717 results about "Cell preparation" patented technology

The present invention provides cytotherapeutic units comprising predetermined numbers of selected types of potent cells. Assurance of the nature and identities of such cells is achieved through assay and certification of said numbers and identities. Therapeutic modalities are provided. Libraries of cell preparations with assayed and preferably certified populations are preferred and the preparation of cell preparations tailored to specific patients or disease states are provided.

According to embodiments of the invention, an apparatus is provided which includes a connection unit configured to send and/or receive data to and/or from a secondary network control node, a processor configured to establish a configuration preparation message for the secondary network control node for preparing a carrier aggregation in which data to a user equipment is transmitted by at least two component carriers, and in which at least one first component carrier is provided between the apparatus and the user equipment and at least one second component carrier is provided between the secondary network control node and the user equipment, wherein the configuration preparation message includes configuration preparation information for the carrier aggregation, and the connection unit is configured to send the configuration preparation message to the secondary network control node.

A biological preparation including genetically modified cells together with biocompatible matrices and methods of use thereof are provided. The biological preparation is useful in treating a subject at risk for or suffering from a disease in a controllable dosage and time-dependent manner, and for in vitro and in vivo screening of candidate drug therapies

Disclosed are cell preparations comprising multipotent adult stem cells and methods for using multipotent adult stem cells to treat autoimmune diseases, treat allergic responses, treat cancer, treat inflammatory diseases, treat fibrotic disorders, reduce inflammation and/or fibrosis, promote would healing, repair epithelial damage, and/or promote angiogenesis.

The present invention relates to new plasma or new platelet-rich plasma preparations, new cell dissociation methods, new cell associations or compositions, a method of preparation thereof, a use thereof, devices for the preparation thereof and preparations containing such a platelet-rich plasma preparation and cell associations or compositions. Specifically, the invention provides compositions comprising plasma or platelet-rich plasma alone or in combination with cell preparations for use in tissue regeneration and bone regeneration and pain reduction.

A method of treating a disease characterized by a pathological immune response in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a cell preparation which comprises dying or dead leukocytes, the dying or dead leukocytes being capable of suppressing the pathological immune response, thereby treating the disease in the subject.

The invention discloses a CIK cell, as well as a preparation method and a cell preparation thereof. The method for preparing the CIK cell comprises the following steps: placing a separated mononuclear cell in a culture fluid containing phytohemagglutinin; transplanting the mononuclear cell into a culture flask enveloped by antiCD3 monoclonal antibody and antiCD28 monoclonal antibody after the cell is cultured for 24 to 72 hours; and adding a culture fluid containing IL-1alpha and IL-2 into the culture flask to keep on culturing for 5 to 15 days, and separating the cells into different flasks to be cultured every 2 to 3 days. The CIK cell prepared by the method has the characteristics of obvious improved cell proliferation, great increase of CD8 cell proportion, wide antineoplastic spectrum and strengthened antineoplastic activity. The CIK cell and the cell preparation can effectively prevent the metastasis and the recrudescence for of postoperative patients with tumor, can be combined with chemicotherapy to effectively reduce toxic and side effects of the chemicotherapy, strengthens the survivability tolerance of the patients to improve healing efficacy, and can obviously prolong lifecycle to of end-stage patients so as to improve the life living quality.

Compositions and methods are provided for treatment of cartilage defects in animals and humans. The compositions of the invention include synovial tissue, synovial cells and matrices containing synovial (or cambium) tissue or cells for use in filling a cartilage defect. The matrix and synovial tissue or cell preparations may also contain a proliferation agent, transforming factor or other active agents to promote healing. A controlled-release delivery system may be used to administer the transforming factor. The compositions of the invention also include a synovial covering membrane or devitalized fascial sheet for covering the cartilage defect. The methods of this invention are those in which a minimally invasive surgical intervention is performed to remove a small portion of synovial membrane from a joint. Portions of the synovial membrane, or cells expanded in vitro, are implanted alone or within a matrix, into the defect site, where they produce new cartilage tissue and repair the defect. Alternatively, partially transformed synovial-derived tissue may be formed in situ and implanted into the defect site.

Succinic acid is produced by allowing a bacterium modified to enhance fumarate reductase activity or cell preparation thereof to react with an organic raw material in a reaction solution containing one of a carbonate ion, a bicarbonate ion, and carbon dioxide gas to generate succinic acid. More preferably, succinic acid is produced by allowing a bacterium modified to enhance activities of fumarate reductase and pyruvate carboxylase and decrease lactate dehydrogenase activity or cell preparation thereof to react with an organic raw material in a reaction solution containing one of a carbonate ion, a bicarbonate ion, and carbon dioxide gas to generate succinic acid. Succinic acid is obtained by collecting the produced succinic acid.

Cells with the capability to generate excitation in a heart muscle tissue are used in this invention as biological cardiac pacemakers. That is done by suspending the dissociated cells and injecting them at a suitable position into the heart of a patient. The suspension can contain medicinal additives.

A method of forming an epitaxial SiC film on SiC substrates in a warm wall CVD system, wherein the susceptor is actively heated and the ceiling and sidewall are not actively heated, but are allowed to be indirectly heated by the susceptor. The method includes a first process of reaction cell preparation and a second process of epitaxial film growth. The epitaxial growth is performed by flowing parallel to the surface of the wafers a gas mixture of hydrogen, silicon and carbon gases, at total gas velocity in a range 120 to 250 cm/sec.

