期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A
卷 108, 期 3, 页码 749-759出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36854
关键词
diabetes; electrospun three-dimensional scaffolds; in vivo; islet tissue engineering; stem cells
资金
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology
In the current study, three-dimensional (3D) nanofibrous scaffolds with pore sizes in the range of 24-250 mu m and 24-190 mu m were fabricated via a two-step electrospinning method to overcome the limitation of obtaining three-dimensionality with large pore sizes for islet culture using conventional electrospinning. The scaffolds supported the growth and differentiation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells to islet-like clusters (ILCs). The pore size of the scaffolds was found to influence the cluster size, viability and insulin release of the differentiated islets. Hence, islet clusters of the desired size could be developed for transplantation to overcome the loss of bigger islets due to hypoxia which adversely impacts the outcome of transplantation. The tissue-engineered constructs with ILC diameter of 50 mu m reduced glycemic value within 3-4 weeks after implantation in the omental pouch of diabetic rats. Detection of insulin in the serum of implanted rats demonstrates that the tissue-engineered construct is efficient to control hyperglycemia. Our findings prove that the 3D architecture and pore size of scaffolds regulates the morphology and size of islets during differentiation which is critical in the survival and function of ILCs in vitro and in vivo.
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