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To determine whether adipose tissue-derived stem cells transduced with human Pdx1 can differentiate into functional insulin-producing cells and alleviate hyperglycemia in diabetic mice.

September 15, 2009The International Journal of Developmental BiologyOpen Access

Pdx1-transfected adipose tissue-derived stem cells differentiate into insulin-producing cells in vivo and reduce hyperglycemia in diabetic mice

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HKHiromitsu KajiyamaTaisho Pharmaceutical (Japan)THTatsuo S. HamazakiNational Center for Global Health and Medicine MTMakoto TokuharaTokai University

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Experimental animal study demonstrates reduced hyperglycemia and pancreatic repair in diabetic mice, highlighting a viable cell therapy approach for diabetes.

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To determine whether adipose tissue-derived stem cells transduced with human Pdx1 can differentiate into functional insulin-producing cells and alleviate hyperglycemia in diabetic mice.
Murine adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) were genetically modified to stably express the human pancreatic transcription factor Pdx1.
Pancreatic damage and hyperglycemia were induced in mice via streptozotocin (STZ) injection, followed by the transplantation of Pdx1-transduced ASCs.
Transplanted Pdx1-ASCs successfully engrafted into the damaged pancreas, expressing insulin and C-peptide in vivo despite failing to adopt a pancreatic phenotype in vitro.
Mice receiving Pdx1-ASCs exhibited significantly decreased blood glucose levels and increased survival rates compared with control mice.

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Kajiyama et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9c90c3b1aec079204a445b https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.092953hk

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Experimental animal study demonstrates reduced hyperglycemia and pancreatic repair in diabetic mice, highlighting a viable cell therapy approach for diabetes.

Pdx1-transfected adipose tissue-derived stem cells differentiate into insulin-producing cells in vivo and reduce hyperglycemia in diabetic mice

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Pdx1-transfected adipose tissue-derived stem cells differentiate into insulin-producing cells in vivo and reduce hyperglycemia in diabetic mice

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