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ArticleCell and tissue banking2018

Encompassing ATP, DNA, insulin, and protein content for quantification and assessment of human pancreatic islets.

Meirigeng Qi, Shiela Bilbao, Elena Forouhar, Fouad Kandeel, Ismail H Al-Abdullah

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Article in Cell and tissue banking, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meirigeng QiDepartment of Translational Research and Cellular Therapeutics, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Shiela BilbaoDepartment of Translational Research and Cellular Therapeutics, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Elena ForouharDepartment of Translational Research and Cellular Therapeutics, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Fouad KandeelDepartment of Translational Research and Cellular Therapeutics, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Ismail H Al-AbdullahDepartment of Translational Research and Cellular Therapeutics, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA. IAl-Abdullah@coh.org.
City of Hope · US

Funding

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ISLET CELL RESOURCES (SCI-ICR) CENTERU42RR016607 · NCRR · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI RIGGS, ARTHUR D · 2001 to 2009
$6.6M
NCRR NIH HHS U42 RR016607
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Islet transplantation has made major progress to treat patients with type 1 diabetes. Islet mass and quality are critically important to ensure successful transplantation. Currently, islet status is evaluated using insulin secretion, oxygen consumption rate, or adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurement. These parameters are evaluated independently and do not effectively predict islet status post-transplant. Therefore, assessing human pancreatic islets by encompassing ATP, DNA, insulin, and protein content from a single tissue sample would serve as a better predictor for islet status. In this study, a single step procedure for extracting ATP, DNA, insulin, and protein content from human pancreatic islets was described and the biomolecule contents were quantified. Additionally, different mathematical calculations integrating total ATP, DNA, insulin, and protein content were randomly tested under various conditions to predict islet status. The results demonstrated that the ATP assay was efficient and the biomolecules were effectively quantified. Furthermore, the mathematical formula we developed could be optimized to predict islet status. In conclusion, our results indicate a proof-of-concept that a simple logarithmic formula can predict overall islet status for various conditions when total islet ATP, DNA, insulin, and protein content are simultaneously assessed from a single tissue sample.

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Adenosine TriphosphateAlgorithmsDNAHumansInsulinIslets of LangerhansIslets of Langerhans TransplantationModels, BiologicalOrgan Culture TechniquesAdenosine TriphosphateDNAInsulinATPDNAHuman isletsInsulinMathematical formulaProtein

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PMID28916910
PMCPMC5829119
OpenAlexW2756334808

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