Efficient generation of hepatocyte-like cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells

人的导致的 pluripotent 茎(iPS ) 房间类似于胚胎的茎(ES ) 房间，和罐头强烈地增殖并且区分进许多房间类型。然而，人的 iPS 房间的肝的区别还没被报导了。在这份报告，人的 iPS 房间被导致由一个逐步的协议区分进肝的房间。肝房间标记的表达式和人的 iPS 的肝相关的函数导出房间的房间被监视并且与区分的人的 ES 房间和主要人的 hepatocytes 的相比。在白天 7 点的约 60% 区分的人的 iPS 房间表示了肝的标记 alpha fetoprotein 和白长袍的。在白天 21 点的区分的房间包括白朊 Asecretion，肝糖合成，脲生产和可诱导的细胞色素 P450 活动展出了肝房间功能。肝的标记的表示和 iPS 的肝相关的功能导出房间的肝的房间比得上人的 ES 导出房间的肝的房间的。这些结果证明人的 iPS 房间，类似于人的 ES 房间，能高效地被导致区分房间进象 hepatocyte 一样。

Human induced pluripotent stem （iPS） cells are similar to embryonic stem （ES） cells, and can proliferate intensively and differentiate into a variety of cell types. However, the hepatic differentiation of human iPS cells has not yet been reported. In this report, human iPS cells were induced to differentiate into hepatic cells by a stepwise protocol. The expression of liver cell markers and liver-related functions of the human iPS cell-derived cells were monitored and compared with that of differentiated human ES cells and primary human hepatocytes. Approximately 60% of the differentiated human iPS cells at day 7 expressed hepatic markers alpha fetoprotein and Alb. The differentiated cells at day 21 exhibited liver cell functions including albumin Asecretion, glycogen synthesis, urea production and inducible cytochrome P450 activity. The expression of hepatic markers and fiver-related functions of the iPS cellderived hepatic ceils were comparable to that of the human ES cell-derived hepatic cells. These results show that human iPS cells, which are similar to human ES cells, can be efficiently induced to differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells.