4 results about "Basement membrane" patented technology

Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for treating pulmonary tissues via delivery of energy, generally characterized by high voltage pulses, to target tissue using a pulmonary tissue modification system (e.g., an energy delivery catheter system). Example pulmonary tissues include, without limitation, the epithelium (the goblet cells, ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelial cells, and basal cells), lamina propria, submucosa, submucosal glands, basement membrane, smooth muscle, cartilage, nerves, pathogens resident near or within the tissue, or a combination of any of these. The system may be used to treat a variety of pulmonary diseases or disorders such as or associated with COPD (e.g., chronic bronchitis, emphysema), asthma, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), acute bronchitis and / or other pulmonary diseases or disorders.

This invention discloses an oral ablation detection method and system, belonging to the field of oral detection technology, including: S1, oral tissue sampling; S2, motion compensation; S3, image reconstruction; S4, lesion analysis; S5, ablation planning; S6, ablation execution. This invention utilizes phase-amplitude joint displacement estimation, extracting depth-direction micro-displacement using phase difference and lateral displacement using amplitude centroid shift. This effectively compensates for non-rigid tissue peristalsis caused by swallowing and tongue movements without relying on external markers or high-frequency frame rates, ensuring that the subsequently reconstructed three-dimensional image and ablation target area localization are not distorted due to motion, thus improving the targeting consistency between detection and treatment. Texture analysis at different scales is applied along the oral mucosal epithelium, basement membrane zone, and lamina propria, and depth-adaptive weights are assigned based on the pathological sensitivity differences of each layer, highlighting the probabilistic response of early cancerous areas.

This invention discloses an engineered extracellular vesicle and its application in the preparation of products for treating autoimmune diseases. The engineered extracellular vesicle is either an IDO1-overexpressing engineered extracellular vesicle (MSC-IDO1-EVs) or a CSF1-overexpressing engineered extracellular vesicle (MSC-CSF1-EVs). The engineered extracellular vesicles provided by this invention exhibit significant immunosuppressive effects, reducing the secretion of inflammatory cytokines. In animal models, they effectively reduce proteinuria levels, significantly reduce blood dsDNA / ANA levels, effectively alleviate kidney damage caused by autoimmune diseases such as renal immune complex deposition, diffuse thickening of the glomerular basement membrane, and mesangial structural disorder, and reduce overall inflammation levels in mice. The therapeutic effect is significantly superior to that of unmodified MSC-EVs. The engineered extracellular vesicles provided by this invention significantly improve the therapeutic effect on autoimmune diseases.

Disclosed herein are methods for utilizing and forming suspension cultures of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), and differentiated cells, spheroids, and organoids derived from PSCs (e.g., with industrial efficiency and / or scalability), as well as compositions comprising them. These methods can be carried out in suspension culture without the use of a basement membrane matrix during the maintenance and expansion of PSCs, and during the differentiation of PSCs into differentiated cells and organoids, such as endoderm (DE), hindgut spheroids (HGS), and intestinal organoids (IO). In some embodiments, the methods may be xenofree and may be carried out in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Also disclosed herein are methods for controlling the polarity of epithelial cells in IOs, such that the apical layer is oriented outside the organoid, or alternatively inside the organoid. The use of methods and compositions for transplantation and therapeutic purposes is also disclosed.