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of or involving the pancreas; "pancreatic cancer"
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The diagram shows the structural differences between rat islets (top) and humans islets (bottom) as well as the ventral part (left) and the dorsal part (right) of the pancreas. Different cell types are colour-coded. Rodent islets, unlike the human ones, show the characteristic insulin core.

A porcine pancreatic islet. The left image is a brightfield image created using hematoxylin stain; nuclei are dark circles and the acinar pancreatic tissue is darker than the islet tissue. The right image is the same section stained by immunofluorescence against insulin, indicating beta cells.

Illustration depicting pancreatic islet

The islet density routes throughout the healthy human pancreas^[1]

The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (i.e., hormone-producing) cells, discovered in 1869 by German pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans.^[2] The pancreatic islets constitute 1 to 2% of the pancreas volume^[1] and receive 10–15% of its blood flow.^[3]^[4] The pancreatic islets are arranged in density routes throughout the human pancreas,^[1] and are important in the metabolism of glucose.^[5]

Structure

There are about 3 million islets distributed in the form of density routes throughout the pancreas of a healthy adult human,^[1] each of which measures an average of about 0.1 mm (109 µm) in diameter.^[1]^[6]^:914 Each is separated from the surrounding pancreatic tissue by a thin fibrous connective tissue capsule which is continuous with the fibrous connective tissue that is interwoven throughout the rest of the pancreas.^[6]^:914 The combined mass of the islets is 2 grams.^[1] Islets of Langerhans can also form superstructures called islet clusters surrounding large blood vessels.^[1] The roundness of islets along the pancreas has also been quantified as an index of sphericity. Islets closest to the spherical form are mainly found in the tail of the pancreas, whereas the least-spherical islets are found in the neck of the pancreas.^[1]

Histology

Hormones produced in the pancreatic islets are secreted directly into the blood flow by (at least) five types of cells. In rat islets, endocrine cell subsets are distributed as follows:^[7]

Alpha cells producing glucagon (20% of total islet cells)
Beta cells producing insulin and amylin (≈70%)
Delta cells producing somatostatin (<10%)
PP cells (gamma cells) producing pancreatic polypeptide (<5%)
Epsilon cells producing ghrelin (<1%)

It has been recognized that the cytoarchitecture of pancreatic islets differs between species.^[8]^[9]^[10] In particular, while rodent islets are characterized by a predominant proportion of insulin-producing beta cells in the core of the cluster and by scarce alpha, delta and PP cells in the periphery, human islets display alpha and beta cells in close relationship with each other throughout the cluster.^[8]^[10]

Islets can influence each other through paracrine and autocrine communication, and beta cells are coupled electrically to six to seven other beta cells (but not to other cell types).^[11]

Function

The paracrine feedback system of the pancreatic islets has the following structure:^[12]

Glucose/Insulin: activates beta cells and inhibits alpha cells
Glycogen/Glucagon: activates alpha cells which activates beta cells and delta cells
Somatostatin: inhibits alpha cells and beta cells

A large number of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate the secretion of insulin, glucagon and somatostatin from pancreatic islets,^[13] and some of these GPCRs are the targets of drugs used to treat type-2 diabetes (ref GLP-1 receptor agonists, DPPIV inhibitors).

Electrical activity

Electrical activity of pancreatic islets has been studied using patch clamp techniques. It has turned out that the behavior of cells in intact islets differs significantly from the behavior of dispersed cells.^[14]

Clinical significance

Diabetes

The beta cells of the pancreatic islets secrete insulin, and so play a significant role in diabetes. It is thought that they are destroyed by immune assaults. However, there are also indications that beta cells have not been destroyed but have only become non-functional.

Transplantation

Because the beta cells in the pancreatic islets are selectively destroyed by an autoimmune process in type 1 diabetes, clinicians and researchers are actively pursuing islet transplantation as a means of restoring physiological beta cell function, which would offer an alternative to a complete pancreas transplant or artificial pancreas.^[15]^[16] Islet transplantation emerged as a viable option for the treatment of insulin requiring diabetes in the early 1970s with steady progress over the last three decades.^[17] Recent clinical trials have shown that insulin independence and improved metabolic control can be reproducibly obtained after transplantation of cadaveric donor islets into patients with unstable type 1 diabetes.^[16]

Islet transplantation for type 1 diabetes currently requires potent immunosuppression to prevent host rejection of donor islets.^[18]

An alternative source of beta cells, such insulin-producing cells derived from adult stem cells or progenitor cells would contribute to overcoming the shortage of donor organs for transplantation. The field of regenerative medicine is rapidly evolving and offers great hope for the nearest future. However, type 1 diabetes is the result of the autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreas. Therefore, an effective cure will require a sequential, integrated approach that combines adequate and safe immune interventions with beta cell regenerative approaches.^[19]

