title: [Neural-precursor-cells-phase is not the indispensable checkpoint of embryonic stem cell differentiation into insulin-producing cells].
abstract: Investigation on the pathways of embryonic stem cells differentiation into insulin-producing cells is of importance to pancreatic tissue-engineering. Instead of passing through the classic multi-step-inducing method, the expanded embryonic stem cells that were cultured and expanded in the presence of mouse embryonic fibroblast feed-layer and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) were induced into insulin-producing cells directly. The results showed a similar consequence from two different inducing cultures. Without passing through a so-called indispensable differentiation phase, the neural-precursor-cell-stage, the expanded embryonic stem cells could be induced into insulin-producing cells. The insulin-producing cells population resulting from our modified method were similar to that resulting from the classic multi-step method (passing through the neural-precursor-cells-stage), thus suggesting that neural-precursor-cell-phase is not the indispensable checkpoint of embryonic stem cell differentiation into insulin-producing cells. Embryonic stem cells can be induced into insulin-producing cell by classic multi-step inducing method or by direct inducing method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524023, China. zhougg@gdmc.edu.cn
authors.forename: Guangji
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jifu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Haiwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D051379:Mice; D058953:Neural Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*