摘要:
It is intended to provide a method of inducing the differentiation of stem cells into myocardial cells characterized in that the induction of the differentiation of stem cells into myocardial cells is carried out by culturing the stem cells in the presence of a substance inhibiting the BMP signal transfer to thereby efficiently and selectively induce the differentiation into myocardial cells.
摘要:
The present invention provides therapeutic agents for diseases associated with skeletal muscle degeneration comprising a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) as an active ingredient. The therapeutic agents of the present invention are especially effective as therapeutic agents for muscular dystrophy.
摘要:
A remedy efficacious against ischemic diseases which contains, as the active ingredients, granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) or fibroblast growth factor (FGF). Administration of this remedy provides an efficacious therapy of overcoming the faults observed particularly in the existing exercise therapy, drug therapy and revascularization for obstructive arteriosclerosis and gene therapy and intramuscular transplantation of bone marrow cells proposed recently. Moreover, this remedy is also usable as a remedy for ischemic diseases such as ischemic cerebrovascular injury and ischemic heart diseases.