Additional images

Mouse islet immunostained for pancreatic polypeptide
Mouse islet immunostained for insulin
Mouse islet immunostained for glucagon
Illustration of dog pancreas. 250x.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Ionescu-Tirgoviste, Constantin; Gagniuc, Paul A.; Gubceac, Elvira; Mardare, Liliana; Popescu, Irinel; Dima, Simona; Militaru, Manuella (2015-09-29). "A 3D map of the islet routes throughout the healthy human pancreas". Scientific Reports. 5. PMC 4586491 . PMID 26417671. doi:10.1038/srep14634.
^ Langerhans P (1869). "Beitrage zur mikroscopischen anatomie der bauchspeichel druse". Inaugural-dissertation. Berlin: Gustav Lange.
^ Barrett KE, Boitano S, Barman SM, Brooks HL. Ganong's review of medical physiology (23 ed.). McGraw Hill Medical. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-07-160568-7.
^ Functional Anatomy of the Endocrine Pancreas
^ Pour, Parviz M.; Standop, Jens; Batra, Surinder K. (January 2002). "Are islet cells the gatekeepers of the pancreas?". Pancreatology. 2 (5): 440–448. doi:10.1159/000064718.
^ ^a ^b Sleisenger, edited by Mark Feldman, Lawrence S. Friedman, Lawrence J. Brandt; consulting editor, Marvin H. (2009). Sleisenger & Fordtran's gastrointestinal and liver disease pathophysiology, diagnosis, management (9th ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: MD Consult. ISBN 978-1-4160-6189-2.
^ Elayat AA; el-Naggar MM; Tahir M; Bassam dahrouj (1995). "An immunocytochemical and morphometric study of the rat pancreatic islets". Journal of Anatomy. 186. (Pt 3) (Pt 3): 629–37. PMC 1167020 . PMID 7559135.
^ ^a ^b Brissova M, Fowler MJ, Nicholson WE, Chu A, Hirshberg B, Harlan DM, Powers AC (2005). "Assessment of human pancreatic islet architecture and composition by laser scanning confocal microscopy". Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry. 53 (9): 1087–97. PMID 15923354. doi:10.1369/jhc.5C6684.2005.
^ Ichii H, Inverardi L, Pileggi A, Molano RD, Cabrera O, Caicedo A, Messinger S, Kuroda Y, Berggren PO, Ricordi C (2005). "A novel method for the assessment of cellular composition and beta-cell viability in human islet preparations". American Journal of Transplantation. 5 (7): 1635–45. PMID 15943621. doi:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.00913.x.
^ ^a ^b Cabrera O, Berman DM, Kenyon NS, Ricordi C, Berggren PO, Caicedo A (2006). "The unique cytoarchitecture of human pancreatic islets has implications for islet cell function". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 103 (7): 2334–9. ISSN 1091-6490. PMC 1413730 . PMID 16461897. doi:10.1073/pnas.0510790103.
^ Kelly, Catriona; McClenaghan, Neville H.; Flatt, Peter R. (2011). "Role of islet structure and cellular interactions in the control of insulin secretion". Islets. 3 (2): 41–47. doi:10.4161/isl.3.2.14805.
^ Wang, Michael B.; Bullock, John; Boyle, Joseph R. (2001). Physiology. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 391. ISBN 0-683-30603-0.
^ "An atlas and functional analysis of G-protein coupled receptors in human islets of Langerhans.Amisten S, Salehi A, Rorsman P, Jones PM, Persaud SJ., Pharmacol Ther. 2013 May 18. PMID 23694765
^ Pérez-Armendariz M, Roy C, Spray DC, Bennett MV (1991). "Biophysical properties of gap junctions between freshly dispersed pairs of mouse pancreatic beta cells". Biophysical Journal. 59 (1): 76–92. PMC 1281120 . PMID 2015391. doi:10.1016/S0006-3495(91)82200-7.
^ Meloche RM (2007). "Transplantation for the treatment of type 1 diabetes". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 13 (47): 6347–55. PMID 18081223. doi:10.3748/wjg.13.6347.
^ ^a ^b Hogan A, Pileggi A, Ricordi C (2008). "Transplantation: current developments and future directions; the future of clinical islet transplantation as a cure for diabetes". Frontiers in Bioscience. 13 (13): 1192–205. PMID 17981623. doi:10.2741/2755.
^ Piemonti L, Pileggi A (2013). "25 Years of the Ricordi Automated Method for Islet Isolation". CellR4. 1 (1): 8–22.
^ Chatenoud L (2008). "Chemical immunosuppression in islet transplantation—friend or foe?". New England Journal of Medicine. 358 (11): 1192–3. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 18337609. doi:10.1056/NEJMcibr0708067.
^ Pileggi A, Cobianchi L, Inverardi L, Ricordi C (2006). "Overcoming the challenges now limiting islet transplantation: a sequential, integrated approach". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1079 (1): 383–98. ISSN 0077-8923. PMID 17130583. doi:10.1196/annals.1375.059.

External links

"The Islets of Langerhans", Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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"Pancreas, human – H&E", Blue Histology – Accessory Digestive Glands, School of Anatomy and Human Biology,

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1. 糖尿病における膵臓および膵島移植 pancreas and islet transplantation in diabetes mellitus
2. 膵神経内分泌腫瘍（膵島細胞腫瘍）の分類、疫学、臨床症状、局在、および病期分類 classification epidemiology clinical presentation localization and staging of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors islet cell tumors
3. 膵嚢胞の分類 classification of pancreatic cysts
4. 膵臓ステント留置術およびその合併症の概要 overview of pancreatic stenting and its complications
5. 膵外分泌癌の臨床症状、診断、および病期分類 clinical manifestations diagnosis and staging of exocrine pancreatic cancer

English Journal

Microchip-based engineering of super-pancreatic islets supported by adipose-derived stem cells.

