METHOD FOR PRODUCING ERYTHROPOIETIN, AND METHOD FOR ISOLATING ERYTHROPOIETIN-PRODUCING CELLS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of efficiently producing EPO having similar properties to naturally occurring EPO; and to provide a method of efficiently isolating EPO-producing cells.

SOLUTION: The present invention provides a method for producing erythropoietin, comprising culturing neural crest-derived cells in a medium to allow production of erythropoietin and recovering erythropoietin from the medium. The present invention also provides a method for isolating erythropoietin-producing cells from a renal tissue, comprising isolating erythropoietin-producing cells from a cell population contained in the renal tissue using a neural crest-derived cell-specific surface antigen(s).

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