激活型Akt1转染大鼠胰岛联合应用细胞毒T淋巴细胞相关抗原4免疫球蛋白延长异种胰岛移植存活

目的 观察激活型Akt1基因转染大鼠胰岛对异种胰岛移植功能和存活的影响.方法 提取大鼠胰岛培养转染,AO/EB和Tunel染色检测存活和凋亡;BALB/C糖尿病小鼠肾被膜下胰岛移植.分4组,实验组:Akt1转染胰岛联合应用细胞毒T淋巴细胞相关抗原4免疫球蛋白(CTLA-4Ig);Akt1组:移植Akt1转染的胰岛;未转染组:单纯胰岛移植,CTLA-4Ig组:单纯胰岛联合应用CTLA-4Ig;观察胰岛移植后功能存活时间和平均生存时间.结果 Akt1转染胰岛体外细胞抗凋亡生存率提高了25%;实验组移植物功能存活(32.5±6.6)d,平均生存时间(39.6±5.9)d比Akt1组(15.4±3.5)、(22.5±1.7)d和CTLA-4Ig组(18.7±4.5)、(21.7±3.5)d未转染组(4.5±2.8)、(6.8±3.1)d明显延长(P<0.05).结论 激活型Akt1转染大鼠胰岛联合应用CTLA-4Ig,可减少移植胰岛凋亡,延长异种胰岛移植物存活时间.     

激活型Akt1转染大鼠胰岛对移植物凋亡和再血管化的影响

目的 探讨腺病毒介导激活型蛋白激酶B(Akt1)基因(Adv-CA-Akt1)转染大鼠胰岛对同种糖尿病大鼠胰岛移植物凋亡和再血管化的影响.方法 分离纯化Wistar大鼠胰岛,转染Adv-CA-Akt1.36只糖尿病Wistar大鼠完全随机均分为3组: Adv-CA-Akt1组(Adv-CA-Akt1转染的胰岛移植); Adv-LacZ组(Adv-LacZ转染的胰岛移植); 未转染组(单纯胰岛移植).术后每日测血糖,隔日测血清胰岛素浓度,术后10 d行静脉糖耐量试验(IVGTT)观察胰岛功能; HE染色和胰岛素免疫组化检测胰岛功能,细胞凋亡原位检测胰岛凋亡,CD31免疫组化计数微血管密度(MVD).结果 Adv-CA-Akt1组大鼠血糖术后2 d恢复正常,Adv-LacZ组和未转染组血糖虽下降但仍高于正常; Adv-CA-Akt1组术后各时相血清胰岛素水平明显高于其他2组(P＜0.05).IVGTT示Adv-CA-Akt1组血糖下降较快,60 min恢复至空腹水平; 另2组下降慢,60 min仍未恢复至空腹水平.术后3 d,Adv-CA-Akt1组肾被膜下存活胰岛细胞数量多,胰岛素免疫组化证明为有功能的胰岛.Adv-CA-Akt1组胰岛凋亡率比Adv-LacZ组和未转染组降低约25%; 术后12 d,Adv-CA-Akt1组MVD比Adv-LacZ组及未转染组明显增高(P＜0.05).结论 激活型Akt1转染大鼠胰岛能够抑制胰岛细胞凋亡,提高胰岛β细胞功能,促进移植物早期再血管化.     

抗CD40L单克隆抗体在异种胰岛移植排斥反应中的作用

目的 探讨抗CD40L单克隆抗体在异种胰岛移植排斥反应中的作用及其机理.方法 建立人-大鼠异种胰岛移植模型,用抗CD40L单克隆抗体进行干预治疗,观察糖尿病大鼠行异种胰岛移植后的血糖变化,糖尿病大鼠和移植物的生存情况及移植物病理形态学改变,采用 ELISA法检测糖尿病大鼠细胞因子IL-2和TNF-α水平的变化.结果 ①全部糖尿病大鼠在胰岛移植后第(2.3±0.2) d血糖降至正常,对照组血糖在移植后第(8.1±0.6) d开始明显升高,治疗组血糖在移植后第(18.5±1.2) d开始明显升高,明显晚于对照组(P＜0.01).②治疗组移植物存活时间[(22±8.2) d]较对照组[(10±2.1) d]显著延长(P＜0.01).③糖尿病大鼠生存时间,治疗组[(35±6.5) d]显著长于对照组[(21±5.7) d ],P＜0.05.④对照组在移植后第(3.2±0.3) d IL-2及TNF-α的水平均急剧上升,至移植后第(7.3±0.5) d达到高峰; 治疗组IL-2及TNF-α的水平在移植后第(22.6±1.7) d开始明显上升,至移植后第(28.5±2.2) d达到高峰,明显晚于对照组(P＜0.01).结论 抗CD40L单克隆抗体可抑制异种胰岛移植的排斥反应,延长受体大鼠和移植物的存活时间.     

