
Matthieu RAOUX (Pr Université de Bordeaux)
We work on transdisciplinary projects in diabetology, at both fundamental and applied levels. We investigate in particular the function of fascinating and vital micro-organs playing a central role in the regulation of blood glucose and diabetes: the pancreatic islets.
We mainly use approaches ranging from molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, electrophysiology to in vivo studies. We have developed the use of sensor arrays with remarkable temporal resolution to monitor the cellular and multicellular electrical activities of islets, combined with real-time processing microelectronic circuits designed by collaborating microelectronics experts.
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Our data, notably from murine and human islets lacking specific cell types, can be used to construct multicellular mathematical models of islets, which are then integrated by the physicists into a multi-organ human simulator, in order to better understand the dynamic interplay between cell types within the islet cell network (ANR PRCI FUN-NET).
We are also developing, through collaboration with polymer chemistry and electrochemistry experts, new real-time sensors specific to precise ion species (notably zinc, which is co-released with insulin) or to different enantiomers of amino acids (ANR PRC CHIRA-SENSEO).
Our electrophysiological sensors have found several applications in diabetology, such as the functional quality control of islets before transplantation or the functional analysis of human genetic variants linked to diabetes risk in human islets derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (SFD funding).
We have also developed a microfluidic islets-on-chip system to characterize the physiological responses of human islets during protocols mimicking nutrient variations as induced by meals. Based on these on-chip data, our collaborators in control theory generate islet-inspired algorithms to control commercial insulin pumps in real time in an artificial pancreas for patients with diabetes (ANR PRC MIMICbio).
Finally, we are expanding our islets-on-chip approach to develop multi-organ and multi-sensor chips, notably in collaboration with an industrial partner, NETRI, to mimic on-chip the endocrine loop controlling blood glucose through the activity of four main organs: islets, liver, skeletal muscles and adipose tissue. Our ultimate goal aims for patient-twin-on-chip models and personalized therapies (ANR PRCE DIAMOCHIP, and RIE/University of Bordeaux).
Matthieu
RAOUX
Professor
University of Bordeaux
Jochen
LANG
Professor
University of Bordeaux
Pier
SCOTTI
Associate Professor University of Bordeaux
Julien
GAITAN
Assistant Engineer
University of Bordeaux
Alexandra
MILOCHAU
Engineer
University of Bordeaux
Anouk
PELLERIN
Research Engineer
CNRS
Maëva
TRICHET
Research Engineer
CNRS
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