It is a main object of the present invention to provide a new producing method capable of efficiently performing direct conversion or induction from a somatic cell to an insulin-producing cell. The present invention can include, for example, a process for producing an insulin-producing cell by direct differentiation induction from a somatic cell, comprising a step of culturing a somatic cell in a serum-free differentiation induction medium, or a step of culturing a somatic cell in a differentiation induction medium containing 5 µg/mL or more of insulin. According to the present invention, insulin-producing cells having a high insulin secretion ability can be produced directly and efficiently from a somatic cell. The insulin-producing cells obtained according to the present invention are useful in regenerative medicine and the like.
本发明的主要目的是提供一种新的生产方法,能够有效地将体细胞直接转化或诱导为
胰岛素生产细胞。例如,本发明可包括通过从体细胞直接分化诱导产生
胰岛素分泌细胞的工艺,包括在无血清分化诱导
培养基中培养体细胞的步骤,或在含有 5 µg/mL 或更多
胰岛素的分化诱导
培养基中培养体细胞的步骤。根据本发明,可直接有效地从体细胞制备出具有高
胰岛素分泌能力的
胰岛素分泌细胞。根据本发明获得的
胰岛素分泌细胞可用于再生医学等领域。