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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Miyajima, Tokyo, JP;
Taketomo Kido, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Koui, Tokyo, JP;
Ayaka Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention pertains to hepatocytes, liver progenitor cells, cholangiocytes, liver sinusoidal endothelial progenitor cells, liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, hepatic stellate progenitor cells, hepatic stellate cells, and liver cellular tissue models, as well as to methods for preparing these cells. The present invention also pertains to a cell fraction comprising liver progenitor cells, liver sinusoidal endothelial progenitor cells, or hepatic stellate progenitor cells. The present invention also pertains to a pharmaceutical composition or kit comprising the above-mentioned cells, a liver cellular tissue model, or a cell fraction. The present invention also pertains to: a method for screening liver disease treatment agents; a method for evaluating the hepatotoxicity of drugs, hepatocytes for infectious disease models, and a method for preparing the same; infectious disease model tissues and a method for preparing the same; as well as a method for screening infectious liver disease treatment agents.