输注胰岛抗原特异性Treg细胞延长同系NOD小鼠移植胰岛的存活时间

目的 探讨输注胰岛抗原特异性调节性T淋巴细胞(Treg细胞)对非肥胖糖尿病(NOD)小鼠同系胰岛移植物存活时间的影响.方法·以未成熟树突状细胞(imDC)联合谷氨酸脱羧酶-65在体外诱导童贞T淋巴细胞分化成胰岛抗原特异性Treg细胞.以已发生糖尿病的NOD小鼠为受者,将分离得到的尚未进展为糖尿病的NOD小鼠的胰岛(500胰岛当量)移植至受者的肾包膜下,对照组不行移植,只观察血糖变化;单纯胰岛移植组只进行胰岛移植,不输注胰岛抗原特异性Treg细胞;实验组于术前1d静脉输注1×106个胰岛抗原特异性Treg细胞,然后进行胰岛移植.术后检测受者的血糖,以判断移植胰岛的存活时间,观察胰岛移植物的病理学变化.结果 对照组血糖持续高于11.1 mmol/L;单纯胰岛移植组小鼠的血糖于术后1～2 d降至正常,到7～17d时开始陆续升高,并维持在术前水平,移植物存活时间为(12.2±2.6)d;实验组小鼠的血糖于术后1～2 d降至正常,至第27天开始有小鼠血糖升高超过11.1 mmol/L,第43天时,所有小鼠的血糖均超过11.1mmol/L,移植物的存活时间为(35.2±4.3)d,明显长于单纯胰岛移植组(P＜0.01).单纯胰岛移植组的移植胰岛有明显的淋巴细胞浸润,并伴有胰岛细胞严重破坏,胰岛素染色未见完整的胰岛存在,仅有极少量残存的分泌胰岛素的胰岛细胞;实验组第15天时移植胰岛形态完整,仅有少量淋巴细胞浸润,分泌胰岛素的胰岛大量存在.结论 体外诱导产生的胰岛抗原特异性Treg细胞可以延缓自身免疫系统对移植胰岛的破坏,明显延长NOD小鼠移植胰岛的存活时间.     

基因转移CTLA4-Ig和抗CD154抗体在异种胰岛移植排斥反应中的作用

目的 探讨基因转移细胞毒性T细胞相关抗原4免疫球蛋白(CTLA4-Ig)和抗T细胞分化群154(CD154)抗体在异种胰岛移植排斥反应中的作用及机理.方法 建立人-大鼠异种胰岛移植模型,用携带CTLA4-Ig基因的重组腺病毒感染移植胰岛细胞,并用抗CD154抗体进行治疗,观察糖尿病大鼠胰岛移植后血糖变化、生存情况及移植物病理形态学改变,检测移植物CTLA4-Ig、胰岛素的表达和移植大鼠白细胞介素2(IL-2)、肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)-α的水平变化.结果 (1)糖尿病大鼠移植后2 d血糖降至正常,对照组血糖平均在移植后8 d升高,抗体治疗组、转染组和联合治疗组血糖分别在18、25和36 d升高.(2)对照组、抗体治疗组、转染组和联合治疗组的移植物存活时间分别为(10.0±2.1)d、(22.0±8.2)d、(28.0±6.5)d和(37.0±9.3)d,各组间比较差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);移植大鼠生存时间分别为(21.0±5.7)d、(35.0±6.5)d、(48.0±8.5)d和(65.0 ±12.5)d,各组间比较差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).(3)对照组在移植后1周内,IL-2、TNF-α的水平均急剧上升,较移植前显著升高(P＜0.01).(4)各治疗组移植物见成片的胰岛细胞团,未见淋巴细胞浸润,转染组和联合治疗组移植物可见CTLA4-Ig和胰岛素的表达.结论 基因转移CTLA4-Ig和抗CD154抗体均可抑制异种胰岛移植排斥反应,二者联合效果优于单独使用.     

