Proliferative action of leukaemia inhibitory factor on satellite cells
Patent Number: 5435999
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday November 24th, 1989
Date Issued: Tuesday July 25th, 1995
Assignee: Monash University (Clayton, AU)
Inventor: Austin, Lawrence (Mount Waverley, AU)
From Class: Expansion
Comments: No comments
Satellite cells are muscle stem cells. This patent teaches that LIF either alone, or together with TGF-beta, EGF, or FGF, is capable of stimulating proliferation of muscle satellite cells.
This technology is useful not only for stimulating proliferation of endogenous satellite cells after injury, but also for cells that have been transplanted to an area of need.
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