Making Human Pancreatic Islet Organoids: Progresses on the Cell Origins, Biomaterials and Three-dimensional Technologies

Overview

Journal Theranostics

Date 2022 Feb 24

PMID 35198056

Authors

Lai Jiang

Yiru Shen

Yajing Liu

Lei Zhang

Wei Jiang

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Abstract

Diabetes is one of the most socially challenging health concerns. Even though islet transplantation has shown promise for insulin-dependent diabetes, there is still no effective method for curing diabetes due to the severe shortage of transplantable donors. In recent years, organoid technology has attracted lots of attention as organoid can mirror the human organ to the maximum extent thus bridging the gap between cellular- and tissue/organ-level biological models. Concurrently, human pancreatic islet organoids are expected to be a considerable source of islet transplantation. To construct human islet-like organoids, the seeding cells, biomaterials and three-dimensional structure are three key elements. Herein, this review summarizes current progresses about the cell origins, biomaterials and advanced technology being applied to make human islet organoids, and discusses the advantages, shortcomings, and future challenges of them as well. We hope this review can offer a cross-disciplinary perspective to build human islet organoids and provide insights for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

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