Method for culturing langerhans islets and islet autotransplantation islet regeneration
Patent Number: 6506599
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday October 15th, 1999
Date Issued: Tuesday January 14th, 2003
Assignee: Unknown Assignee(s)
Inventor: Yoon, Tai-Wook (Seodaemoon-Ku Seoul, KR)
From Class: Expansion
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This patent teaches how to expand autologous or allogeneic islet stem cells and to generate from them islets useful for the treatment of diabetes. The culture techniques disclosed involve cytokine, matrix and antibody cocktails. This invention may be useful in conjunction with the various embryonic stem cell technologies that are currently being studied.
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