Effect of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor on Xenogeneic Islets in Subcutaneous Transplantation—A Murine Model
Subcutaneous pockets provide an extrahepatic transplant site for islet grafting to treat type 1 diabetes. However, a hypoxic environment may cause central necrosis to islets and lead to graft failure. Our previous studies focused on a pre-treated subcutaneous site with basic fibroblast growth factor...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Transplantation proceedings 2019-06, Vol.51 (5), p.1458-1462 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Subcutaneous pockets provide an extrahepatic transplant site for islet grafting to treat type 1 diabetes. However, a hypoxic environment may cause central necrosis to islets and lead to graft failure. Our previous studies focused on a pre-treated subcutaneous site with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) for the formation of vascular bed. In addition to neovascularization, bFGF was also shown to protect islets against oxidative stress and chemical-induced damage in vitro. Accordingly, we propose that subcutaneous islet transplantation with a bFGF-slow releasing device simultaneously can improve islet survival in vivo.
A bFGF-impregnated collagen sheet was implanted in the right back of a streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse for neovascularization. After 10 days, the sheet was removed and the rat islet-embedding gel within the immune-isolation device was transplanted (2-time operation [OP]). In another group, the diabetic mice received bFGF-impregnated gel with rat islets within the immune-isolation device simultaneously (1-time OP).
Diabetic mice in 2-time OP group experienced a decrease in their non-fasting blood glucose level for a period of 10 days, and the glucose levels were lower than those of untreated diabetic mice post-implantation. However, the mice in the 1-time OP group remained hyperglycemic post-operation and showed no improvements in body weight or the area under curve in intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test. Furthermore, mice in the 2-time OP had relatively higher serum insulin levels with improved renal and metabolic biomarkers.
Our findings suggest that bFGF had no beneficial effect on a 1-time operation in subcutaneous islet transplantation.
•bFGF is known to improve islet survival and insulin secretion in vitro.•bFGF was helpful in subcutaneous islet transplantation for pre-vascularization.•bFGF was not helpful enough for one-time operation. |
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ISSN: | 0041-1345 1873-2623 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.135 |