Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18591892›Full record

ArticleJournal of endocrinological investigation2008

Identification and characterization of a novel expandable adult stem/progenitor cell population in the human exocrine pancreas.

M A Puglisi, L Giuliani, A Fierabracci

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Article in Journal of endocrinological investigation, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M A PuglisiAutoimmunity and Organ Regeneration Laboratory, Bambino Gesù Research Institute, 00165 Rome, Italy.
L Giuliani
A Fierabracci
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is a general opinion that tissue-specific stem cells are present in adult tissues but their specific properties remain elusive. They are rare in tissues and heterogeneous; in addition, their identification and the characterization of their progeny has encountered technical difficulties. In particular, the existence of pancreatic stem cells remains elusive because specific markers for their identification are not available. We established a method for the isolation of a population of stem/progenitor cells from the human exocrine pancreas, and propose it as a model for other human compact organs. We also used markers that identified and finally characterized these cells. Spheroids with self-replicative potential were obtained from all specimens. The isolated population contained a subset of CD34+ CD45- cells and was able to generate, in appropriate conditions, colonies that produce insulin. We obtained evidence that most freshly isolated spheroids, when co-cultured with the c-kit positive neuroblastoma cell line LAN 5, produced a c-kit positive progeny of cells larger in their cytoplasmic content than the original spheroid population, with elongated morphology resembling the neuronal phenotype. We identified a novel predominant functional type of stem/progenitor cell within the human exocrine pancreas, able to generate insulin-producing cells and potentially non-pancreatic cells.

Indexed as

Cell ProliferationAdultCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesHumansPancreas, ExocrineStem Cells

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PMID18591892
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