大鼠胰岛细胞转染Wee1Hu基因延长异种胰岛细胞移植后存活时间

目的 探讨大鼠胰岛细胞转染Wee1Hu基因对异种胰岛细胞移植后存活时间的影响。方法 以Wistar大鼠为供者，Balb／c糖尿病小鼠为受者，进行异种胰岛细胞移植。实验分为2组，每组20只。实验组：将转染Wee1Hu基因的1×10^6个供者胰岛细胞悬于0．5ml无菌生理盐水中，注射至受者的腹腔；空白对照组：将1×10^6个空载体胰岛细胞用与实验组相同的方法注射至受者腹腔。实验组和空白对照组的部分受者在移植前1周腹腔注射降植烷0．5ml，并于胰岛细胞移植后开始口服环孢素A30mg／kg，直至实验结束。监测2组胰岛细胞移植后的胰岛素释放功能及存活时间。结果 胰岛细胞移植后，空白对照组的受者均维持高血糖，且体重持续下降，平均生存时间为（18±2．5）d；实验组的受者血糖在2d内均降至正常，且体重增加，生存时间延长（38±3．5）d；两组相比较，差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。空白对照组维持正常血糖时间为（8±2．3）d，而实验组为（10±2．5）d。实验组中采用免疫抑制剂治疗的受者，长期维持正常血糖，平均维持时间超过30d，与空白对照组中采用免疫抑制剂治疗的受者比较，差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。结论 大鼠胰岛细胞转染Wee1Hu基因可延长异种胰岛细胞移植后的存活时间，与免疫抑制剂协同作用时效果更佳。     

体外转染可溶性IL-1RI-Ig基因延长糖尿病小鼠移植胰岛细胞存活时间

目的 探讨糖尿病小鼠移植经可溶性白细胞介素1(IL-1)受体胞外段Fc融合蛋白(sIL-1RI-Ig)基因修饰的胰岛细胞对延长移植物存活时间的作用及机制.方法 将Ad-sIL-1RI-Ig体外转染Balb/c小鼠的胰岛细胞,并将其移植给糖尿病C57BL/6小鼠,观察移植物的存活时间,并检测移植局部组织炎症细胞的浸润以及炎症细胞因子的表达.结果 糖尿病小鼠移植转染sIL-1RI-Ig基因的胰岛细胞后,血糖水平很快下降至正常范围,胰岛移植物存活时间达(39±3)d,而移植正常胰岛细胞的小鼠胰岛移植物存活时间为(9±2)d(P<0.01).糖尿病小鼠移植转染sIL-1RI-Ig基因的胰岛细胞后,胰岛素分泌量随糖负荷增加而升高,并与胰岛素分泌功能正常的小鼠呈相似变化趋势(P>0.05).糖尿病小鼠移植转染sIL-1RI-Ig基因的胰岛细胞后,移植局部组织表达肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)、γ干扰素(IFN-γ)和RANTES等水平明显下调;病理学观察发现移植局部组织浸润的炎症细胞明显少于移植正常胰岛细胞的小鼠.结论 sIL-1RI-Ig基因转染胰岛细胞后,可通过表达sIL-1RI-Ig,阻断IL-1的作用,降低TNF-α、IFN-γ、RANTES等细胞因子的表达,从而减轻排斥反应,延长胰岛细胞移植物的存活时间和提高胰岛素分泌功能.     

