Purpose: Pancreata from non-heart beating donors could represent an unlimited source of islets if their cell viability can be efficiently preserved during the time necessary to process the organs by the use of a better solution of preservation compared to the classic University of Wisconsin solution. The aim of this study was to determine whether it is possible to obtain functioning "alive islets" from non-heart-beating donors by comparing, on a porcine model, the classic "UW ice-store" method with a two-layer cold storage method (TLM) using oxygenated Perfluorocarbons (PFC) and UW.Methods: Whole pancreata were harvested from 20 NHBDs female pigs with similar characteristics and preserved for 4 h in UW solution (n=10) or TLM (UW/PFC) solution (n=10). The isolated islets were then evaluated for number, viability, purity, and insulin secretion, also estimated after 8 weeks of cryopreservation.Results: The total number of islets obtained from isolation, and their function assayed by the insulin stimulation index, before and after cryopreservation, showed a higher value in the TLM group. No significative differences in terms of purity and viability before and after cryopreservation were found when comparing the two groups.Conclusions: TLM solution for NHBDs porcine pancreata with cold ischemia time lower than 4 h offers significant advantages over UW solution storage, thereby increasing the isolation yield and isolation success rate of the pancreatic porcine islets

Gioviale, M.C., Damiano, G., Palumbo, V.D., Bellavia, M., Cacciabaudo, F., Cassata, G., et al. (2011). Pancreatic islets from non-heart beating donor pig: Two-layer preservation method in an in vitro porcine model. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, 34(6), 519-525 [10.5301/IJAO.2011.8465].

Pancreatic islets from non-heart beating donor pig: Two-layer preservation method in an in vitro porcine model

GIOVIALE, Maria Concetta;DAMIANO, Giuseppe;PALUMBO, Vincenzo Davide;BELLAVIA, Maurizio;CACCIABAUDO, Francesco;CASSATA, Giovanni;ALTOMARE, Roberta;LO MONTE, Attilio Ignazio
2011-01-01

Abstract

Purpose: Pancreata from non-heart beating donors could represent an unlimited source of islets if their cell viability can be efficiently preserved during the time necessary to process the organs by the use of a better solution of preservation compared to the classic University of Wisconsin solution. The aim of this study was to determine whether it is possible to obtain functioning "alive islets" from non-heart-beating donors by comparing, on a porcine model, the classic "UW ice-store" method with a two-layer cold storage method (TLM) using oxygenated Perfluorocarbons (PFC) and UW.Methods: Whole pancreata were harvested from 20 NHBDs female pigs with similar characteristics and preserved for 4 h in UW solution (n=10) or TLM (UW/PFC) solution (n=10). The isolated islets were then evaluated for number, viability, purity, and insulin secretion, also estimated after 8 weeks of cryopreservation.Results: The total number of islets obtained from isolation, and their function assayed by the insulin stimulation index, before and after cryopreservation, showed a higher value in the TLM group. No significative differences in terms of purity and viability before and after cryopreservation were found when comparing the two groups.Conclusions: TLM solution for NHBDs porcine pancreata with cold ischemia time lower than 4 h offers significant advantages over UW solution storage, thereby increasing the isolation yield and isolation success rate of the pancreatic porcine islets
2011
Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale
Settore BIO/13 - Biologia Applicata
Gioviale, M.C., Damiano, G., Palumbo, V.D., Bellavia, M., Cacciabaudo, F., Cassata, G., et al. (2011). Pancreatic islets from non-heart beating donor pig: Two-layer preservation method in an in vitro porcine model. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, 34(6), 519-525 [10.5301/IJAO.2011.8465].
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