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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lawrence Rosenberg, Cote St-Luc, CA;
Assignee:
McGill University, Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 ; C12N 5/02 ; C12N 5/08 ; A01N 6/300 ; A01N 6/500 ; A61K 3/539 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 ; C12N 5/02 ; C12N 5/08 ; A01N 6/300 ; A01N 6/500 ; A61K 3/539 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an in vitro method for islet cell expansion, which comprises the steps of: a) preparing dedifferentiated cells derived from cells in or associated with post-natal islets of Langerhans; b) expanding the dedifferentiated cells; and c) inducing islet cell differentiation the expanded cells of step b) to become insulin-producing cells.