机构：[a]Cell Therapy Center, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China, and Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Ministry of Education, PR China老年医学科首都医科大学宣武医院[b]Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, PR China[c]TheraCells Biotechnologies Co., Beijing, PR China
Recent studies on the identification of stem/progenitor cells within adult mouse and human pancreatic islets have raised the possibility that autologous transplantation might be used in treating type 1 diabetes. However, it is not yet known whether such stem/progenitor cells are impaired in type 1 diabetic patients or diabetic animal models. The latter would also allow its to test the efficacy of autologous transplantation in large animal models prior to clinical applications. The present study aims to determine the existence of stem/progenitor cells in the islets of diabetic monkey models and to assess the proliferation and differentiation potential of such cells in vitro. Our results indicate that there are pancreatic progenitor cells in the adult pancreatic islets in both normal and type 1 diabetic monkeys. The isolated pancreatic progenitor cells can be greatly expanded in culture. Upon the removal of growth medium, these cells spontaneously form islet-like cell clusters, which could be further induced to secrete insulin by inductive factors. Furthermore, the secretion of insulin and C-peptide from the islet-like cell clusters responds to glucose and other stimuli, indicating that the differentiated cells not only resemble beta-cells but also possess the unique biological function of P-cells. This study provides a foundation for further characterization of adult pancreatic progenitor cells and autologous transplantation using pancreatic progenitor cells in treating diabetic monkeys. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
基金：
National 973 program (2001CB510104) of China and a grant from TheraCells Co. (Beijing, China)
第一作者机构：[a]Cell Therapy Center, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China, and Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Ministry of Education, PR China
通讯作者：
通讯机构：[a]Cell Therapy Center, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China, and Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Ministry of Education, PR China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Chunlin Zou,Po Man Suen,Ying Zhang,et al.Isolation and in vitro characterization of pancreatic progenitor cells from the islets of diabetic monkey models[J].INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY.2006,38(5-6):973-984.doi:10.1016/j.biocel.2005.12.012.
APA：
Chunlin Zou,Po Man Suen,Ying Zhang,Zeyu Wang,Piu Chan...&Y. Alex Zhang.(2006).Isolation and in vitro characterization of pancreatic progenitor cells from the islets of diabetic monkey models.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY,38,(5-6)
MLA：
Chunlin Zou,et al."Isolation and in vitro characterization of pancreatic progenitor cells from the islets of diabetic monkey models".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY 38..5-6(2006):973-984
