title: Effect of the extracellular matrix on pancreatic endocrine cell function and its biocompatibility in dogs.
abstract: The effect of the synthetic extracellular matrix (ECM) in a diffusion chamber for a bioartificial endocrine pancreas (Bio-AEP) on pancreatic endocrine cells in vitro and its biocompatibility in dogs were investigated. Two different types of ECM were used: type I collagen treated with low antigen (type I LA), and reconstituted basement membrane matrix (Matrigel) derived from Englbreth-Holm-Swarm (EHS) mouse sarcoma. Matrigel contains growth and differentiation factors and cell adhesion molecules such as laminin, heparan sulfate proteoglycan, and entactin. Purified porcine pancreatic endocrine (PE) cells were suspended in type I LA or Matrigel and then placed into a 12-well culture plate (4 x 10(7) cells/ml gel/well). The insulin accumulation from PE cells in Matrigel was significantly greater than that in type I LA (9.3 +/- 3.6 mU/well vs. 2.3 +/- 1.3 mU/well). When Bio-AEP with Matrigel and PE cells was implanted into the abdominal cavity of a pancreatectomized diabetic dog, the exogenous insulin requirement for maintaining normoglycemia was reduced for the first 4 weeks. However, after 6 weeks of implantation, fasting blood glucose levels suddenly increased. Laparotomy revealed encapsulated Bio-AEP with thick fibrous tissue. Following removal of the Bio-AEP from the abdominal cavity, another Bio-AEP containing type I LA and PE cells was implanted into the same dog. The exogenous insulin requirement was gradually decreased to almost half that of preimplantation levels. Bio-AEPs containing type I LA or Matrigel, but not PE cells, were implanted into the abdominal cavities of four healthy dogs. After 4 weeks of implantation, the Bio-AEP with Matrigel was encapsulated with fibrous tissue similar to that in the diabetic dog, but the Bio-AEP with type I LA was not. These results indicate that Matrigel may be incompatible with dogs and that the type I LA is more suitable for Bio-AEP.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Edamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohgawara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwami
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D015194:Diffusion Chambers, Culture; D004285:Dogs; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000601:surgery; D019397:Pancreas, Artificial
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D007328:Insulin; D003094:Collagen; D005947:Glucose