Nucleic acid molecule
AssigneeTohoku University
InventorsTetsuya Yamada, Hideki Katagiri, Sohei Tsukita
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to provide nucleic acid molecules that promote proliferation of pancreatic islet β-cells. A proliferation promoting agent for promoting proliferation of pancreatic islet β-cells according to the present invention contains at least one of a nucleic acid molecule having SEQ ID NO: 1 or a nucleic acid molecule having SEQ ID NO: 2: (SEQ ID NO: 1) UAAAGUGCUGACAGUGCAGAU (SEQ ID NO: 2) AGCUACAUCUGGCUACUGGGUCUC.
Claims13
A method for promoting proliferation of pancreatic islet β-cells, comprising:
- administering, to the pancreatic islet β-cells, an effective amount of either or both of a nucleic acid molecule having SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a nucleic acid molecule having SEQ ID NO:
- 2:
- (SEQ ID NO:
- 1)
- UAAAGUGCUGACAGUGCAGAU
- (SEQ ID NO:
- 2)
- AGCUACAUCUGGCUACUGGGUCUC.
A therapeutic method for a patient with diabetes comprising administering, to the patient, an effective amount of either or both of a nucleic acid molecule having SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a nucleic acid molecule having SEQ ID NO:
- 2:
- (SEQ ID NO:
- 1)
- UAAAGUGCUGACAGUGCAGAU
- (SEQ ID NO:
- 2)
- AGCUACAUCUGGCUACUGGGUCUC.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.