Mesenchymal stem cell particles
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- AGENCY FOR SCI TECH & RES
- Publication Date
- 2011-04-13
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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Invention field
[0001] The invention relates to the fields of development, cell biology, molecular biology and genetics. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for deriving mesenchymal stem cells from embryonic stem cells. Background of the invention
[0002] Different from differentiated cells, stem cells have the ability to divide and self-renew or differentiate into phenotypically and functionally different daughter cells (Keller, Genes Dev. 2005; 19:1129-1155; Wobus and Boheler, Physiol Rev. 2005 ; 85: 635-678; Wiles, Methods in Enzymology. 1993; 225: 900-918; Choi et al., Methods Mol Med. 2005; 105: 359-368).
[0003] Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are pluripotent stem cells, which have written evidence of therapeutic efficacy in treating musculoskeletal injuries, improving heart function in cardiovascular diseases, and improving the severity of GVHD (Le Blanc and Pittenger, 2005). Due to lineage limitations, they have a limited but strong potential to di...