| 摘要 |
A methods of isolating, purifying and culturing cells capable of differentiating into heart muscle cells and inducing the differentiation thereof; a method of proliferating cells capable of differentiating into heart muscle cells and a method of controlling the differentiation thereof into heart muscle cells with the use of various cytokines, transcription factors, etc.; a method of acquiring a surface antigen specific to cells capable of differentiating into heart muscle cells; a method of acquiring a gene encoding this surface antigen; a method of acquiring an antibody specific to this surface antigen; a method of acquiring a protein and a gene participating in the proliferation of cells capable of differentiating into heart muscle cells and the differentiation thereof into heart muscle cells; remedies for various heart diseases with the use of cells capable of differentiating into heart muscle cells; and a method of inducing the differentiation of various cells and tissues such as nerve cells, liver cells, fat cells, skeleton muscle cells, vascular endothelial cells and ostoblasts by using cells capable of differentiating into heart muscle cells. |
