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Advanced bile acid-based multi-compartmental microencapsulated pancreatic β-cells integrating a polyelectrolyte-bile
Armin Mooranian1, Rebecca Negrulj1, Nigel Chen-Tan2
1a Biotechnology and Drug Development Research Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Biosciences Research Precinct, Curtin University , Perth , Western Australia , Australia.
Abstract:
This study utilized the Seahorse Analyzer to examine the effect of the bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), on the morphology, swelling, stability, and size of novel microencapsulated β-cells, in real-time. UDCA was conjugated with fluorescent compounds, and its partitioning within the microcapsules was examined using confocal microscopy. UDCA produced microcapsules with good morphology, better mechanical strength (p < 0.01), and reduced swelling properties (p < 0.01), but lower cell viability (p < 0.05) and cell count per microcapsule (p < 0.01). UDCA reduced the cells' biochemical activities, mitochondrial respiration, and energy production, post-microencapsulation. This is the first time biological functions of microencapsulated β-cells have been analyzed in real-time.
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