In the future, scientists may be able to
modify human stem cell lines in the laboratory by using gene therapy or other techniques to overcome this immune rejection.
In 2007, however, scientists at International Stem Cell, a California - based biotech firm, reported the first successful creation of
human stem cell lines from unfertilized eggs.
«The use of nonhuman oocytes for SCNT is currently the only ethically justifiable option given the large numbers of eggs required to derive
cloned human stem cell lines,» he said.
ViaCyte's VC - 01 product candidate consists of pancreatic progenitor cells, called PEC - 01 ™ cells, derived from a
proprietary human stem cell line, encapsulated in ViaCyte's proprietary Encaptra ® device.
Advocates say that
human stem cells lines can provide better ways of screening potential drug molecules than traditional models, such as animals or immortalized cell lines.
Only a few laboratories in the world are attempting this technique in human stem cell research and, thus far,
no human stem cell lines have been derived using this method.
To achieve this goal, ViaCyte has differentiated pancreatic precursor cells from
a human stem cell line.
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To do this,
human stem cell lines could be treated to differentiate into human heart cells in a dish.