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. 2022 Mar 18;12:4681. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-07887-w

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Viability and function of MIN6 pseudo-islets (MPIs) embarked in O2-balanced BAP. Alginate encapsulated MPIs (3000 IEQ/150 µL) were cultured for 3 days under 20% O2 (positive control, white) or 1% O2 condition without O2 strategy (negative control, black) or with innovative strategy of oxygenation (ISO) composed of silicone-CaO2 disk and 500 µg/mL HEMOXCell by alginate (1% O2 + ISO, grey). (A) Total metabolic activity (ATP content, RLU), (B) viability (ATP/LDH ratio, RLU/AU), (C) Glucose plus theophylline (G + T) responsive insulin release by 30 min sequential incubations of alginate encapsulated MPIs in basal medium (black bar) and glucose plus theophylline stimulation (grey bar), (D) Stimulation index (ratio of high glucose plus theophylline stimulation over basal insulin secretion). Results from independent experiments (n = 5–9) are expressed as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 (unpaired parametric t-test).