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Title:
GROWTH PROMOTING AGENT FOR PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/115080
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A growth promoting agent for a pluripotent stem cell, comprising visfatin or a visfatin gene as the active ingredient; a culture medium or culture kit for a pluripotent stem cell, comprising visfatin as a component; and a method for the culture of a pluripotent stem cell using the culture medium or culture kit.

Inventors:
YAMANAKA SHINYA (JP)
MURAKAMI MIREI (JP)
NISHIZAWA MASAKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/307898
Publication Date:
November 02, 2006
Filing Date:
April 14, 2006
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Assignee:
NAT UNIV CORP NARA INST (JP)
DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO (JP)
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO (JP)
YAMANAKA SHINYA (JP)
MURAKAMI MIREI (JP)
NISHIZAWA MASAKO (JP)
International Classes:
C12N5/00; C12N5/0735; C12N15/09
Other References:
FURUHARA A. ET AL.: "Visfatin: A protein secreated by visceral fat that mimics the effects of insulin", SCIENCE, vol. 307, 2005, pages 426 - 430, XP003001023
SAMAL B. ET AL.: "Cloning and characterization of the cDNA encoding a novel mutant pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor", MOL. CELL. BIOL., vol. 14, no. 2, 1994, pages 1431 - 1437, XP002947539
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Isobe, Yutaka (Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd., 1-98, Kasugadenaka 3-chome, Konohana-k, Osaka-shi Osaka, JP)
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