Transdifferentiation of pancreatic acinar cells
US7662768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2501/998
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Pancreatic acinar cells contribute to β-cell neogenesis. Hamsters administered pentadecapeptide of INGAP protein demonstrated a 2-fold increase in the number of extra-islet acinar-associated β-cell clusters resulting in a 2.8-fold increase in the overall extra-islet β cell mass as compared to controls. In mammals acinar-to-β-cell differentiation provides an alternate pathway to β-cell neogenesis; INGAP peptide plays a significant role in this process.
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