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ArticleRegenerative therapy2018

Enhanced survival and insulin secretion of insulinoma cell aggregates by incorporating gelatin hydrogel microspheres.

Kanako Inoo, Hiroto Bando, Yasuhiko Tabata

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Article in Regenerative therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Biomaterial-Assisted Regenerative Medicine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  6. Insulinoma-derived pseudo-islets for diabetes research.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Kanako InooLaboratory of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Hiroto BandoRegenerative Medicine Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Yasuhiko TabataLaboratory of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe objective of this study is to evaluate the survival and glucose-induced insulin secretion of rat-derived insulinoma cells (INS-1) from their aggregates incorporating different size of gelatin hydrogel microspheres comparing with microspheres-free cell aggregates.

methodsThe gelatin hydrogel microspheres were prepared by the conventional w/o emulsion method. The INS-1 cells were cultured in a V-bottomed well, combining with or without the gelatin hydrogel microspheres to form their aggregates with or without microspheres.

resultsWhen the cell viability, the live cell number, the reductase activity, and the insulin secretion of cell aggregates were evaluated 7 or 14 days after incubation, the cell aggregates incorporating gelatin hydrogel microspheres showed higher cell viability, reductase activity and a larger number of live cells. The cell aggregates incorporating larger size and number of gelatin hydrogel microspheres secreted a larger amount of insulin, compared with those incorporating smaller size and number of microspheres or without microspheres.

conclusionIt is conceivable that the incorporation of gelatin hydrogel microspheres in cell aggregates is promising to improve their survival and insulin secretion function.

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Cell aggregatesGelatin hydrogel microspheresGlucose-induced insulin secretionINS-1, insulinomaInsulin secreting cellsMSC, mesenchymal stem cell

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PMID30271863
PMCPMC6149185

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