Journal: Cell Reports Medicine
Article Title: RSPO1, a potent inducer of pancreatic β cell neogenesis
doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102126
Figure Lengend Snippet: An FC-coupled RSPO1 induces pancreatic β cell neogenesis in vitro , ex vivo , and in vivo (A) Assessment of MIN6 cell number upon 24-h incubation with saline or increasing doses of FC-coupled RSPO1 protein ( n = 5). (B) Quantification of the percentage of BrdU+ cells in saline-treated islets and islets incubated for 72 h with 200 nM or 1 or 3 μM FC-RSPO1 ( n = 5). (C) Weekly monitoring of random glycemia in 10-week-old NOD females injected intraperitoneally weekly for 18 weeks with either saline or 2.4 mg/kg of FC-RSPO1 ( n = 12 in control group, n = 10 in treated group). (D) Quantification of the whole β cell mass in NOD mice weekly administered with either saline or 2.4 mg/kg of FC-coupled RSPO1. The β cell mass of 10-week-old NOD females was used to evaluate the insulin + area at the beginning of the study ( n = 12 in control group, n = 10 in treated group). (E–H) Pancreatic sections from FC-RSPO1-treated NOD mice stained for the β cell markers Pdx1 (E), PC1/3 (F), Nkx6.1 (G), and Glut2 (H). All data shown represent mean ± SEM. Results were considered significant if p < 0.0001 (∗∗∗∗), p < 0.001 (∗∗∗), p < 0.01 (∗∗), and p < 0.05 (∗) following a one-way ANOVA (A and B); a one-way ANOVA, a Mann-Whitney test, or a Kruskal-Wallis test (C); or an unpaired Student’s t test (D).
Article Snippet: The pancreatic immortalized β-cell lines MIN6 (AddexBio) and Ins1 (ATCC), the α-cell-derived αTC1 (ATCC) and the acinar cell line 266-6 (ATCC) were cultured in 100mm Petri dishes (Eppendorf) in cell line-specific culture media indicated by manufacturer’s instructions and maintained in an humified incubator at 37°C and 5% CO2.
Techniques: In Vitro, Ex Vivo, In Vivo, Incubation, Saline, Injection, Control, Staining, IF-P, MANN-WHITNEY