METHOD FOR PREPARING BROWN ADIPOCYTE

摘要

The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a brown adipocyte; a method for preparing the brown adipocyte; a transplantation material containing a brown adipocyte; a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for various diseases and conditions, which contains a brown adipocyte; and a use. As a means for solving the problem, a method for preparing a brown adipocyte is provided, said method being characterized by comprising culturing a differentiated somatic cell from a mammal in a culture medium in the presence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (1) a TGFβ/SMAD pathway inhibitor, (2) a casein kinase 1 inhibitor, (3) a cAMP inducer and (4) an MEK/ERK pathway inhibitor to convert the somatic cell into a brown adipocyte.