周细胞有助于胰岛基底膜的形成,从而促进β细胞基因的表达。

Pericytes contribute to the islet basement membranes to promote beta-cell gene expression.

机构信息

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel.

出版信息

Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 27;11(1):2378. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81774-8.

Abstract

β-Cells depend on the islet basement membrane (BM). While some islet BM components are produced by endothelial cells (ECs), the source of others remains unknown. Pancreatic pericytes directly support β-cells through mostly unidentified secreted factors. Thus, we hypothesized that pericytes regulate β-cells through the production of BM components. Here, we show that pericytes produce multiple components of the mouse pancreatic and islet interstitial and BM matrices. Several of the pericyte-produced ECM components were previously implicated in β-cell physiology, including collagen IV, laminins, proteoglycans, fibronectin, nidogen, and hyaluronan. Compared to ECs, pancreatic pericytes produce significantly higher levels of α2 and α4 laminin chains, which constitute the peri-islet and vascular BM. We further found that the pericytic laminin isoforms differentially regulate mouse β-cells. Whereas α2 laminins promoted islet cell clustering, they did not affect gene expression. In contrast, culturing on Laminin-421 induced the expression of β-cell genes, including Ins1, MafA, and Glut2, and significantly improved glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Thus, alongside ECs, pericytes are a significant source of the islet BM, which is essential for proper β-cell function.

摘要

β 细胞依赖胰岛基底膜 (BM)。虽然一些胰岛 BM 成分是由内皮细胞 (ECs) 产生的,但其他成分的来源仍不清楚。胰腺周细胞通过大多数未鉴定的分泌因子直接支持β细胞。因此,我们假设周细胞通过产生 BM 成分来调节β细胞。在这里,我们表明周细胞产生了多种小鼠胰岛和间质以及 BM 基质的成分。周细胞产生的几种细胞外基质成分先前与β细胞生理学有关,包括胶原 IV、层粘连蛋白、蛋白聚糖、纤连蛋白、巢蛋白和透明质酸。与 ECs 相比,胰腺周细胞产生的α2 和α4 层粘连蛋白链水平明显更高,这些蛋白链构成了胰岛周围和血管 BM。我们进一步发现,周细胞的层粘连蛋白同工型可差异调节小鼠β细胞。α2 层粘连蛋白促进胰岛细胞聚集,但不影响基因表达。相比之下,在层粘连蛋白-421 上培养诱导了β细胞基因的表达,包括 Ins1、MafA 和 Glut2,并显著改善了葡萄糖刺激的胰岛素分泌。因此,除了 ECs 之外,周细胞还是胰岛 BM 的重要来源,这对β细胞的正常功能至关重要。

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