| Islet Graft Survival and Function: Concomitant Culture and Transplantation With Vascular Endothelial Cells in Diabetic Rats. | |
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PMID: 22067310 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND.: Human islet transplantation is a great potential therapy for type I diabetes. To investigate islet graft survival and function, we recently showed the improved effects after co-culture and co-transplantation with vascular endothelial cells (ECs) in diabetic rats. METHODS.: ECs were isolated, and the viability of isolated islets was assessed in two groups (standard culture group and co-culture group with ECs). Then streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were divided into four groups before islet transplantation as follows: group A with infusion of islet grafts; group B with combined vascular ECs and islet grafts; groups C and D as controls with single ECs infusion and phosphate-buffered saline injection, respectively. Blood glucose and insulin concentrations were measured daily. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor was investigated by immunohistochemical staining. The mean microvascular density was also calculated. RESULTS.: More than 90% of acridine orange-propidium iodide staining positive islets demonstrated normal morphology while co-cultured with ECs for 7 days. Compared with standard control, insulin release assays showed a significantly higher simulation index in co-culture group except for the first day (P<0.05). After transplantation, there was a significant difference in concentrations of blood glucose and insulin among these groups after 3 days (P<0.05). The mean microvascular density in co-culture group was significantly higher than that in single islet group (P=0.04). CONCLUSION.: Co-culture with ECs in vitro could improve the survival and function of isolated rat islet, and co-transplantation of islets with ECs could effectively prolong the islet graft survival in diabetic rats. |
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Xiaoming Pan; Wujun Xue; Yang Li; Xinshun Feng; Xiaohui Tian; Chenguang Ding |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-7 |
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Title: Transplantation Volume: - ISSN: 1534-6080 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0132144 Medline TA: Transplantation Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1 Center of Nephropathy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China. 2 Center of Organ Transplantation, Institute of Organ Transplantation, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China. |
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