Immobilization of Sertoli cells on Islets of Langerhans
Immobilization of Sertoli cells on Islets of Langerhans
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支持细胞在朗格汉斯岛上的固定化
DOI:
10.1039/c2bm00048b
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
Hiroo Iwata
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作者:
Naohiro Takenoio;YUji Termura;Hiroo Iwata
Sertoli cells play a crucial role in creating the immunoprivileged environment of the testis. We examined the survival of islets of Langerhans after co-transplantation with Sertoli cells. Sertoli cells near islets should protect the graft from rejection. In this study, conjugates of single stranded oligonucleotides, poly(ethylene glycol) and phospholipids (ssDNA-PEG-DPPE) were used to immobilize Sertoli cells on islets. The 20-mer of deoxyadenylic acid (oligo(dA)20) and 20-mer of deoxythymidylic acid (oligo(dT)20) were presented as ssDNAs on the surfaces of Sertoli cells and islets, respectively, through the hydrophobic interaction between a lipid unit of the conjugates and the cell membrane. The Sertoli cells were immobilized on the islets through hybridization between oligo(dA)20 and oligo(dT)20. When Sertoli cell-immobilized islets were infused into the liver of mice through the portal vein, the Sertoli cells remained around the islets.