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Effects of simulated microgravity on the morphology and function of neonatal porcine cell clusters cultured with and without Sertoli cells.

Abstract：

:Human islet allografts are well known to induce full and sustained remission of hyperglycemia, with complete normalization of key metabolic parameters. Nevertheless, acquiring human islets, even from cadaveric human donor pancreases, remains a significant impediment to successful transplantation therapy for diabetes. To overcome this difficulty, neonatal porcine cell clusters (NPCCs) have been considered for human islet substitutes because they are easily obtained by collagenase digestion of the neonatal piglet pancreas. Currently, the major hurdle in using NPCCs for xenograft is the delay (time lag) in achieving the posttransplant normalization of blood glucose levels in animal diabetic recipients. The present work is the first attempt to evaluate whether incubation of NPCCs in simulated microgravity, in the presence or absence of Sertoli cells (SC), may reduce the maturation time lag of beta-cells by differentiation acceleration in vitro, thereby expediting production, viability, and acquisition of functional competence of pretransplantation beta-cell-enriched islets. Following a 3-day incubation period, NPCCs maintained in conventional culture, NPCCs incubated in simulated microgravity in the HARV biochamber, and NPCCs plus co-incubated SC in simulated microgravity were examined for viability, morphology, and insulin secretion. Results show that NPCCs grown alone in the HARV biochamber are superior in quality, both in terms of viability and functional competence, when compared to other culture pretreatment protocols. This finding strongly suggests that NPCC pretreatment in simulated microgravity may enhance the transplantation success of NPCCs in the diabetic recipient.

journal_name

Cell Transplant

journal_title

Cell transplantation

authors

Luca G,Calvitti M,Nastruzzi C,Macchiarulo G,Becchetti E,Neri LM,Capitani S,Basta G,Brunetti P,Calafiore R,Cameron DF

doi

10.3727/000000006783982223

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-01-01 00:00:00

pages

55-65

issue

eissn

0963-6897

issn

1555-3892

journal_volume

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Effects of simulated microgravity on the morphology and function of neonatal porcine cell clusters cultured with and without Sertoli cells.