Effects of Growth Factors on Development of Fetal Islet B-Cells In Vitro

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  • YASUDA Masahiko
    Department of Anatomy II, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
  • YAMAMOTO Masako
    Department of Anatomy II, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
  • OCHIAI Hideharu
    Research Institute of Bioscience, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
  • EGUCHI Yasunobu
    Department of Anatomy II, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
  • ARISHIMA Kazuyoshi
    Department of Anatomy II, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University

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  • 成長因子がIn vitroにおける胎子膵島B細胞の発達に及ぼす影響
  • Anatomy: Effects of growth factors on development of fetal islet B-cells in vitro

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Abstract

To investigate the role of growth factors (epidermal growth factor [EGF], betacellulin, and activin A) in the development of islet B cells of rat fetal pancreatic explants in vitro, pancreases from rat fetuses at day 18 of gestation were cultured for 96 hr, with or without these growth factors. Culture medium was changed every 24 hr, and the level of insulin released in the culture medium was measured. After 72 hr of culture, pancreases were examined histologically. As a result, EGF promoted cell proliferation, but reduced B cell volume. Whereas, betacellulin and activin A inhibited cell division, but promoted increased B cell volume and insulin secretion, especially activin A, which stimulated insulin release in a time dependent manner. These results suggest that EGF, betacellulin, and activin A promote pancreatic cell proliferation, islet B-cell differentiation, and islet B-cell differentiation and functional maturation, respectively, and that EGF, betacellulin, and activin A, in this order, regulate islet B-cell neogenesis.<br>

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