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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2025

Isolated Pancreatic Islet Treatment and Apoptosis Measurement.

Jubril Akolade, Isaac Crossley, Nikki L Farnsworth

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Modulation of NK Cell Properties by ESKAPE Group Bacteria.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jubril AkoladeChemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines; Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering, Colorado School of Mines.
Isaac CrossleyChemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines.
Nikki L FarnsworthChemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines; Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; nfarnsworth@mines.edu.

Funding

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus DRCP30DK116073 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI LORI SUSSEL · 2020 to 2026
$10.8M
The Role of the Pancreas Microenvironment in Regulating Islet Function and Survival in Type 1 DiabetesR01DK137221 · NIDDK · COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES · PI Nikki L. Farnsworth · 2024 to 2026
$1.1M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK116073NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK137221
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines on pancreatic islets, particularly insulin-producing β-cells, using a combination of fluorescence staining techniques and confocal microscopy to assess cell viability, apoptosis, and β-cell-specific death. Isolated mouse islets were treated with varying concentrations of a cytokine cocktail, including TNF-α, IL-1β, and IFN-γ, to mimic immune-mediated apoptosis during the development of type 1 diabetes. The viability of islet cells was evaluated with FDA/PI dual staining, where FDA conversion to fluorescein indicated viable cells, and PI marked membrane-compromised cells. YOPRO-1 and nuclear staining provided additional data on apoptosis, with Annexin-V confirming early apoptotic cells. Quantitative analysis revealed significant increases in apoptosis and cell death rates in cytokine-treated islets. To specifically assess effects on β-cells, Zn

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ApoptosisCytokinesIslets of LangerhansAnimalsCell SurvivalInsulin-Secreting CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroscopy, ConfocalCytokines

Identifiers

PMID40388351
PMCPMC13123624

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