Method for producing megakaryocytes, platelets and/or thrombopoietin using mesenchymal cells

a megakaryocyte and platelet technology, applied in the field of megakaryocytes/platelets and/or thrombopoietin (tpo), can solve the problems of many blood banks having platelets are very fragile, and many blood banks have a difficult time storing platelets, etc., to achieve efficient in vitro production, lower cost, and the effect of improving the quality of li

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-05-10
ADIPOSEEDS INC
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[0074]According to the first invention, it is possible to provide a method for producing more practical megakaryocytes and / or platelets enabling to produce megakaryocytes having platelet producibility and / or platelets having thrombus forming ability from mesenchymal cells such as preadipocytes in a relatively short period of time, simply and in a large amount as well as at lower cost or more efficiently in vitro. If mesenchymal cells derived from a subject, to which megakaryocytes and platelets are to be administered, are used as the mesenchymal cells to be used in the first invention, megakaryocytes and platelets having the identical HLA type and HPA type to those of the administration subject can be produced. Such megakaryocytes and platelets are very excellent even if they are administered to a subject, antibodies that cross-react with e.g., endogenous megakaryocytes and platelets are not induced and a refractory state will not occur even if they are frequently transfused. In addition, if mesenchymal cells having a predetermined cell-surface marker profile, more specifically, CD31 negative and CD71 positive mesenchymal cells, preferably, mesenchymal cells further positive to c-MPL, are used as the mesenchymal cells to be used in the first invention, they can be differentiated into megakaryocytes and platelets with higher efficiency.
[0075]According to the second and third inventions, it is possible to provide a method for producing TPO having an ability to induce / promote platelet production, easily and in a large amount. Furthermore, if mesenchymal cells and mesenchymal cell-derived megakaryocytes derived from a subject, to which TPO is to be administered, are used as the mesenchymal cells and mesenchymal cell-derived megakaryocytes to be used in the second invention, or if preadipocytes derived from a subject, to which TPO is to be administered, are used as the preadipocytes to be used in the third invention, practical TPO having fewer side effects can be manufactured.

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Platelets are very fragile and a method enabling platelets for use in therapy to store for a long time has not yet been developed.
Likewise, many blood banks have a difficulty in storing platelets while keeping freshness at all times. In addition, the supply amount of platelet preparations is likely to vary dependent upon a decrease of blood donors and an increase of blood donors affected with viral infectious diseases (non-patent documents 1, 2).
However, this technique has not yet been put into practical use, because an in vitro method for proliferating hematopoietic stem cells per se has not yet been established.
However, in the techniques (methods), the production efficiency of platelets is low and tens of thousands of petri dishes are required for producing a single blood transfusion preparation.
These methods were insufficient from a practical point of view.
In transfusion of platelets, refractory to platelet transfusion is raised as a problem.
For the reason, this production method was insufficient from a practical point of view.
However, the direct reprogramming using fibroblasts requires gene introduction.
The need for mass production and purification of TPO has been insisted for developing a drug for increasing platelets; however, since TPO is consistently produced from major TPO-producing cells, i.e., hepatocytes, in an extremely low amount, supplying purified TPO endogenously produced in a large amount has not been achieved.
Thus, a technology for producing TPO having an ability to induce / promote platelet production by such a method has not yet been established.
However, mesenchymal cells such as preadipocytes and mesenchymal cell-derived megakaryocytes produce TPO having a differentiation-inducing property to platelets have not yet been reported.

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[0165][Production of Megakaryocytes / Platelets from Mesenchymal Cells]

[0166]Human primary-culture preadipocytes (HPAd) were purchased from CELL APPLICATIONS (San Diego, Calif.). Maintenance culture was carried out in a medium prepared by adding a 10% fetal bovine serum (manufactured by Sigma), a non-essential amino acid(s) (manufactured by Life Technology) and a 100 U / mL penicillin-streptomycin solution (manufactured by Life Technology) to DMEM medium (Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium, manufactured by Life Technology). Subculture was carried out every three days and diluted double. Cells were removed using a 0.05% trypsin solution (manufactured by Life Technology). The medium was exchanged every two days.

