title: A synergistic therapeutic scheme for hyperglycemia and nephrotic disorders in diabetes.
abstract: We previously demonstrated that the utilization of an electrospun scaffold could boost functional outputs of transplanted islets. In this study, we aim to develop a drug-eluting scaffold with a payload of pioglitazone to simultaneously rein in hyperglycemia and recoup lost renal functions in diabetic mice that underwent islet transplantation. The in vivo proliferation of islets was measured by a non-invasive bio-imaging technology whereas the blood insulin, blood glucose and renal proteins were assayed. The local stimulation of transplanted islets by pioglitazone saw an accelerated in vivo proliferation without apoptosis caused by the drug-eluting scaffold. In addition, pioglitazone contributed to an increased secretion of insulin and C-peptide 2, giving rise to an accelerated rein-in of hyperglycemia and enhanced tolerance of sudden oral glucose challenge. Moreover, the accelerated decrease of blood creatinine, urine creatinine and blood urea nitrogen suggested that pioglitazone contributed to the recovery of renal functions compromised by diabetes. Our bioengineering strategy effectively ameliorated hyperglycemia and associated nephrotic disorders, and shed a new light on an engineering approach to combat diabetes.
authors.affiliation: 2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China 400038.
authors.forename: Qingyi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: 3. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 4. Department of Surgery, Shanghai Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai, China 200003.
authors.forename: Baosan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: 2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China 400038.
authors.forename: Jianzhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: 2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China 400038.
authors.forename: Kanglai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: 1. Department of Surgery, Organ Transplant Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China 200003.
authors.forename: Zhiren
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: 1. Department of Surgery, Organ Transplant Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China 200003. ; 5. Department of surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 USA.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009401:Nephrosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000077205:Pioglitazone; D045162:Thiazolidinediones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D003404:Creatinine; D000077205:Pioglitazone
keywords: diabetes; electrospinning; islet transplantation; pioglitazone; scaffolds.