大鼠胰岛转染人血红素氧合酶-1基因对同种胰岛移植的影响

目的探讨大鼠胰岛转染人血红素氧合酶-1(HO-1)基因在胰岛移植中的潜在应用价值。方法采用携带人HO-1基因的腺病毒对新分离的SD大鼠胰岛细胞进行转染;对体外培养的胰岛细胞使用重组人肿瘤坏死因子α及放线菌酮诱导凋亡。使用流式细胞术检测凋亡率;每只链脲霉素诱导的糖尿病模型大鼠门静脉内置入约1200个胰岛当量的胰岛后,观察糖尿病大鼠血糖及体重变化;免疫组织化学法检测肝内移植胰岛细胞的胰岛素、HO-1蛋白表达及表达CD3抗原的淋巴细胞浸润情况。结果转染人HO-1基因的胰岛细胞凋亡率明显低于对照组(P<0.05);单纯胰岛细胞移植后移植物存活时间为(5.33±4.18)d,转染人HO-1基因的胰岛细胞移植后移植物存活时间为(10.56±4.33)d,两组比较,P<0.05;转染人HO-1基因的胰岛细胞培养48 h即见人HO-1蛋白表达;肝内移植7 d后移植物有人HO-1蛋白表达;移植胰岛周边及胰岛内淋巴细胞浸润程度较单纯胰岛移植组明显减轻。结论大鼠胰岛转染人HO-1基因能够增加体外培养胰岛细胞的抗凋亡能力,并能延长体内移植胰岛的存活时间,减轻淋巴细胞对胰岛的浸润。     

诱导供者胰岛细胞高表达血红素加氧酶-1延长大鼠胰岛移植物的存活时间

目的 探讨钴原卟啉(CoPP)诱导大鼠胰岛细胞高表达血红素加氧酚1(HO-1)后,对延长胰岛移植物存活时间的作用.方法 (1)将分离和纯化的供者(BN大鼠)胰岛细胞分为CoPP诱导组和未诱导组.CoPP诱导组供者在分离胰岛细胞前3天和前1天腹腔注射2.5 mg/kg的CoPP,未诱导组不注射CoPP.诱导后,采用免疫荧光法及Western免疫印迹法检测两组胰岛细胞中HO-1的表达情况,采用酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)和葡萄糖刺激试验检测胰岛细胞的胰岛素释放水平.(2)Lewis大鼠经四氧嘧啶静脉注射后建立糖尿病模型,取10只成功建立糖尿病模型的大鼠作为胰岛细胞移植的受者,随机平均将受者分为实验组和对照组,分别移植经CoPP诱导和未经诱导的供者胰岛细胞.移植后,观察和比较两组受者胰岛移植物的存活时间和发生排斥反应后胰岛移植物的组织病理学变化.结果 CoPP诱导组胰岛细胞高表达HO-1,而未诱导组不表达HO-1;CoPP诱导组和未诱导组供者胰岛细胞胰岛素分泌量,在低糖刺激下分别为(15.65±0.89)mU/L和(12.28±0.89)mU/L(P>0.05),在高糖刺激下分别为(46.60±1.13)mU/L和(19.01±1.49)mU/L(P<0.05),刺激指数分别为2.98±0.10和1.55±0.01(P<0.05).实验组和对照组胰岛移植物平均存活时间分别为(12.20±5.67)d和(5.60±1.14)d(P<0.05);当受者发牛排斥反应时,对照组胰岛移植物周边可见明显的淋巴细胞、成纤维细胞以及单个核细胞浸润,而实验组细胞浸润的程度明显较轻.结论 CoPP可诱导大鼠胰岛细胞高表达HO-1,其对胰岛细胞有明显保护作用.移植高表达HO-1的胰岛细胞能显著延长胰岛移植物的存活时间.     

