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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1999
Josephine Egan, Baltimore, MD (US);
Riccardo Perfetti, Washington, DC (US);
Antonino Passaniti, White Hall, MD (US);
Nigel Greig, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Harold Holloway, Middle River, MD (US);
Joel Habener, Newton Centre, MA (US);
Doris Stoffers, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Josephine Egan, Baltimore, MD (US);
Riccardo Perfetti, Washington, DC (US);
Antonino Passaniti, White Hall, MD (US);
Nigel Greig, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Harold Holloway, Middle River, MD (US);
Joel Habener, Newton Centre, MA (US);
Doris Stoffers, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a population of insulin producing cells made by a process comprising contacting non-insulin producing cells with a growth factor selected from the group consisting of GLP-1 or Exendin-4, growth factors having amino acid sequences substantially homologous to GLP-1 or Exendin-4, and fragmets thereof. The present invention also relates to methods of differentiating non-insulin producing cells into insulin producing cells and of enriching a population of cells for insulin-producing cells. The present invention also relates to methods of treating diabetes.