Part I Beta-Cell Expansion and Regeneration
1. Pancreas and Islet Development
George K. Gittes, Krishna Prasadan, and Sidhartha Tulachan
2. Islet and Pancreas Transplantation
Davide Mineo, Gaetano Ciancio, George W. Burke, Rodolfo Alejandro, and Camillo Ricordi
3. Cell Cycle Regulation in Human Pancreatic Beta Cells
Nathalie Fiaschi-Taesch, George Harb, Esra Karsiloglu, Karen K. Takane, and Andrew F. Stewart
4. Islet Regeneration
Xiaobo Xu, Joke D'Hoker, Nico De Leu, Xiangwei Xiao, Yves Heremans, Mark Van De Casteele, and Harry Heimberg
5. Beta-Cell Expansion in Vitro
Shimon Efrat

Part II Beta Cells from Non-beta Cells
6. What Does It Take to Make a Beta Cell?
Gordon C. Weir and Susan Bonner-Weir
7. Generation of Beta Cells from Acinar Cells
Luc Baeyens, Ilse Rooman, and Luc Bouwens
8. Generation of Beta Cells from Pancreatic Duct Cells
and/or Stem Cells
Susan Bonner-Weir and Arun Sharma
9. Adult Cell Reprogramming: Using Nonpancreatic Cell Sources to Generate Surrogate Beta Cells for Treatment of Diabetes
Irit Meivar-Levy, Vered Aviv, and Sarah Ferber
10. Embryonic Stem Cells as a Potential Cure for Diabetes
Michael A. Bukys and Jan Jensen

Part III Tissue Engineering and Immune Protection
11. Functional Tissue Reconstruction with the Use of Biologic Scaffolds
Stephen F. Badylak, Jennifer B. Ogilvie, and Thomas W. Gilbert
12. Immunoisolation in Cell Transplantation
Riccardo Calafiore and Giuseppe Basta
13. Prevention of Islet Graft Rejection and Recipient Tolerization
Eitan M. Akirav and Kevan C. Herold

Index