METHODS FOR INDUCING OREXIN NEURONS AND AGENT FOR TREATING NARCOLEPSY OR EATING DISORDER
申请人:THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
公开号:US20140349964A1
公开(公告)日:2014-11-27
The invention provides a method for producing an orexin neuron by culturing a pluripotent stem cell or a neural progenitor cell in the presence of N-acetyl-D-mannosamine and optionally in the presence of at least one inhibitor selected from the group consisting of a Sirtuin 1 inhibitor and an O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine transferase inhibitor. The invention also provides a therapeutic agent for narcolepsy or eating disorders, such as anorexia, containing N-acetyl-D-mannosamine, which is based on the induction of orexin neuron in vivo.