转化生长因子-β1基因修饰树突状细胞诱导异种胰岛移植耐受

目的探讨转化生长因子(TGF)-β1基因修饰的树突状细胞(dendriticcell,DC)对异种胰岛移植的免疫耐受诱导作用。方法分别从BALB/C小鼠骨髓培养未成熟DC及成熟DC,将TGFβ1-pcDNA3质粒转染未成熟DC。分别将成熟DC和TGFβ1-DC负载Wistar大鼠胰岛抗原回输糖尿病小鼠体内,7d后将大鼠胰岛移植于左肾包膜下,观察移植物存活、T细胞增殖反应和细胞毒效应。结果以Wistar大鼠为供体,正常小鼠的移植物存活时间为(10·2±1·1)d,成熟DC预处理后移植物存活时间明显缩短(7·0±1·3)d,P<0·05,而TGFβ1-DC预处理后存活时间显著延长(45·2±4·5)d,P<0·05。以SD大鼠作为供体时,移植物存活时间与对照组之间相比差异无统计学意义(11·3±1·2)d,P>0·05。成熟DC预处理鼠T细胞增殖活性和细胞毒效应显著增强(SI=6·92,KRmax=73%,P<0·05),TGFβ1-DC预处理后上述效应明显降低(SI=1·13,KRmax=6·9%,P<0·05),但两组对SD大鼠的效应无明显差别。结论TGF-β1基因修饰DC回输受体可诱导异种胰岛移植耐受,其机制与T细胞无能相关。     

Gene transfer of constitutively active Akt markedly improves human islet transplant outcomes in diabetic severe combined immunodeficient mice

Akt is an important intracellular mediator of beta-cell growth and survival in rodents. However, whether constitutive activation of Akt in human beta-cells enhances the survival and function of transplanted islets is unknown. In the current study, we examined the efficacy of constitutive activation of Akt in improving human islet transplant outcomes using a marginal mass model in diabetic severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice. Human islets transduced with adenoviruses encoding constitutively active Akt1 (Adv-CA-Akt) displayed increased total and phosphorylated Akt and Akt kinase activity compared with control islets. Expression of CA-Akt in human islets induced a significant increase in beta-cell replication and a significant decrease in beta-cell death induced by serum and glucose deprivation or chronic hyperglycemia. Two control groups of islets (1,500 uninfected or adenovirus LacZ [Adv-LacZ]-transduced human islet equivalents [IEQs]) transplanted under the kidney capsule of streptozotocin-induced diabetic SCID mice were insufficient to correct hyperglycemia. Importantly and in marked contrast to these controls, 1,500 Adv-CA-Akt-transduced IEQs were capable of restoring euglycemia in diabetic SCID mice. Moreover, blood glucose normalization persisted for at least 6 months. Human plasma insulin at day 54 after transplant was 10-fold higher in Adv-CA-Akt islet recipients (2.4 +/- 0.4 ng/ml) compared with those receiving Adv-LacZ islets (0.25 +/- 0.08 ng/ml) (P < 0.05). In summary, expression of CA-Akt in human islets improves islet transplant outcomes in a subcapsular renal graft model in SCID mice. Akt is an attractive target for future strategies aimed at reducing the number of islets required for successful islet transplantation in humans.     

Effect of various immunosuppressive monotherapies on survival and histopathology of monkey islet xenografts in rats

BACKGROUND: The isolation and testing of monkey islets after transplantation in small animal models provides basic information about their functional capacity. We describe the effect of cyclosporine A (CsA), tacrolimus (FK506) or prednisolone monotherapy on preventing monkey islet graft rejection after xenoTx in a rat model. Histopathological aspects are reported. METHODS: Indian bonnet monkey (Macaca radiata radiata) islets were isolated by a simple stationary digestion technique using collagenase. The islets were purified with dextran density gradients and were transplanted under the renal capsule of normal or diabetic rats. The rats received a daily dose of CsA, or FK506, or prednisolone, and the grafts were removed at different intervals to determine islet survival. The effect of discontinuation of CsA on islet graft survival was also monitored. Histological examination of islets transplanted into normal or streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats was carried out. In diabetic rats, islet survival was determined by the graft's ability to achieve euglycemia. RESULTS: Reversal of diabetes was achieved in all transplanted diabetic rats, demonstrating the efficacy of the isolated monkey islets. Histological examination indicated that monkey islets survived in the presence of continuous high-dose immunosuppressive monotherapy in rats. Various types of infiltrating cells were observed in the grafted area at varying times after transplantation, depending on the immunosuppressive treatment. After discontinuation of CsA, the grafts were protected for a short period. CONCLUSIONS: This study provided evidence for monkey islet survival after transplantation into rats receiving immunosuppressive monotherapy. Basic information on infiltrating cell types may be important in the study of xenograft rejection.     

