Controlled Heterotypic Pseudo-Islet Assembly of Human β-Cells and Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Using Magnetic Levitation.
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2019-12-20Keywords
3DDIABETES
endothelial cells
Insulin
islets
β-cells
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10.1089/ten.TEA.2019.0158PubMed ID
31680653Abstract
β-Cell functionality and survival are highly dependent on the cells' microenvironment and cell-cell interactions. Since the pancreas is a highly vascularized organ, the crosstalk between β-cells and endothelial cells (ECs) is vital to ensure proper function. To understand the interaction of pancreatic β-cells with vascular ECs, we sought to investigate the impact of the spatial distribution on the interaction of human cell line-based β-cells (EndoC-βH3) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). We focused on the evaluation of three major spatial distributions, which can be found within human islets in vivo, in tissue-engineered heterotypic cell spheroids, so-called pseudo-islets, by controlling the aggregation process using magnetic levitation. We report that heterotypic spheroids formed by spontaneous aggregation cannot be maintained in culture due to HUVEC disassembly over time. In contrast, magnetic levitation allows the formation of stable heterotypic spheroids with defined spatial distribution and significantly facilitated HUVEC integration. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that introduces a human-only cell line-based in vitro test system composed of a coculture of β-cells and ECs with a successful stimulation of β-cell secretory function monitored by a glucose-stimulated insulin secretion assays. In addition, we systematically investigate the impact of the spatial distribution on cocultures of human β-cells and ECs, showing that the architecture of pseudo-islets significantly affects β-cell functionality. Impact statement Tissue engineering of coculture systems containing β-cells and endothelial cells (ECs) is a promising technique to stimulate β-cell functionality. In this study, we analyzed human pancreatic islet tissue and revealed three different native distributions of β-cells and ECs. We successfully recreated these distributions in vitro by employing magnetic levitation of human β-cells and ECs, forming controlled heterotypic pseudo-islets, which enabled us to identify a significant impact of the pseudo-islet architecture on insulin secretion.Item Type
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