2018
Nanotopographical regulation of pancreatic islet-like cluster formation from human pluripotent stem cells using a gradient-pattern chip
Kim J, Park B, Kim S, Lee D, Lee G, Kim D, Choi B, Lee K, Kim J. Nanotopographical regulation of pancreatic islet-like cluster formation from human pluripotent stem cells using a gradient-pattern chip. Acta Biomaterialia 2018, 95: 337-347. PMID: 30529081, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman pluripotent stem cellsPancreatic islet-like clustersStem cell fatePluripotent stem cellsIslet-like clustersCell fateSpecific functional cell typesCell typesPancreatic endocrine progenitorsStem cellsStem cell nichePancreatic islet developmentFunctional cell typesSpecific cell typesPancreatic cellsDevelopmental regulatorsEndocrine progenitorsCell nicheMechanical cuesPancreatic β-cellsPolyhormonal cells
2015
Pancreatic Islet-Like Three-Dimensional Aggregates Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Ameliorate Hyperglycemia in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice
Shim J, Kim J, Han J, An S, Jang Y, Son J, Woo D, Kim S, Kim J. Pancreatic Islet-Like Three-Dimensional Aggregates Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Ameliorate Hyperglycemia in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice. Cell Transplantation 2015, 24: 2155-2168. PMID: 25397866, DOI: 10.3727/096368914x685438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Culture TechniquesCell DifferentiationCell LineDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalEndodermHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansHyperglycemiaIslets of LangerhansMiceStreptozocinConceptsDiabetic miceHuman embryonic stem cellsClinical islet transplantationBlood glucose levelsMature pancreatic endocrine cellsPancreatic endocrine cellsStem cellsInhibition of NotchAmeliorate hyperglycemiaIslet transplantationPancreatic hormonesGlucose levelsPancreatic endodermDonor isletsPancreatic featuresActivin APharmacological drugsEndocrine cellsIncreased expressionThree-dimensional aggregatesExpression of Neurog3Transient upregulationProgenitor cellsRetinoic acidActivin βB