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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc., Naruto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc., Naruto-shi, Tokushima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/00 (2006.01); A01N 1/02 (2006.01); A01N 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a pancreatic islet isolation method comprising the steps of (1) injecting a protection solution containing a protease inhibitor into the pancreatic duct of an procured pancreas; (3) digesting the pancreas into which the protection solution has been injected; and (4) purifying the digested pancreatic tissue using a purification solution containing a density gradient reagent. The present invention also provides a protection solution for injection into the pancreatic duct, a pancreas preservation solution for the two-layer method, and an islet purification solution.