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GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 136, 期 5, 页码 1750-1760出版社
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.01.047
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK021344] Funding Source: Medline
Background & Aims: Exocrine acinar cells in the pancreas are highly differentiated cells that retain a remarkable degree of plasticity. After isolation and an initial phase of dedifferentiation in vitro, rodent acinar cells can convert to endocrine beta-cells when cultured in the presence of appropriate factors. The mechanisms regulating this phenotypic conversion are largely unknown. Methods: Using rat acinar cell cultures, we studied the role of Notch signaling in a model of acinar-to-beta-cell conversion. Results: We report a novel lectin-based cell labeling method to demonstrate the acinar origin of newly formed insutin-expressing beta-cells. This method allows for specific tracing of the acinar cells. We demonstrate that growth factor-induced conversion of adult acinar cells to beta-cells is negatively regulated by Notchl signaling. Activated Notchl signaling prevents the reexpression of the proendocrine transcription factor Neurogenin-3, the key regulator of endocrine development in the embryonic pancreas. Interfering with Notchl signaling allows modulating the acinar cell susceptibility to the differentiation-inducing factors. Its inhibition significantly improves beta-cell neoformation with approximately 30% of acinar cells that convert to beta-cells. The newly formed beta-cells mature when transplanted ectopically and are capable of restoring normal blood glycemia in diabetic recipients. Conclusions: We report for the first time an efficient way to reprogram one third of the acinar cells to beta-cells by adult cell type conversion. This could find application in cell replacement therapy of type I diabetes, provided that it can be translated from rodent to human models.
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