Reconstructing human pancreatic islet architectures using computational optimization

We outline a general methodology based on computational optimization and experimental data to reconstruct human pancreatic islet architectures. By using the nuclei coordinates of islet cells obtained through DAPI staining, cell types identified by immunostaining, and cell size distributions estimated from capacitance measurements, reconstructed islets composed of non-overlapping spherical cells were obtained through an iterative optimization procedure. In all cases, the reconstructed architectures included >99% of the experimental identified cells, each of them having a radius within the experimentally reported ranges. Given the wide use of mathematical modeling for the study of pancreatic cells, and recently, of cell-cell interactions within the pancreatic islets, the methodology here proposed, also capable of identifying cell-to-cell contacts, is aimed to provide with a framework for modeling and analyzing experimentally-based pancreatic islet architectures.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Islets - 12(2020), 6 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 121-133

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Félix-Martínez, Gerardo J [VerfasserIn]
N Mata, Aurelio [VerfasserIn]
Godínez-Fernández, J Rafael [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Architecture
Islets
Journal Article
Modeling
Optimization
Pancreatic cells
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 25.10.2021

Date Revised 25.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/19382014.2020.1823178

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316590312