A simplified method of pig islet isolation.

This study reports a simplified, low-cost, easily performed chemico-mechanical isolation method of the islets of Langerhans. The experimental study was carried out on 15 adult pigs. Our method used collagenase and a digestion chamber for islet isolation and yielded 2,240 +/- 613 islets per g treated pancreas after purification. This demonstrates that the method is reliable and can give satisfactory results.