The invention relates to a tumor specific killer cell preparation and a preparation method thereof. A specific killer cell is a mixture of DC (Dendritic Cell) vaccine, and CIK (Cytokine Induced Killer) and CTL (Cytotoxic Lymphocyte) cells. The preparation contains thymopentin; the preparation is mixed with the killer cells so as to have the effect of obviously improving the treatment effect.

The invention relates to a method for amplifying cytokine induced kill (CIK) cells and a CIK cell preparation, which belong to the field of in-vitro culture of immune cells. The method concretely adopts the following procedures that: a, lymphocyte cell separation liquid is used for separating out peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), a culture bag is covered by CD3mAb and CD137mAb in advance, the concentration of the PBMC obtained through separation is regulated to 1*10<6>/ml by a serum-free culture medium, in addition, IFN-gamma is added to obtain the final concentration being 1000 mu/ml, and the materials are transferred to the culture bag to be cultured; b, CD3mAb, CD28mAb and CD137mAb are added after the culture for 24h, in addition, the prepared serum-free culture medium is added, IL-1alpha, IL-2, IL-12 and IL-15 are added into the prepared serum-free culture medium, and obtained CIK cells are collected through centrifugation after the continuous culture for 7 to 21 days; and c, in the culture process of the step b, the cells in the culture bag are counted every three days, in addition, the culture medium is supplemented according to the concentration of the cells, and the CD3mAb, the CD28mAb and the CD137mAb are added to the corresponding concentration every six days, so the CIK cell generative cell times and the cytotoxin activeness are improved.

Methods and systems are disclosed for treating cardiac tissue by delivering a platelet composition which induces neovascularization in the cardiac tissue followed by a cell preparation which induces regeneration in the re-vascularized tissue. The platelet composition can additionally contain structural materials and/or bioactive agents.

Provided herein are methods related to co-packaging of multiple rAAV particles, e.g., by introducing multiple nucleic acid vectors encoding proteins or polypeptides or RNAs of interest into a single cell preparation.

The invention provides a description of a method and a device suitable for producing a cell suspension spray with living cells, and the produced cell preparation, suitable for grafting to a patient. In contrast to other methods, the spraying is performed through a disposable needle which is inserted into a disposable air tube; which provides a cell distribution avoiding spray nozzles. Small suspension droplets are provided instead of cell nebulization. By using medical grade sterile Luer-lock disposables from medical routine praxis, biocompatibility and easy application is addressed. In applying the method and/or in using the device, cells suitable for grafting to a patient are dispersed in a solution and sprayed with the device for distribution over the recipient graft site.

The invention discloses a mixing stem cell injection and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of cell preparation agents. The injection of the invention is mixture of mesenchymal stem cells from umbilical cord source and hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells from the umbilical cord blood source; the method of the mixing stem cell injection comprises the following steps: CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells are separated from the fresh umbilical cord blood and purified, and are subjected to mixed culture and amplification together with the mesenchymal stem cells from the umbilical cord source, during the amplification, the culture system is culture medium including AB umbilical cord blood plasma the volume fraction of which is 15 percent and the cell factor, 6*104 mesenchymal stem cells and CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells with the concentration of 5*104/ml are inoculated into a culture flask and are cultured for about 10 days, and two kinds of cells are obtained at the same time, so that the mixed stem cell injection including 5*105/ml of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and 2*105/ml of mesenchymal stem cells and containing normal saline with the volume fraction of AB umbilical cord blood plasma as 15 percent is obtained.

The invention discloses an efficient CIK amplifying method, in particular to a method for cell populations, namely cytokine-induced killer cells utilizing in-vitro cell factors for efficiently inducing mononuclear cell expressions CD3 and CD56 of peripheral blood, wherein the cell populations have killing functions. The cultivation method for the CIK efficiently expressing CD3+CD56 comprises the following steps that the peripheral blood of a healthy person or a patient is collected in a sterile mode, after the peripheral blood is diluted through a saline solution with the same volume, a Ficoll lymphocyte separating medium is used for separating mononuclear cells, in the CIK cell inducing process, CD3 monoclonal antibodies (CD3mAb), CD28 monoclonal antibodies (CD28mAb), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-2(IL-2) and interleukin 1alpha (IL-1alpha) are added, cultivation is carried out for 13-16 days to obtain cells, a CIK cell preparation is prepared, and flow cytometry detection and microorganism detection are carried out. According to the CIK cultivation method, the CIK number can be increased to be 6*10<9> or over 6*10<9> in two weeks, the cell survival rate can be increased to be 99% or over 99%, and the double-positive proportion of the CD3+CD56+cells reaches 30% or over 30%.

Methods of generating and expanding proliferative, multipotent connective tissue progenitor cells from adult stem cells are provided. Also provided are methods of generating functional tendon grafts in vitro and bone, cartilage and connective tissues in vivo using the isolated cell preparation of connective tissue progenitor cells.

The present invention relates to: a method for inducing differentiation into an epithelial progenitor cell/stem cell population or a corneal epithelial cell population by culturing, under particular conditions, induced pluripotent stem cells induced from mammalian somatic cells or undifferentiated stem cells; an epithelial progenitor cell/stem cell population or a corneal epithelial cell population obtained by the method; and a cell preparation for the treatment of epithelial disease and a cell sheet, which are prepared using these cell populations.

The invention relates to the use of human fat-derived mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of diseases in kidney and ocular fundus. The invention provides the use of the human fat-derived mesenchymal stem cells in cell preparation for treating diseases in kidney and/or ocular fundus, such as acute kidney injury, renal fibrosis, renal tubular epithelial cell damage, retinosis, diabetic retinopathy and retinal tear. The cell preparation can promote the repair of kidney structure and damaged eyeball pathologic structure with good effect.