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Beta-cell growth and mass are preserved in long-term syngeneic islet transplantation in streptozocin-induced diabetic Lewis rats
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We determined beta-cell replication and mass in basal and stimulated conditions in long-term transplanted islets. Three groups of streptozocin-induced diabetic Lewis rats were transplanted with 1,000 islets (500 islets under left and right kidney capsules). At 2 (Tx-2), 5 (Tx-5), or 9 (Tx-9) months after transplantation, one of the two grafts (basal) was harvested; 14 days later, the contralateral graft (stimulated) was also harvested. Normoglycemia was achieved and maintained in all transplanted rats, although the capacity to respond to a glucose challenge deteriorated slightly 9 months after transplantation. Beta-cell replication remained stable in Tx-2, Tx-5, and Tx-9 basal grafts and was similar to replication in a control group of nontransplanted rats (0.28 +/- 0.06%); replication increased in Tx-2 (0.90 +/- 0.23%, P < 0.05) and Tx-9 (0.72 +/- 0.09%, P < 0.05) stimulated grafts. Beta-cell mass in basal grafts was similar to the initially transplanted mass (1.24 +/- 0.06 mg) and increased in stimulated grafts in Tx-2 (1.91 +/- 0.38 mg, P < 0.05) and Tx-5 (1.73 +/- 0.27 mg, P = 0.01) groups, compared with basal grafts, and in Tx-2 and Tx-9 groups (1.92 +/- 0.30 mg, P < 0.05), compared with initially transplanted mass. Therefore, beta-cell replication and mass were preserved up to 9 months after syngeneic transplantation, and beta-cells maintained the capacity to respond to increased metabolic demand, suggesting that replication is not a limiting factor in the survival of transplanted islets.
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NACHER, Victor, RAURELL, Mercè, MERINO RODRÍGUEZ, Francisco, ARANDA, Olga, SOLER RAMON, Joan, MONTANYA MIAS, Eduard. Beta-cell growth and mass are preserved in long-term syngeneic islet transplantation in streptozocin-induced diabetic Lewis rats. _Diabetes_. 1996. Vol. 45, núm. 11, pàgs. 1541-1546. [consulta: 22 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 0012-1797. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/135007]