Table 1 Insulin secretion of non-cryopreserved non-encapsulated, non-cryopreserved encapsulated and cryopreserved encapsulated rat islets in a static incubation assay before, 12 and 56 weeks after transplantation

Basal

(ng/islet/1,5h)

Stimulated

(ng/islet/1,5h)

Basal

(ng/islet/1,5h)

Stimulated

(ng/islet/1,5h)

Basal

(ng/islet/1,5h)

Stimulated

(ng/islet/1,5h)

2.9 ± 1.0

22.1 ± 5.5

2.1 ± 0.3

15.8 ± 4.6

2.0 ± 0.6

16.5 ± 4.0

-

-

1.8 ± 0.5

15.1 ± 2.7

2.0 ± 0.7

14.9 ± 2.1

-

-

1.9 ± 0.6

15.7 ± 4.3

2.2 ± 0.4

15.1 ± 4.3