Abstract
The extension of islet transplantation to a wider number of type 1 diabetes patients is compromised by severe adverse events related to the immunosuppressant therapy required for allogenic islet transplantation. In this context, microencapsulation offers the prospects of immunosuppressive-free therapy by physically isolating islets from the immune system. However, current biomaterials need to be optimized to: improve biocompatibility, guaranty the maintenance of graft viability and functionality, and prevent fibrosis overgrowth around the capsule in vivo. Accumulating evidence suggest that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and anchor points consisting of tripeptides arg-gly-asp (RGD) have cytoprotective effects on pancreatic islets. Here, we investigated the effect of supplementing reference M-rich alginate microcapsules with MSCs and RGD-G rich alginate on bioprocessing as well as on human pancreatic islets viability and functionality. We characterized the microcapsules components, and then for the new microcapsule composite product: we analyzed the empty capsules biocompatibility and then investigated the benefits of MSCs and RGD-G rich alginate on viability and functionality on the encapsulated human pancreatic islets in vitro. ...Continue Reading
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