인문학
사회과학
자연과학
공학
의약학
농수해양학
예술체육학
복합학
지원사업
학술연구/단체지원/교육 등 연구자 활동을 지속하도록 DBpia가 지원하고 있어요.
커뮤니티
연구자들이 자신의 연구와 전문성을 널리 알리고, 새로운 협력의 기회를 만들 수 있는 네트워킹 공간이에요.
초록·키워드
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSCs) derived-pancreatic islets (hSC-islets) are good candidates for cell replacement therapy for patients with diabetes as substitutes for deceased donor-derived islets, because they are pluripotent and have infinite proliferation potential. Grafted hSC-islets ameliorate hyperglycemia in diabetic mice; however, several weeks are needed to normalize the hyperglycemia. These data suggest hSC-islets require maturation, but their maturation process <i>in vivo</i> is not yet fully understood. In this study, we utilized two kinds of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes model mice by changing the administration timing in order to examine the time course of maturation of hSC-islets and the effects of hyperglycemia on their maturation. We found no hyperglycemia in immune-compromised mice when hSC-islets had been transplanted under their kidney capsules in advance, and STZ was administered 4 weeks after transplantation. Of note, the blood glucose levels of those mice were stably maintained under 100 mg/dl 10 weeks after transplantation; this is lower than the mouse glycemic set point (120-150 mg/dl), suggesting that hSC-islets control blood glucose levels to the human glycemic set point. We confirmed that gene expression of maturation markers of pancreatic beta cells tended to upregulate during 4 weeks after transplantation. Periodical histological analysis revealed that revascularization was observed as early as 1 week after transplantation, but reinnervation in the grafted hSC-islets was not detected at all, even 15 weeks after transplantation. In conclusion, our hSC-islets need at least 4 weeks to mature, and the human glycemic set point is a good index for evaluating ultimate maturity for hSC-islets <i>in vivo</i>.
인공지능 문자 인식 모델을 통해 추출된 텍스트로, 일부 오타나 오류가 포함될 수 있으나 지속적으로 개선 중입니다.
오류를 발견하셨다면 해당 부분을 드래그한 후 ' 를 통해 신고해주세요.
오류를 발견하셨다면 해당 부분을 드래그한 후 ' 를 통해 신고해주세요.