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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Kyoto University, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Haruhisa Inoue, Kyoto, JP;
Takayuki Kondo, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
KYOTO UNIVERSITY, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/079 (2010.01); C12N 5/0797 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0622 (2013.01); C12N 5/0623 (2013.01); C12N 2501/13 (2013.01); C12N 2502/081 (2013.01); C12N 2506/08 (2013.01); C12N 2506/45 (2013.01); C12N 2509/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for producing astrocytes from neural progenitor cells, the method comprising: (1) culturing neural progenitor cells in a culture medium comprising a neurotrophic factor; (2) dissociating the cells obtained in the step (1); and (3) subjecting the cells obtained in the step (2) to adherent culture in a culture medium comprising a neurotrophic factor using an uncoated culture vessel.