type 2 diabetes.