Method of producing pancreatic hormone-producing cells
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TAKEDA PHARMA CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2013-06-12
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to a method for producing pancreatic hormone-producing cells, and a medicament comprising the pancreatic hormone-producing cells obtained by the production method. Background of the invention
[0002] The pancreas has endocrine glands (endocrine cells) and exocrine glands (exocrine cells), and is an organ that plays an important role through two types of cells. Exocrine cells mainly function to secrete digestive enzymes such as pancreatic lipase, trypsin, elastase, and pancreatic amylase, for example.
[0003] Endocrine cells play a role in secreting pancreatic hormones. It is known that pancreatic α cells secrete glucagon, pancreatic β cells secrete insulin, pancreatic δ cells secrete somatostatin, and PP cells secrete pancreatic polypeptide (sometimes in this specification abbreviated as PP). Furthermore, in recent years, it has been reported that ghrelin, which is a hormone secreted by the stomach, is also secreted by...