McNair Medical Institute, Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada; Alberta Diabetes Institute, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada.
Cell Stem Cell. 2014 Nov 6;15(5):535-6. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2014.10.012.
Two groups recently reported the in vitro differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into insulin-secreting cells, achieving an elusive goal for regenerative medicine. Herein we provide a perspective regarding these developments, compare phenotypes of the insulin-containing cells to human β cells, and discuss implications for type 1 diabetes research and clinical care.
最近有两组研究人员报告称,已成功将人类胚胎干细胞在体外分化为能分泌胰岛素的细胞,这一目标的实现为再生医学带来了新的希望。本文就这一进展进行了讨论,并对这些含胰岛素细胞的表型与人胰岛β细胞进行了比较,同时还探讨了其在 1 型糖尿病研究和临床治疗方面的应用价值。