磁共振成像监测大鼠肝脏内经超顺磁铁氧化物标记的胰岛移植物

目的 探讨磁共振成像(MRI)监测胰岛移植物的可行性.方法 在体外利用超顺磁铁氧化物(SPIO)标记大鼠胰岛,然后移植至用链佐星诱导的糖尿病大鼠肝脏内,同系移植标记组供、受者均为Wistar大鼠,同种移植标记组供者为Lewis大鼠,受者为Wistar大鼠.并设同系移植对照组(供、受者均为Wistar大鼠)和同种移植对照组(供者为Lewis大鼠,受者为Wistar大鼠),胰岛移植物未经SPIO标记.术后定期利用MRI监测肝内胰岛移植物,监测受者的血糖,并抽取动物,对其肝脏进行病理检查.结果 只有SPIO标记的胰岛移植物能被MRI检测到.经MRI检测,同系移植标记组术后第1、2、3周胰岛移植物的相对数量分别为(89.6±2.2)%、(87.5±14.4)%和(74.5±19.5)%,同种移植标记组术后第1、2、3周的相对数量分别为(43.2±17.2)%,(36.5±13.0)%和(26.5±17.4)%,组间相同时间点两两比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).同系移植标记组血糖始终维持在正常水平,肝脏中能检测到胰岛素免疫组化和普鲁士蓝染色双阳性细胞;而同种移植标记组移植1周后的血糖水平超过16.8 mmol/L,肝脏中无法找到形态完整的胰岛.结论 MRI监测结果与血糖监测和病理检查结果一致,但它可直观、无创、连续地监测胰岛移植物在体内分布和存活情况.     

Ex vivo and systemic transfer of adenovirus-mediated CTLA4Ig gene combined with a short course of FK506 therapy prolongs islet graft survival

Adenovirus-mediated CTLA4Ig gene transfer has been reported to enhance graft survival in several rodent transplantation models. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of ex vivo and systemic transfer of the CTLA4Ig gene by adenoviral vectors in pancreatic islet allo-transplantation. Islet grafts from BN rats were transplanted to chemically induced diabetic LEW rats. First, ex vivo CTLA4Ig gene transfer into isolated islets was performed prior to transplantation. Survival of transduced grafts under the kidney capsule was slightly prolonged (8.6+/-1.3 days) compared with survival of untransduced grafts (6.7+/-1.2 days); when combined with a short course of FK506, graft survival was further extended (32.6+/-10.7 days vs. 13.7+/-1.0 days with FK506 alone). Secondly, systemic gene transfer was accomplished by intravenous administration immediately after the transplantation procedure. In these animals, islet grafts under the kidney capsule survived longer (15.2+/-3.3 days) than in controls (6.7+/-1.2 days), and when FK506 was administered perioperatively, all the islet grafts survived for more than 100 days. In systemically transduced recipients, the survival of islet grafts transplanted into the liver was not significantly different from that of the grafts placed under the kidney capsule. In order to examine organ-specific immunogenicity, heterotopic BN cardiac grafts were transplanted to LEW rats intra-abdominally, with the virus transferred systemically as in the islet model. In contrast to the islet grafts, all the cardiac grafts were accepted for longer than 100 days, even without FK506 therapy. Finally, the LEW recipients with long-surviving islet or cardiac grafts were re-transplanted with islet grafts from the same donor strain (BN) on day 100. The second islet grafts survived longer than 100 days in half of the cardiac recipients, but consistently failed in the islet recipients. We conclude that in this transplant model, CTLA4Ig gene transfer and FK506 treatment synergistically improved islet graft survival, systemic transfer of the gene was more effective than ex vivo transfer to the islets, and donor-specific tolerance could not be achieved for islet transplantation but was achieved for cardiac transplantation.     

