Method for Preventing and Treating Diabetes Using Neurturin
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1. Use of a neurturin product and/or a modulator/effector thereof for the manufacture of a medicament to stimulate and/or induce the differentiation of insulin producing cells from progenitor cells.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to methods for preventing and/or treating pancreatic disorders, particularly those related to diabetes, by administering a neurturin protein product.
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- 1. Use of a neurturin product and/or a modulator/effector thereof for the manufacture of a medicament to stimulate and/or induce the differentiation of insulin producing cells from progenitor cells.
- 6. The use of a neurturin product and/or a modulator/effector thereof for the manufacture of a medicament to promote the protection, survival and/or regeneration of insulin producing cells.
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30. A method for differentiating or regenerating cells into functional pancreatic cells, the method comprising:
- (a) cultivating cells capable of being differentiated or regenerated into pancreatic cells in the presence of an effective amount of neurturin in vitro (b) allowing the cells to develop, to differentiate and/or to regenerate at least one pancreatic function; and
(c) optionally preparing an effective amount of the differentiated or regenerated pancreatic cells for transplantation into a patient in need thereof. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57)
- (a) cultivating cells capable of being differentiated or regenerated into pancreatic cells in the presence of an effective amount of neurturin in vitro (b) allowing the cells to develop, to differentiate and/or to regenerate at least one pancreatic function; and
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40. A method for differentiating or regenerating cells into functional pancreatic cells, the method comprising:
- preparing an effective amount of a neurturin product or of cells capable of expressing a neurturin product for administration to a patient in need thereof.
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55. A method for identifying and/or characterizing compounds capable of modulating the differentiation or regeneration of cells into functional pancreatic, particularly insulin-producing cells comprising:
contacting a compound to be tested with cells under conditions wherein the cells are capable of being differentiated or regenerated into functional pancreatic cells in the presence of neurturin and determining the effect of the compound on the differentiation process. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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58. A method for identifying and/or characterizing compounds capable of modulating the differentiation or regeneration of cells into functional pancreatic, particularly insulin-producing cells comprising:
contacting a compound to be tested with cells under conditions wherein the cells are capable of being differentiated or regenerated into functional pancreatic cells and determining the effect of the compound on the expression of neurturin.
- 59. Use of a preparation of neurturin expressing cells for the treatment and prevention of diabetes.
- 62. Use of a preparation of neurturin-treated cells for the treatment and/or prevention of diabetes.
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