Size-related assessment on viability and insulin secretion of caprine islets in vitro

The successful isolation, purification, and culture of caprine islets has recently been reported. The present study shows arange of size distribution in caprine islet diameter from 50 to 250 μm, in which 80% of the total islet yield was comprised of small islets. Caprine islets were isolated and pur...

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Main Authors: Vakhshiteh, Faezeh, Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah, Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi, Hani, Homayoun
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Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2013
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author Vakhshiteh, Faezeh
Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah
Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi
Hani, Homayoun
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Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah
Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi
Hani, Homayoun
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description The successful isolation, purification, and culture of caprine islets has recently been reported. The present study shows arange of size distribution in caprine islet diameter from 50 to 250 μm, in which 80% of the total islet yield was comprised of small islets. Caprine islets were isolated and purified. Islets were handpicked and the diameter of the islets was recorded using light microscopy. Viablility of the islets was analyzed by confocal microscopy. Insulin secretion assay was carried out and analyzed by ELISA. When tested at 48 h after isolation, these small islets were 29.3% more viable compared to the large-sized islets. Large islets showed a high ratio (P < 0.01) of central core necrosis (29.5% ± 1.92) whilst no significant core death was observed in small islets (2.33% ± 0.59). The annexin assay demonstrated 5.21% ± 0.97 and 7.34% ± 0.78 apoptotic death for small and large islets, respectively. During static incubation, small islets released 2.89-fold (1.39 ± 0.2 ng/IE) higher insulin level under low glucose induction (3.3 mm) and simultaneously 2.92-fold (2.95 ± 0.33 ng/IE) more insulin under high glucose condition (16.7 mm) in comparison to large islets at the same islet equivalents (P < 0.05). The present findings evidenced the superior quality of smaller caprine islets compared to larger ones under an optimized basal maintenance condition. As it is equally important to preserve the quality of larger caprine islets, this work warrants further investigation on special culture conditions to support these islets.
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spelling upm-299292016-09-09T02:01:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29929/ Size-related assessment on viability and insulin secretion of caprine islets in vitro Vakhshiteh, Faezeh Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi Hani, Homayoun The successful isolation, purification, and culture of caprine islets has recently been reported. The present study shows arange of size distribution in caprine islet diameter from 50 to 250 μm, in which 80% of the total islet yield was comprised of small islets. Caprine islets were isolated and purified. Islets were handpicked and the diameter of the islets was recorded using light microscopy. Viablility of the islets was analyzed by confocal microscopy. Insulin secretion assay was carried out and analyzed by ELISA. When tested at 48 h after isolation, these small islets were 29.3% more viable compared to the large-sized islets. Large islets showed a high ratio (P < 0.01) of central core necrosis (29.5% ± 1.92) whilst no significant core death was observed in small islets (2.33% ± 0.59). The annexin assay demonstrated 5.21% ± 0.97 and 7.34% ± 0.78 apoptotic death for small and large islets, respectively. During static incubation, small islets released 2.89-fold (1.39 ± 0.2 ng/IE) higher insulin level under low glucose induction (3.3 mm) and simultaneously 2.92-fold (2.95 ± 0.33 ng/IE) more insulin under high glucose condition (16.7 mm) in comparison to large islets at the same islet equivalents (P < 0.05). The present findings evidenced the superior quality of smaller caprine islets compared to larger ones under an optimized basal maintenance condition. As it is equally important to preserve the quality of larger caprine islets, this work warrants further investigation on special culture conditions to support these islets. John Wiley & Sons 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29929/1/Sizerelated%20assessment%20on%20viability%20and%20insulin%20secretion%20of%20caprine%20islets%20in%20vitro.pdf Vakhshiteh, Faezeh and Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah and Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi and Hani, Homayoun (2013) Size-related assessment on viability and insulin secretion of caprine islets in vitro. Xenotransplantation, 20 (2). pp. 82-88. ISSN 0908-665X; ESSN: 1399-3089 10.1111/xen.12023
spellingShingle Vakhshiteh, Faezeh
Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah
Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi
Hani, Homayoun
Size-related assessment on viability and insulin secretion of caprine islets in vitro
title Size-related assessment on viability and insulin secretion of caprine islets in vitro
title_full Size-related assessment on viability and insulin secretion of caprine islets in vitro
title_fullStr Size-related assessment on viability and insulin secretion of caprine islets in vitro
title_full_unstemmed Size-related assessment on viability and insulin secretion of caprine islets in vitro
title_short Size-related assessment on viability and insulin secretion of caprine islets in vitro
title_sort size-related assessment on viability and insulin secretion of caprine islets in vitro
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29929/
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