Vascularized islet-cell transplantation in miniature swine. I. Preparation of vascularized islet kidneys

BACKGROUND: Whereas clinical pancreatic transplantation has been highly successful in correcting the hyperglycemia of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1), the results of islet transplantation have been disappointing. This discrepancy may be because of, at least in part, nonspecific loss of islets during the time required for revascularization. To test this hypothesis, we have designed composite kidney grafts containing vascularized autologous islets that can be used to compare the engraftment potential of vascularized versus nonvascularized islet tissue. METHODS: (1) Islet-cell isolation: miniature swine underwent either partial pancreatectomy to isolate autologous islets or total pancreatectomy to isolate minor antigen-mismatched islets. Islets were purified from excised pancreatic tissue by enzymatic digestion and discontinuous density gradient purification. Isolated islets were cultured for 3 days before transplant. (2) Creation of vascularized islet kidneys (IK): autologous islets alone (n=6), minor-mismatched islets alone (n=3), and minor-mismatched islets plus simultaneous autologous thymic tissue (n=3) were transplanted beneath the renal capsule of juvenile miniature swine. Minor antigen-mismatched islets were also transplanted into both the vascularized thymic graft of a thymokidney (to produce a thymo-islet kidney [TIK]) and the contralateral native kidney (n=3) and both the host thymus and beneath the renal capsule (n=2). All recipients receiving minor-mismatched islets were treated with a 12-day intravenous (IV) course of either cyclosporine A (CsA) at 10 mg/kg per day or FK506 at 0.15 mg/kg per day. (3) Assessment of Function: to evaluate the function of the transplanted islets, three animals bearing TIK and IK underwent total pancreatectomy 3 months following islet transplantation. RESULTS: (1) Islet-cell yields: an average of 254,960+/-51,879 (4,452+/-932 islet equivalents [IEQ]/gram of pancreas) and 374,410+/-9,548 (4,183+/-721 IEQ/gram of pancreas) viable islets were obtained by partial pancreatectomy and complete pancreatectomy, respectively. (2) Creation of IK: autologous islets engrafted indefinitely, whereas recipients of minor-mismatched islets alone rejected the islets within 2 months. However, when minor-mismatched islets were implanted into both the thymokidney and the contralateral kidney of animals bearing a thymokidney, the islets engrafted indefinitely in both sites (>3 months). Simultaneous implantation of islets into the host thymus and under the renal capsule also led to permanent engraftment of minor-mismatched islets. (3) Function of vascularized islets: three animals with both a TIK and an IK in place for 3 months underwent total pancreatectomy. All three animals maintained normoglycemia thereafter. In two of these animals, the IKs were removed 2 months after the pancreatectomy, and in both cases normoglycemia was maintained thereafter by the TIK. CONCLUSIONS: The implantation of islets beneath the autologous renal capsule permitted the establishment of a vascular supply and thereby supported normal islet-cell growth and function. The presence of thymic tissue beneath the autologous renal capsule facilitated the engraftment of minor-mismatched islets, and such grafts achieved results similar to autologous islet transplants. Therefore, the ability to create vascularized islet grafts may provide a strategy for successful islet transplantation across allogeneic and potentially across xenogeneic barriers.     

三种不同部位移植胰岛细胞治疗糖尿病

目的 对比通过肝脏、静脉、胰腺三种途径移植胰岛细胞对糖尿病大鼠的治疗作用.方法 24只糖尿病大鼠模型随机分为A、B、C组,A组在肝脏被膜下多点移植1000个胰岛细胞,B组通过尾静脉移植1000个胰岛细胞,C组在胰腺被膜下移植1000个胰岛细胞,于不同时间点测定大鼠随机血糖,对比大鼠血糖变化趋势及维持正常的时间.结果 A组大鼠血精于术后3 d内开始下降,血糖可降至正常水平(7.98±2.28)mmol/L,血糖维持正常水平(3.71±0.95)d,B组移植后24 h 血糖降至正常水平(7.35±1.40)mmol/L,可维持(7.85±1.46)d,C组移植后24 h血糖降至正常水平(7.06±2.11)mmol/L,可维持(24.90±2.60)d,不同部位移植对大鼠血糖水平变化的影响不同,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).结论 在胰腺被膜下移植胰岛细胞血糖维持正常时间最长,是一个较理想的移植部位.

