Differentiation of bone marrow stem cells into functional pancreatic insulin-producing cells Von der Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig zur Erlangung des Grades einer Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) genehmigte D i s s e r t a t i o n von Tayaramma Thatava aus Vijayawada / Indien 1. Referent: Professor Dr. Martin Korte 2. Referent: Privatdozent Dr. Peter Paul Müller Eingereicht am: 06.12.2006 Mündliche Prüfung (Disputation) am: 28.02.2007 Druckjahr 2007 Vorveröffentlichungen der Dissertation Teilergebnisse aus dieser Arbeit wurden mit Genehmigung der Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften, vertreten durch die Mentorin/den Mentor* der Arbeit, in folgenden Beiträgen vorab veröffentlicht: Publikationen Chromatin-remodeling factors allow differentiation of bone marrow cells into insulin-1* 1 2 1producing cells. Tayaramma Thatava , Bin Ma , Manfred Rhode , Hubert Mayer Stem Cells, Vol.24, No.12; December 2006, Page No. 2858-2867. Tagungsbeiträge Efficient differentiation of adult stem cells into glucose regulated insulin producing cells using histone deacetylating agents Tayaramma Thatava, Hubert Mayer, 3rd International Stem Cell Meeting, Münster, Germany, May 15–16, 2006 (poster presentation).
Differentiation of bone marrow stem cells into functional pancreatic insulin-producing cellsVon der Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig zur Erlangung des Grades einer Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) genehmigte
D i s s e r t a t i o n vonTayaramma Thatava aus Vijayawada / Indien
1. Referent: Professor Dr. Martin Korte 2. Referent: Privatdozent Dr. Peter Paul Müller Eingereicht am: 06.12.2006 Mündliche Prüfung (Disputation) am: 28.02.2007 Druckjahr 2007
Vorveröffentlichungen der Dissertation Teilergebnisse aus dieser Arbeit wurden mit Genehmigung der Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften, vertreten durch die Mentorin/den Mentor* der Arbeit, in folgenden Beiträgen vorab veröffentlicht:
Publikationen Chromatin-remodeling factors allow differentiation of bone marrow cells into insulin-1*1 2 1 producing cells.Tayaramma Thatava ,Bin Ma , Manfred Rhode , Hubert Mayer Stem Cells, Vol.24, No.12; December 2006, Page No. 2858-2867. Tagungsbeiträge Efficient differentiation of adult stem cells into glucose regulated insulin producing cells using histone deacetylating agentsTayaramma Thatava,Hubert Mayer, 3rd International Stem Cell Meeting, Münster, Germany, May 15–16, 2006(poster presentation). Glucose regulated release of insulin from intracellular vesicles in differentiated bone marrow cellsThatava Tayaramma, Hubert Mayer. German Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, Braunschweig, Germany, March 29-April 1, 2006(Poster presentation)Human MSC differentiation into endodermal lineagesThatava Tayaramma, Hubert Mayer. 2nd International Meeting of the Stem Cell Network: New Horizons in Cell Differentiation, Bonn, Germany, April 1-2, 2004(Poster presentation)
1.5 Pancreatic diseases
1.1 Regulation of blood glucose
1.1.1 Role of Glucagon
1.2 Anatomy and functions of pancreas
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1.4 Genes and transcription factors involved in the development of pancreas
1.6.2 Type 2 diabetes
1 Introduction
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1.7.2 Long-term chronic complications
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1.2.4 Insulin secretion
1.3 Pancreas organogenesis
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Summary
Contents
1.2.1 Anatomy
1.2.3 Functions of pancreaticβ-cells
1.2.2 General functions
1.6.1 Type 1 diabetes
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1.6 Diabetes mellitus
1.7.1 Short-term acute complications
1.7 Pathology of diabetes
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3.1.2 Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
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1.9.5 Generation of islet-like cells from adult stem and progenitor cells
3.2 Mice
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1.10.1 Transdifferentiation
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1.8 Treatment of diabetes mellitus
1.9.4 Embryonic stem (ES) cells as a source for islet cells
1.9.2 Transplantation of insulin-secreting cell lines
1.9.3 Pancreatic progenitors as a source of islet cells
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3. Material and Methods
1.11 Chromatin remodeling of stem cells
3.1.4 Azacytidine
3.1.3 Sodium butyrate
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1.8.2 Treatment of type 2 diabetes
1.7.4 Macrovascular disease
Contents2 1.7.3 Microvascular disease
3.1.1 Trichostatin A
2. Aim of the study
3.1 Chromatin remodeling factors
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1.8.3 Side effects
1.9 Strategies to cure diabetes
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1.9.1 Transplantation of islets and whole pancreas
1.10 Adult stem cells
1.8.1 Treatment of type 1 diabetes
3.16 Microarray analysis
3.7 Newport Green DCF labeling
Contents3 3.3 Isolation of mouse bone marrow cells
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3.10.1 Quantification of secreted insulin
3.4 Culturing and differentiation of BM stem cells
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3.8 Immunocytochemistry
3.8.1 Confocal microscopy
3.6 Dithizone staining
3.5 Isolation of pancreatic islets
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3.10 ELISA
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3.9 Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of differentiated cluster
3.11 Intracellular insulin detection
3.12 RNA extraction
3.18 Statistical analysis
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3.11.1 Co-immunoprecipitation
3.11.2 Western blot
3.14 Electron microscopy
3.13 Reverse Transcription/polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR)
3.17 Sources of chemicals
3.15 Nuclear imaging
3.16.2 DNA microarray hybridization
3.16.1 RNA isolation
3.16.3 Data analysis
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4.5 Glucose regulated insulin secretion from differentiated BMSC
4.8 Chromatin morphology after treatment with TSA
5.1 Chromatin remodeling factors induce differentiation of BMSC
5.7 Effect of TSA treatment on cells
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5.4 Expression of pancreas-specific hormones in differentiated cells
5.3 Presence of transcription factors and genes specific for pancreas
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5.5 Regulation of insulin secretion in differentiated islet-like cells
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5.6 Presence of insulin in secretory vesicles of differentiated BMSC
4.7 Ultrastructural analysis of insulin-producing cell clusters
Curriculum Vitae
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4.4 Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction image of islet like cell cluster
5.2 Detection of insulin-producing cells in the culture
Literature
5.8 Outlook
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4.6 Endocrine-specific gene expression in differentiated islet-like clusters
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4.9 Genes expressed at different time points of differentiation 5. Discussion