title: [Isolation and cryopreservation of human islets of Langerhans].
abstract: Islet transplantation represents an alternative to whole pancreas transplantation for the treatment of patients suffering from diabetes type I. The transplantation of a sufficient number of islets is an essential condition for successful allograft. Islet cryopreservation allows the storage of islet preparations for subsequent pooling, at the time of transplantation, of cryopreserved islets with a fresh preparation in order to increase the mass of transplanted pancreatic endocrine tissue. From May 1994 to April 1995, islets were isolated from 22 human pancreases using a modified automated method, and 19 preparations were cryopreserved. The function of cryopreserved islets was tested in vitro (static incubation and perifusion). The results of static incubation experiments confirmed that the insulin secretion of cryopreserved human islets in response to glucose stimulation was comparable to the response of islets that have not been frozen. In static incubation experiments, the mean (+/- SEM) insulin secretion of islets, prior to cryopreservation, was 239.3 (+/- 58.9) and 479.5 (+/- 59.5) pg/islet/15 min at 2.8 mM glucose and 16.7 mM glucose respectively. The mean (+/- SEM) insulin secretion of cryopreserved islets was 274 (+/- 103.2) and 468.5 (+/- 191.9) pg/islet/15 min at 2.8 mM and 16.7 mM glucose respectively. The perifusion experiments also demonstrated a significant increase of insulin secretion from cryopreserved islets perifused with a stimulating glucose concentration. Our experiments allow us to envisage the use of cryopreserved islet preparations for allotransplantation in diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie, Hôpital cantonal universitaire, Genève.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andereggen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bühler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janjic
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mage
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bubloz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cretin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wollheim
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002469:Cell Separation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000601:surgery*; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose
vernacular_title: Isolement et cryopréservation d'îlots de Langerhans humains.