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ArticleCell transplantation2017

Ex vivo Pretreatment of Islets with Mitomycin C: Reduction in Immunogenic Potential of Islets by Suppressing Secretion of Multiple Chemotactic Factors.

Naoya Sato, Junichiro Haga, Takayuki Anazawa, Akira Kenjo, Takashi Kimura, Ikuo Wada, Tsutomu Mori, Shigeru Marubashi, Mitsukazu Gotoh

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Article in Cell transplantation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Naoya Sato1 Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Japan.
Junichiro Haga1 Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Japan.
Takayuki Anazawa2 Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Akira Kenjo1 Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Japan.
Takashi Kimura1 Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Japan.
Ikuo Wada3 Department of Cell Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Japan.
Tsutomu Mori4 Department of Human Lifesciences, School of Nursing, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Japan.
Shigeru Marubashi1 Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Japan.
Mitsukazu Gotoh1 Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Japan.
Fukushima Medical University · JPKyoto University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Strategies to reduce the immunogenicity of pancreatic islets and to prevent the activation of proinflammatory events are essential for successful islet engraftment. Pretransplant islet culture presents an opportunity for preconditioning to improve outcomes of islet transplantation. We previously demonstrated that ex vivo mitomycin C (MMC) pretreatment and subsequent culture significantly prolonged graft survival. Fully understanding the biological process of pretreatment could result in the development of a protocol to improve the survival of islet grafts. Microarrays were employed to conduct a comprehensive analysis of genes expressed in untreated or MMC-treated rat islets that were subsequently cultured for 3 d. A bioinformatics software was used to identify biological processes that were most affected by MMC pretreatment, and validation studies, including in vivo and in vitro assay, were performed. The gene expression analysis identified significant downregulation of annotated functions associated with cellular movement and revealed significant downregulation of multiple genes encoding proinflammatory mediators with chemotactic activity. Validation studies revealed significantly decreased levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6), monocyte chemoattractant protein 3 (MCP-3), and matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP2) in culture supernatants of MMC-treated islets compared with controls. Moreover, we showed the suppression of leukocyte chemotactic activity of MMC-treated islets in vitro. We also showed that MMC-treated islets secreted lower levels of chemoattractants that synergistically reduced the immunogenic potential of islets. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses of the implant site revealed that infiltration of monocytes, CD3-positive T cells, and B cells was decreased in MMC-treated islets. In conclusion, the ex vivo pretreatment of islets with MMC and subsequent culture can reduce the immunogenic potential and prolong the survival of islet grafts by inducing the suppression of multiple leukocyte chemotactic factors.

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AnimalsChemotactic FactorsDisease Models, AnimalHumansIslets of LangerhansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitomycinRatsChemotactic FactorsMitomycininflammationislets transplantationpreconditioningtolerance

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