Abstract：

Objective To study the curative effectiveness of pancreatic islets transplantation through the liver, tail vein and pancreas. Methods Twenty-four diabetic rats were randomly divided into groups 1,2, 3. The rats in group Ⅰ were transplanted with 1000 pancreatic islets beneath the liver capsule,those in group 2 with 1000 pancreatic islets through tail vein, and those in group 3 with 1000 pancreatic islets beneath the pancreas capsule. Plasma glucose levels at different time points were determined and compared. Results In group 1, plasma glucose levels were reduced at the 3rd day post-transplantation,reached the normal level (7.98 ±2. 28) mmol/L and maintain (3.71 ±0. 95) days. Group 2 start to activate after 24 h. Plasma glucose level reach to (7.35 ± 1.40) mmol/L and maintain (7.85 ± 1.46) days.Group 3 start to activate after 24 h. Plasma glucose level reach to ( 7.06 ± 2. 11 ) mmol/L and maintain (24. 90 ± 2. 60 ) days. There is statistical significance in plasma glucose level and maintain normal time after transplantation pancreatic islet in different sites ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). Conclusion Transplantation pancreatic islets beneath the pancreas capsule maintain plasma glucose for the longest time. The pancreas is a ideal transplantation site.     

Noradrenergic and cholinergic reinnervation of islet grafts in diabetic rats

Grafted islets become denervated due to the islet transplantation procedure. The aim of the present study was 1) to examine whether islet grafts in the liver, the spleen, and under the kidney capsule in rats become reinnervated following the transplantation and experimental procedures used in our laboratory, 2) whether there is any difference in reinnervation at these different sites, and 3) how these results relate to previous physiological experiments. Isogeneic isolated islets were transplanted into diabetic Albino Oxford rats, resulting in normoglycaemia. After at least 5 wk, graft-receiving organs were removed and several antibodies were employed to detect insulin, neuronspecific proteins, and cholinergic and noradrenergic nerve fibers. Islets in all three receiving organs contained viable insulin-positive B-cells. Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) as well as the growth-associated protein B-50 was observed at all sites. The cholinergic marker choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) was localized in islets grafts at all sites, but with the lowest density in the spleen. Staining for the noradrenergic markers tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine-phydroxylase (DBH) was observed in islet grafts at all sites with the lowest density in grafts under the kidney capsule. All these neurochemical substances were most frequently observed in fibers associated with blood vessels, which may be the route along which nerves grow into the graft. It can be concluded that 1) islet grafts in the liver, in the spleen and under the kidney capsule become reinnervated; 2) the innervation pattern of the islet grafts differs only slightly from that in the control pancreatic islets; and 3) in combination with our previously physiological data, we can conclude that these nerve fibers are, at least partly, functionally active.     

Survival of an islet allograft deficient in iNOS after implantation into diabetic NOD mice

Proinflammatory cytokines play a major role in rejection of pancreatic islet allografts and in type 1 diabetes (T1D). In rodent islets, exposure to IL-1beta alone or combined with IFN-gamma induces expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Inhibition of iNOS or a deletion of the iNOS gene has been shown to be protective in animal models of T1D. In the present study we tested the hypothesis that transplantation of pancreatic islets deficient in iNOS (iNOS-/-) would permit increased graft survival. Pancreatic islets isolated from wild-type (wt) mice and iNOS-/- mice were allogeneically transplanted beneath the kidney capsule of spontaneously diabetic NOD mice. When blood glucose increased above 12.0 mM after preceding normalization of hyperglycemia, animals were sacrificed. Histological examinations of grafts were performed and graft gene expression was analyzed by real-time PCR. Transplantations of the two types of islets could reverse hyperglycemia and the grafts functioned for on average 1 week posttransplantation. Morphological examination of both types of islet grafts showed immune cell infiltration around and within the grafts. Remaining endocrine cells could be observed in wt and iNOS-/- islet grafts. In the removed grafts iNOS-/- islet tissue contained higher mRNA levels of insulin, proinsulin convertases (PC-1 and PC-2), and IL-1beta compared to transplanted wt islets. The assessments of insulin, PC-1 and PC-2 mRNAs of the grafts suggest that the iNOS-/- islets may be more resistant to destruction in the transplantation model used; however, this was not sufficient to prolong the period of normoglycemia posttransplantation.