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STEM CELLS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
卷 6, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/sctm.17-0078
关键词
Diabetes; Type 1 diabetes; Stem cell; Platelet; Mitochondria; Stem cell educator; Islet beta cell; Immune
资金
- China Jinan 5150 Program
- European Union FEDER funds
- Principado de Asturias
- FICYT [GRUPIN 14-069]
- Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation
Diabetes is a major global health issue and the number of individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) increases annually across multiple populations. Research to develop a cure must overcome multiple immune dysfunctions and the shortage of pancreatic islet beta cells, but these challenges have proven intractable despite intensive research effort more than the past decades. Stem Cell Educator (SCE) therapy-which uses only autologous blood immune cells that are externally exposed to cord blood stem cells adhering to the SCE device, has previously been proven safe and effective in Chinese and Spanish subjects for the improvement of T1D, T2D, and other autoimmune diseases. Here, 4-year follow-up studies demonstrated the long-term safety and clinical efficacy of SCE therapy for the treatment of T1D and T2D. Mechanistic studies found that the nature of platelets was modulated in diabetic subjects after receiving SCE therapy. Platelets and their released mitochondria display immune tolerance-associated markers that can modulate the proliferation and function of immune cells. Notably, platelets also expressed embryonic stem cell- and pancreatic islet beta-cell-associated markers that are encoded by mitochondrial DNA. Using freshly-isolated human pancreatic islets, ex vivo studies established that platelet-releasing mitochondria can migrate to pancreatic islets and be taken up by islet b cells, leading to the proliferation and enhancement of islet beta-cell functions. These findings reveal new mechanisms underlying SCE therapy and open up new avenues to improve the treatment of diabetes in clinics.
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