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ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2017

Evaluating KIND1 human embryonic stem cell-derived pancreatic progenitors to ameliorate streptozotocin-induced diabetes in mice.

Varsha Pursani, Sona Kapoor, S M Metkari, Prabha Nair, Deepa Bhartiya

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Varsha PursaniDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, India.
Sona KapoorDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, India.
S M MetkariDepartment of Experimental Animal Facility, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, India.
Prabha NairDivision of Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Technologies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
Deepa BhartiyaDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, India.

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objectivesDiabetes is a global disease burden. Various stem cell types are being explored to serve as an alternative source of islets. This study was conducted to evaluate the ability of in-house developed human embryonic stem (hES) cells-derived pancreatic progenitors to ameliorate diabetic symptoms in mice.

methodsPancreatic progenitors were packed in macro-capsules and transplanted into six male Swiss mice and four mice were taken as controls. Thirty days post-transplantation, diabetes was induced by streptozotocin treatment. Mice were then followed up for >100 days and body weight and blood glucose levels were regularly monitored.

resultsControl mice lost weight, maintained high glucose levels and did not survive beyond 40 days, whereas transplanted group maintained body weight and four of the six mice had lowered blood glucose levels. About five-fold increase was observed in human C-peptide levels in the recipients of progenitor transplants as compared to diabetic control. INTERPRETATION &

conclusionsThe beneficial effect of transplanted cells was not long-lasting. Further studies are required to critically evaluate and compare the potential of endogenous pluripotent stem cells and hES cells-derived progenitors before moving from bench to the bedside.

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AnimalsBlood GlucoseCell DifferentiationDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansInsulinInsulin-Secreting CellsMicePancreasStem CellsStem Cell TransplantationBlood GlucoseInsulin

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