Research Article
No Evidence of Viral Transmission following Long-Term Implantation of Agarose Encapsulated Porcine Islets in Diabetic Dogs
Table 3
Individual dog insulin requirements and islet macrobead information at first and second implant.
| | | | | | Porcine islet macrobead information | | |
Animal ID |
Body weight (kg) |
Daily insulin requirement (IU) | Daily insulin production (IU/bead) | Number of macrobeads implanted | Total daily insulin (IU) from implanted macrobeads | Weight of implanted macrobeads (kg) |
| | First implant | FOX-1 | 12 | 14 | 0.046 | 1209 | 55.6 | 0.32 | | HSX-1 | 11 | 13 | 0.046 | 1118 | 51.4 | 0.31 | | KOX-1 | 12 | 16 | 0.046 | 1380 | 63.5 | 0.36 |
| | Second implant | FOX-1 | 13 | 15 | 0.042 | 1096 | 46.0 | 0.29 | | HSX-1 | 14 | 26 | 0.042 | 1904 | 79.9 | 0.49 | | KOX-1 | 14 | 16 | 0.042 | 1170 | 49.1 | 0.30 |
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