Conversion of liver stem and progenitor cells to pancreatic functional cells
CA 2463914 A1 · Owner: Yin, Li · Inventors: Yin, Li
Overview
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The subject invention a method for converting liver stem/progenitor cells to a pancreatic functional cell by transfecting said liver cells with a pancreatic development gene and/or by culturing with pancreatic differentiation factors. The resulting cells produce and secrete insulin protein in response to glucose stimulation.
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- Filed October 18, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 18, 2022.
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