Reprogramming of liver to pancreas

Reference:

Thowfeequ, S., Li, W.-C., Slack, J. M. and Tosh, D., 2009. Reprogramming of liver to pancreas. In: Audet, J. and Stanford, W. L., eds. Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine.482 ed. Humana Press, pp. 407-418. (Methods in Molecular Biology)

Related documents:

Official URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-060-7_25

Abstract

Islet grafts have demonstrated that patients with diabetes would benefit greatly by beta-cell therapy. However, the paucity of available islets for transplantation as well as the immunological barriers faced in allogeneic transplantation represent a tremendous barrier to regenerative approaches to the treatment of diabetes. Here, we present a strategy and protocols to transdifferentiate developmentally related hepatocytes into beta-cells by the ectopic expression of critical beta-cell transcription factors.

Export

Actions (login required)