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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2010

Regulated expansion of human pancreatic beta-cells.

Eszter Pais, Jean Park, Tamas Alexy, Vahagn Nikolian, Shundi Ge, Kit Shaw, Shantha Senadheera, Cinnamon L Hardee, Dianne Skelton, Roger Hollis and 2 more

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12 authors.

Eszter PaisDivision of Research Immunology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jean Park
Tamas Alexy
Vahagn Nikolian
Shundi Ge
Kit Shaw
Shantha Senadheera
Cinnamon L Hardee
Dianne Skelton
Roger Hollis
Gay M Crooks
Donald B Kohn

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Abstract

Although pancreatic beta-cell transplantation may serve as a potential cure for diabetes mellitus (DM), limited donor tissue availability poses a major challenge. Thus, there is a great demand to find new sources for pancreatic beta-cells. Here, we present a lentiviral vector-based approach to achieve beta-cell proliferation through the beta-cell-specific activation of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/cmet signaling pathway. The methodology is based on the beta-cell-specific expression of a ligand-inducible, chimeric receptor (F36Vcmet), under transcriptional control of the promoter from the human insulin gene, and its ability to induce HGF/cmet signaling in the presence of a synthetic ligand (AP20187). High transduction efficiency of human pancreatic islets was achieved utilizing this approach with chimeric receptor expression confined to the beta-cell population. In addition, specific proliferation of human pancreatic beta-cells was induced utilizing this approach. Selective, regulated beta-cell expansion may help to provide greater availability of cells for transplantation in patients with DM.

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AdultAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGenetic VectorsHepatocyte Growth FactorHT29 CellsHumansInsulin-Secreting CellsLentivirusMicePromoter Regions, GeneticTissue Culture TechniquesHepatocyte Growth Factor

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PMID20389286
PMCPMC2911252

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