Abstract
The effects of 3- and 4-day-long hypoxic episodes on the metabolic and secretory activities and on the levels of intracellular metabolites detectable by phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance of alginate/poly-L-lysine/alginate entrapped βCT3 mouse insulinomas continuously perfused with culture medium were studied. Results show that upon decreasing the oxygen concentration in the surrounding medium, the encapsulated cell system reached a new, lower metabolic and secretory state. Upon restoration of the oxygen concentration in the perfusion medium, all parameters returned to their prehypoxic levels within 2 to 3 days.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 231-237 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biotechnology and Bioengineering |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bioartificial pancreas
- Bioenergetics
- Cell encapsulation
- Insulin secretion
- Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy
- Oxygen effects
- βTC3 cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology