Co-culture of extracellular matrix suppresses the cell death of rat pancreatic islets.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of culture microenvironment on the cell death of isolated rat pancreatic islets. After isolation by the conventional collagenase digestion technique, the islets were cultured in a hydrogel of collagen type I mixed with collagen type III, type IV, and laminin. Irrespective of the type of mixture, islet cell death was significantly suppressed by their co-culture with the collagen hydrogel mixtures, although no change in islet morphology was observed. Co-culture with the collagen mixtures had no influence on the expressed mRNA level of insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin of the islets, or the islet secretion of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), interleukin (IL)-1alpha, and IL-1beta. These findings suggest that three-dimensional culture in the collagen hydrogel and the mixture of laminin is able to maintain the cell viability of islets.
Department of Biomaterials, Institutefor Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan.
NatsukiIwanaga Asuka
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Nagata
Kazutomo
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Inoue
Yasuhiko
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Tabata
D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D048429:Cell Size; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
D012333:RNA, Messenger; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate