Insulin producing cells derived from human embryonic stem cells
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1. A cell population comprising insulin-producing cells derived from human embryonic stem cells.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses insulin producing cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. Methods of generating, enriching, selecting, cloning and isolating populations of insulin-producing embryonic cell lines are disclosed. Insulin production in these cells can be glucose responsive or otherwise regulatable. Advantageously, these insulin producing cells can be stable cell lines derived from stable transfectants of hESC. Methods of using these cells, cell populations or cell lines particularly for cell replacement therapy are also disclosed.
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- 1. A cell population comprising insulin-producing cells derived from human embryonic stem cells.
- 7. A cell population comprising regulatable insulin-producing cells derived from human embryonic stem cells.
- 15. A cell population comprising stable insulin-producing cells derived from human embryonic stem cells.
- 20. A clone of non-differentiated human stem cells stably transfected with a vector comprising the DNA coding sequence of human insulin promoter.
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21. A cell population comprising pluripotent precursors of beta islet cells of the pancreas derived from human embryonic stem cells, stably transfected with an insulin promoter.
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22. A cell population comprising committed precursors of beta islet cells of the pancreas derived from human embryonic stem cells.
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26. A method for in vitro enrichment of insulin-producing cells derived from stem cells, comprising the steps of:
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(i) culturing undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells in a chemically defined serum-free culture medium complemented with supplements selected from;
serum replacement;
nonessential amino acids;
mercaptoethanol;
glutamine;
or fibroblast growth factor, and(ii) disaggregating and transferring the adherent cell cultures from (i) to suspension culture in bacterial-grade petri dish; and
(iii) adding to the culture medium of the cells from (ii) supplements selected from the group consisting of;
insulin;
transferrin and sodium selenite (ITS);
glucose;
nicotinamide;
keratinocyte growth factor;
fibroblast growth factor;
vascular endothelial growth factor;
epidermal growth factor;
nerve growth factor;
activin; and
β
-cellulin. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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- 28. In a method of cell replacement therapy, the improvement which comprises administering to a subject in need of such therapy insulin producing cells derived from human embryonic stem cells.
- 31. A method of treating a patient in need thereof with insulin producing cells derived from human embryonic stem cells comprising transplantation of a cell population comprising insulin producing cells derived from human embryonic stem cells.
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