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- Title
Fucoidan Hydrogels Significantly Alleviate Oxidative Stress and Enhance the Endocrine Function of Encapsulated Beta Cells.
- Authors
Reys, Lara L.; Vaithilingam, Vijayaganapathy; Sthijns, Mireille M. J. P. E.; Soares, Eduardo; Rademakers, Timo; de Vries, Rick; Mohammed, Sami G.; de Bont, Denise; Jetten, Marlon J.; Hermanns, Carolin; Filho, Omar Paulino da Silva; Stell, Adam; Mourad, Nizar I.; Gianello, Pierre; LaPointe, Vanessa L. S.; Silva, Simone S.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.; van Apeldoorn, Aart A.
- Abstract
Microencapsulating pancreatic islets in immunoprotective alginate hydrogels is a promising strategy for treatment of type 1 diabetes. However, this strategy is limited by inflammation and hypoxia mediated oxidative stress, due to encapsulation and the hydrogel itself, leading to impaired insulin secretion and limited short and long term cell survival. Herein, the antioxidant effect of fucoidan, an algae derived polysaccharide, on beta cells, and its positive effects on encapsulated beta cell viability and function is presented. Fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus (FF) exhibits a high total antioxidant capacity, and free radical scavenging activity, and is able to significantly alleviate intracellular oxidative stress in rat insolinoma beta cells (INS1E). In addition, FF significantly increases insulin secretion in a dose‐ and time‐dependent manner. When FF is incorporated in ultrapure alginate used for microencapsulation of primary rat islets, both viability and glucose responsiveness of rat islets in these socalled Fucogel microcapsules (Fucocaps) are found to be significantly higher compared to islets encapsulated in alginate alone. Similar results are obtained with INS1E pseudoislets and neonatal pig islets. Fucocaps can provide a redox‐modulatory niche and an immune barrier for islets and beta cells in the same time leading to significantly improved survival and endocrine function by mitigating oxidative stress.
- Subjects
MICROENCAPSULATION; BETA functions; OXIDATIVE stress; OXIDANT status; TYPE 1 diabetes; CELL survival; ISLANDS of Langerhans; PANCREATIC beta cells
- Publication
Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 35, p1
- ISSN
1616-301X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/adfm.202011205