[0167]Mouse stromal cells (OP9 cells) were provided by Graduate Schools of Osaka University. Maintenance culture was carried out in a medium prepared by adding 20% fetal bovine serum (NICHIREI CORPORATION) to a MEM (Minimum Essential Media, manufactured by Life Technology).

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[0172][Function of Megakaryocytes / Platelets Produced from Preadipocytes]

[0173]To check whether megakaryocytes / platelets produced from preadipocytes each have a function, platelet producibility and thrombus forming ability were analyzed in blood flow. FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration how to analyze the thrombus forming ability. First, a mouse subcutaneous adipose tissue was isolated. To the tissue, collagenase was added. The mixture was incubated at 37° C. for one hour, centrifuged to obtain a cell layer as a lower layer. Thereafter, as described in Example 1, these cells were subjected to subculture carried out in maintenance medium three times. Megakaryocytes differentiated by the same method were labeled with a fluorescent dye, CFSE (5-(and 6)-carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester, manufactured by DOJINDO LABORATORIES). The mouse was irradiated with radiation (2 grays) to obtain a thrombocytopenia mouse, to which 5×106 megakaryocytes labeled with CFSE were transfused. ...

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[Identification of Megakaryocytes / Platelet Production Inducing Substance]

[0176]In order to identify an important factor(s) for inducing production of megakaryocytes / platelets from preadipocytes, mediums were prepared by separately adding individual reagents contained in a differentiation-inducing medium (MKLI medium) for megakaryocytes / platelets, to a basic medium (IMDM medium containing 2 mM L-glutamine, a 100 U / mL penicillin-streptomycin solution, and nucleotides (ATP, UTP, GTP, and CTP, 20 μM for each)). More specifically, five types of mediums were prepared by adding 0.5% bovine serum albumin, 10 μg / mL insulin, 4 μg / mL LDL cholesterol, 200 μg / mL iron-saturated transferrin (iron-bound transferrin) and 50 μM 2-β-mercaptoethanol, respectively, to the basic mediums (FIG. 5). Mouse preadipocytes maintenance-cultured in accordance with the method of Example 1 were cultured in the above five types of mediums and in the basic medium, i.e., in total 6 types of medium (FIG. 5) for 7 days....

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Abstract

Provided is a megakaryocyte and / or platelet production method, enabling to produce a megakaryocyte and / or platelet from mesenchymal cells such as preadipocytes in a relatively short period of time, simply, in a large amount and at lower cost or more efficiently in vitro and a method for producing TPO simply and in a larger amount. A first invention is a method for producing a megakaryocyte and / or platelet, comprising culturing a mesenchymal cell in a mesenchymal cell culturing basic medium containing an iron ion and an iron transporter and collecting megakaryocytes and / or platelets from a culture. A second invention is a method for producing thrombopoietin, comprising culturing a mesenchymal cell or mesenchymal cell-derived megakaryocyte in a mesenchymal cell culturing basic medium containing an iron ion and an iron transporter and collecting thrombopoietin from a culture. A third invention is a method for producing thrombopoietin, comprising culturing a preadipocyte in a preadipocyte culturing basic medium containing dexamethasone, 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine and insulin and collecting thrombopoietin from a culture.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a method for producing megakaryocytes / platelets and / or thrombopoietin (TPO), and more specifically, to a method for producing megakaryocytes, platelets and / or TPO by culturing mesenchymal cells having a predetermined cell-surface marker profile in a medium containing an iron ion and an iron transporter and collecting megakaryocytes, platelets and / or TPO from a culture.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Platelet transfusion is only one therapy against platelet depletion caused by e.g., bleeding associated with accidents and during use of anti-cancer agents. Platelet preparations to be used for the time are produced completely (100%) depending upon blood donation with good intentions, at present. Platelets are very fragile and a method enabling platelets for use in therapy to store for a long time has not yet been developed. Actually, it is reported that the storage life of platelets in the latest medical institutions is four days; however, in co...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12N5/078C07K14/61
CPCC12N2511/00C12N2506/1384C07K14/61C12N2500/24C12N5/0644C12N2501/145C12N2506/13
Inventor MATSUBARA, YUMIKOZAMA, TAKERUIKEDA, YASUOURUGA, YUKAKOSUDA, TOSHIOMATSUOKA, SAHOKO
Owner ADIPOSEEDS INC
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