128 results about "Hematopoietic progenitor cells" patented technology

The invention relates to methods and uses of modulating fetal hemoglobin expression (HbF) in a hematopoietic progenitor cells via inhibitors of BCL11A expression or activity, such as RNAi and antibodies.

The present invention provides methods and compositions for the production of hematopoietic progenitor cells or endothelial progenitor cells from human pluripotent stem cells using a defined cell culture medium without the need to utilize feeder cells or serum. In some embodiments, differentiation is accomplished using hypoxic atmospheric conditions. The defined medium of the present invention may contain growth factors and a matrix component. The hematopoietic progenitor cells may be further differentiated into cell lineages including red blood cells, macrophages, granulocytes, and megakaryocytes. The endothelial progenitor cells may be further differentiated into endothelial cells. Also disclosed are screening assays for identification of candidate substances that affect differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into progenitor cells.

Methods are provided to manipulate phagocytosis of cells, including hematopoietic cells, e.g. circulating hematopoietic cells, bone marrow cells, etc.; and solid tumor cells. In some embodiments of the invention the circulating cells are hematopoietic stem cells, or hematopoietic progenitor cells, particularly in a transplantation context, where protection from phagocytosis is desirable. In other embodiments the circulating cells are leukemia cells, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML), where increased phagocytosis is desirable.

The invention is directed to methods of assessing the safety of therapeutic compounds and therapeutic genetic manipulations, including integrating gene therapy vectors and genome editing. In particular, the invention provides a method, wherein the oncogenic potential of therapeutic compounds and therapeutic genetic manipulations, including integrating gene therapy vectors and genome editing, is determined by determining the percentage of differentiation blocked hematopoietic progenitor cells.

There is provided an isolated pluri-differentiated human mesenchymal progenitor cells (MPCs), a method for isolating and purifying human mesenchymal progenitor cells from Dexter-type cultures, and characterization of and uses, particularly therapeutic uses for such cells. Specifically, there is provided isolated MPCs which can be used for diagnostic purposes, to enhance the engraftment of hematopoietic progenitor cells, enhance bone marrow transplantation, or aid in the treatment or prevention of graft versus host disease.

The present invention provides novel methods for delivering cells, particularly modified cells to the central nervous system (CNS). The purpose of this invention is to present a method that provides sustained delivery of a molecule to the central nervous system, thereby increasing the bioavailability of the molecule and lengthening the possible duration of treatment.

The invention relates to the field of stem cell biology, specifically to a method for differentiating human pluripotent stem cells into natural killer cells and an application. The invention disclosesa pluripotent stem cell-derived natural killer cell. The pluripotent stem cell-derived natural killer cell expresses CD56, Nkp30, Nkp44 and Nkp46, and also expresses markers CD16 and CD94 of a maturenatural killer cell. The invention also discloses a method for preparing the natural killer cell. The method comprises the following steps: S1, formation of an embryoid body; S2, differentiation of the embryoid body into hematopoietic progenitor cells; S3, differentiation of the hematopoietic progenitor cells into NK cells; and S4, maturation and expansion of the NK cells. With the differentiation method provided by the invention, the pluripotent stem cells can be rapidly, efficiently, simply and conveniently induced to be differentiated into the natural killer cells with low cost on the basis of a culture medium with definite components and an optimized cell factor combination.

Improved methods and pharmaceutical compositions are provided herein for mobilizing hematopoietic progenitor cells from bone marrow into peripheral blood, comprising the administration of an effective amount of an inhibitor of GTPases, such as Rac1 and Rac2 alone or in combination. Specifically, methods are disclosed for mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells into a subject's peripheral blood. In particular, embodiments of the method involve inhibition of both Rac1 and Rac2 GTPases to increase the numbers of hematopoietic stem cells into a subject's peripheral blood of a subject. The subject's blood can be processed and used to repopulate the destroyed lymphohematopoietic system of a recipient and may in the future be utilized to repair a variety of non-hematopoietic tissues. Therefore, hematopoietic stem cells mobilized into a subject's peripheral blood by the method of the invention is useful as a source of donor cells in bone marrow transplantation for the treatment of a variety of disorders, including cancer, anemia, autoimmunity and immunodeficiency. They can also be used for increasing white blood cell survival and for chemotherapy.

A method of preparing and thawing of cryopreserved cells without added DNase and a method of DNase-free isolation of subpopulations of thawed, cryopreserved cells which can be used to prepare and thaw Human Cord Blood cells for immunoaffinity selection and enrichment of CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells for expansion and transfusion.

Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using them. Lipid formulations of a glutathione analog and methods of manufacturing them. Their use to stimulate hematopoiesis, protect hematopoietic cells from damage caused by radiation or chemotherapy, or potentiate the stimulatory action of one or a combination of cytokines on colony formation by hematopoietic progenitor cells, protect a subject from a destructive effect of a chemotherapeutic agent or irradiation, or to potentiate the effect of a chemotherapeutic agent.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to uses of Interleukin-12 (IL-12) in enhancing or stimulating hematopoiesis to yield hematopoietic recovery in a mammal in need. Particular embodiments of the invention are directed to uses of IL-12 as an adjuvant therapy to alleviate the hematopoietic toxicities associated with one or more treatment regimens used to combat a disease state. Other embodiments include uses of IL-12 to ameliorate various hematopoietic deficiencies. Still other embodiments are directed to uses of IL-12 for in-vivo proliferation of hematopoietic repopulating cell, hematopoietic progenitor cells and hematopoietic stem cells. Other disclosed embodiments are directed to uses of Il-12 for bone marrow preservation or recovery.

The present invention provides a method of producing erythrocytes, including efficiently differentiating hematopoietic stem cells and/or a hematopoietic progenitor cells into erythrocytes by using a medium composition having an effect of homogeneously dispersing the hematopoietic stem cells and/or the hematopoietic progenitor cells and maintaining a floating state.

The invention belongs to the field of induced differentiation of blood cells, and provides a method for inducing and differentiating human multipotent stem cells into aged blood cells. The method comprises the following steps of A, inducing and differentiating the human multipotent stem cells into hematopoietic progenitor cells CD31 and CD34; B, inducing and differentiating the hematopoietic progenitor cells CD31 and CD34 into human aged cells. The method has the advantages that by adopting the two-step inducing type of single-layer cell culture and suspension cell culture, the inducing procedure is simplified, the inducting time is shortened, the operation is simple, the efficiency is high, and the stability is realized; by adopting the inducing and differentiating system without feed layer cells, the induced blood cell has biological safety guarantee, the requirements of clinical conversion and clinical experiment can be met, and the medical conversion value is high.

The present invention provides useful means in an expansion culture system for a hematopoietic cell (hematopoietic stem cell, hematopoietic progenitor cell). Specifically, the present invention provides a composition for expanding a hematopoietic cell (hematopoietic stem cell, hematopoietic progenitor cell) containing recombinant human serum albumin; a serum-free medium for expanding a hematopoietic cell containing a basal medium and recombinant human serum albumin; a method of expanding a hematopoietic cell comprising culturing a hematopoietic cell in a serum-free medium containing recombinant human serum albumin, and a culture of a hematopoietic cell that can be obtained by the expansion method.