Comparative Study of Two Common In Vitro Models for the Pancreatic Islet with MIN6.
Tissue Eng Regen Med
; 20(1): 127-141, 2023 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Islet transplantation is currently considered the most promising method for treating insulin-dependent diabetes. The two most-studied artificial islets are alginate-encapsulated ß cells or ß cell spheroids. As three-dimensional (3D) models, both artificial islets have better insulin secretory functions and transplantation efficiencies than cells in two-dimensional (2D) monolayer culture. However, the effects of these two methods have not been compared yet. Therefore, in this study, cells from the mouse islet ß cell line Min6 were constructed as scaffold-free spheroids or alginate-encapsulated dispersed cells.METHODS:
MIN6 cell spheroids were prepared by using Agarose-base microwell arrays. The insulin secretion level was determined by mouse insulin ELISA kit, and the gene and protein expression status of the MIN6 were performed by Quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunoblot, respectively.RESULTS:
Both 3D cultures effectively promoted the proliferation and glucose-stimulated insulin release (GSIS) of MIN6 cells compared to 2D adherent cells. Furthermore, 1% alginate-encapsulated MIN6 cells demonstrated more significant effects than the spheroids. In general, three pancreatic genes were expressed at higher levels in response to the 3D culture than to the 2D culture, and pancreatic/duodenal homeobox-1 (PDX1) expression was higher in the cells encapsulated in 1% alginate than that in the spheroids. A western blot analysis showed that 1% alginate-encapsulated MIN6 cells activated the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/serine/threonine protein kinase (AKT)/forkhead transcription factor FKHR (FoxO1) pathway more than the spheroids, 0.5% alginate-, or 2% alginate-encapsulated cells did. The 3D MIN6 culture, therefore, showed improved effects compared to the 2D culture, and the 1% alginate-encapsulated MIN6 cells exhibited better effects than the spheroids. The upregulation of PDX1 expression through the activation of the PI3K/AKT/FoxO1 pathway may mediate the improved cell proliferation and GSIS in 1% alginate-encapsulated MIN6 cells.CONCLUSION:
This study may contribute to the construction of in vitro culture systems for pancreatic islets to meet clinical requirements.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Islotes Pancreáticos
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Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Tissue Eng Regen Med
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China