Jun Y1, Kang AR1, Lee JS1, Park SJ2, Lee DY3, Moon SH2, Lee SH4.Author information 1Biotechnology-Medical Science, KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea.2Department of Stem Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea.3Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea.4Biotechnology-Medical Science, KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea; Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Korea University, Seoul 136-703, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: dbiomed@korea.ac.kr.AbstractType 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic disorder characterized by targeted autoimmune-mediated destruction of the β cells of Langerhans within pancreatic islets. Currently, islet transplantation is the only curative therapy; however, donor shortages and cellular damage during the isolation process critically limit the use of this approach. Here, we describe a method for creating viable and functionally potent islets for successful transplantation by co-culturing single primary islet cells with adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) in concave microwells. We observed that the ADSCs segregated from the islet cells, eventually yielding purified islet spheroids in the three-dimensional environment. Thereafter, the ADSC-exposed islet spheroids showed significantly different ultrastructural morphologies, higher viability, and enhanced insulin secretion compared to mono-cultured islet spheroids. This suggests that ADSCs may have a significant potential to protect islet cells from damage during culture, and may be employed to improve islet cell survival and function prior to transplantation. In vivo experiments involving xenotransplantation of microfiber-encapsulated spheroids into a mouse model of diabetes revealed that co-culture-transplanted mice maintained their blood glucose levels longer than mono-culture-transplanted mice, and required less islet mass to reverse diabetes. This method for culturing islet spheroids could potentially help overcome the cell shortages that have limited clinical applications and could possibly be developed into a bioartificial pancreas.
Biomaterials.Biomaterials.2014 Jun;35(17):4815-26. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.02.045. Epub 2014 Mar 15.
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic disorder characterized by targeted autoimmune-mediated destruction of the β cells of Langerhans within pancreatic islets. Currently, islet transplantation is the only curative therapy; however, donor shortages and cellular damage during the isolation pro
PMID 24636217

Chickens from lines artificially selected for juvenile low and high body weight differ in glucose homeostasis and pancreas physiology.

Sumners LH1, Zhang W2, Zhao X3, Honaker CF4, Zhang S5, Cline MA6, Siegel PB7, Gilbert ER8.Author information 1Dept. of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. Electronic address: lhsumners@vt.edu.2Dept. of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. Electronic address: zwei11@vt.edu.3Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, China. Electronic address: zhaoxiaoling04@163.com.4Dept. of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. Electronic address: chonaker@vt.edu.5Dept. of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. Electronic address: shzhang@vt.edu.6Dept. of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. Electronic address: macline2@vt.edu.7Dept. of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. Electronic address: pbsiegel@vt.edu.8Dept. of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. Electronic address: egilbert@vt.edu.AbstractArtificial selection of White Plymouth Rock chickens for juvenile (day 56) body weight resulted in two divergent genetic lines: hypophagic low weight (LWS) chickens and hyperphagic obese high weight (HWS) chickens, with the latter more than 10-fold heavier than the former at selection age. A study was designed to investigate glucose regulation and pancreas physiology at selection age in LWS chickens and HWS chickens. Oral glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity tests revealed differences in threshold sensitivity to insulin and glucose clearance rate between the lines. Results from real-time PCR showed greater pancreatic mRNA expression of four glucose regulatory genes (preproinsulin, PPI; preproglucagon, PPG; glucose transporter 2, GLUT2; and pancreatic duodenal homeobox 1, Pdx1) in LWS chickens, than HWS chickens. Histological analysis of the pancreas revealed that HWS chickens have larger pancreatic islets, less pancreatic islet mass, and more pancreatic inflammation than LWS chickens, all of which presumably contribute to impaired glucose metabolism.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology.Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol.2014 Jun;172:57-65. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.02.020. Epub 2014 Mar 5.
Artificial selection of White Plymouth Rock chickens for juvenile (day 56) body weight resulted in two divergent genetic lines: hypophagic low weight (LWS) chickens and hyperphagic obese high weight (HWS) chickens, with the latter more than 10-fold heavier than the former at selection age. A study w
PMID 24614025

Japanese Journal

膵α細胞研究の進化と展望 : グルカゴン・ルネッサンス(第3回)2型糖尿病の病態からみたグルカゴンの位置づけ

Islet
NAID 40020833796

ヒト膵島研究の世界的動向 (糖尿病) -- (基礎分野での進歩)

Annual review. 糖尿病・代謝・内分泌, 13-20, 2016
NAID 40020739523

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Pancreatic islets
	Pancreatic islet (mouse) in its typical proximity to a blood vessel; insulin in red, nuclei in blue.
	Pancreatic islets, the lighter tissue among the darker, acinar pancreatic tissue, hemalum-eosin stain.
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