期刊
ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
卷 9, 期 9, 页码 8140-8148出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.05.035
关键词
Fibrin; Integrin; Beta cell; Cell signaling; Diabetes
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Extracellular matrix (ECM)-integrin stimulation can promote beta cell differentiation, proliferation and function. However, beta cells lose their insulin secretion function in response to glucose stimulation, and senesce when cultured with ECM proteins for a long time. Fibrin is a provisional ECM protein that is capable of maintaining beta cell function, yet the mechanisms by which this occurs is unknown. The present study examined how fibrin interacts with integrin receptors to promote beta cell cluster formation, proliferation and function. The rat insulinoma cell line, INS-1, was cultured on tissue-culture polystyrene, or with 2-D or 3-D fibrin gels for up to 4 weeks. Cells cultured with fibrin formed islet-like clusters and showed direct contacts with fibrin determined by scanning electron microscopy. Fibrin-cultured INS-1 cells also had significantly increased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. A significant increase in integrin alpha v beta 3 protein and phosphorylated FAK, Erk1/2 and Akt levels was observed in fibrin-cultured INS-1 cells, which was associated with significantly increased cell proliferation and decreased cell apoptosis. Integrin alpha v beta 3 blockade affected INS-1 cell spreading on fibrin gels, and resulted in significantly decreased FAK phosphorylation and increased cleaved caspase-3 levels. These results show that fibrin promotes beta cell function, proliferation and survival via integrin alpha v beta 3 interactions. (C) 2013 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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