Stem Cell Research

Researchers at Yonsei University, Medical Department have published new data on stem cell research

Published in Proteomics Weekly, October 19th, 2009

According to a study from Seoul, South Korea, "Pancreatic injury induces replacement of exocrine acinar cells with ductal cells. These ductal cells have the potential to regenerate the pancreas, but their origin still remains unknown."

"It has been reported that adult pancreatic acinar cells have the potential to transdifferentiate to ductal progenitor cells. In this regards, we established novel adult pancreatic duct-like progenitor cell lines YGIC4 and YGIC5 and assessed the usefulness of these ductal progenitors in the cell therapy of diabetic rats. Acinar cells were cultured from pancreata of male Sprague Dawley rats and gradually attained ductal cell...

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Source: Proteomics Weekly (2009-10-19)

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