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Claims for Patent: 9,567,564


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Summary for Patent: 9,567,564
Title:Progenitor cells from Wharton\'s jelly of human umbilical cord
Abstract: Human progenitor cells are extracted from perivascular tissue of human umbilical cord. The progenitor cell population proliferates rapidly, and harbors osteogenic progenitor cells and MHC-/- progenitor cells, and is useful to grow and repair human tissues including bone.
Inventor(s): Davies; John E. (Toronto, CA), Baksh; Dolores (Mississauga, CA), Sarugaser; Rahul (Toronto, CA), Hosseini; Morris (Braunschweig, DE), Lickorish; Antony D. S. (Toronto, CA)
Assignee: Tissue Regeneration Therapeutics Inc. (Toronto, CA)
Application Number:13/903,575
Patent Claims:1. A method for producing a differentiated cell capable of forming a tissue selected from bone, fat, cartilage, tendon, and muscle comprising culturing a cell population comprising human umbilical cord perivascular cells (HUCPVCs) with an agent that affects the differentiation thereof, wherein said HUCPVCs have a 3G5+, CD45-, CD44+ phenotype and said cell population is characterized by rapid proliferation and the presence of human progenitor cells, and wherein said culturing promotes the differentiation of said progenitor cells into said differentiated cell.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said differentiated cell is a capable of forming bone.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said differentiated cell is a capable of forming fat.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said differentiated cell is a capable of forming cartilage.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said differentiated cell is a capable of forming tendon.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said differentiated cell is a capable of forming muscle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said cell population comprises cells that are negative for markers of MHC class I and MHC class II.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said cell population is obtained from the perivascular region of at least one human umbilical cord blood vessel.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the cell population is essentially free from cells derived from the vascular structure of the cord.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said cell population is obtained by subjecting the umbilical cord blood vessel to enzymatic digestion in a suitable cell extraction medium.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said enzymatic digestion is performed using collagenase.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said cell population comprises cells further characterized by expression of one or more of the following markers: CD34-, SH2+, SH3+, Thy1+, alpha-actin+, desmin+, and vimentin+.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said progenitor cells are osteoprogenitor cells, chondrogenic progenitor cells, adipogenic progenitor cells, or myogenic progenitor cells.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said progenitor cells are capable of differentiating into bone, fat, cartilage, tendon, or muscle producing cells.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to culturing with said agent, culturing said cell population to expand the population thereof.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising preparing a composition comprising said differentiated cell for transplantation into a subject in need thereof.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said composition comprises an amount of from 10.sup.3 to 10.sup.7 cells.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein said composition comprises a carrier.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said carrier is selected from calcium phosphate, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), phosphate buffered saline, a gel, gelatin, or a mixture thereof.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more cells in said cell population or said differentiated cell is genetically engineered to express a gene.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said gene encodes a growth factor.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said growth factor is selected from one or more of parathyroid hormone (PTH), bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), and calcitonin.

23. The method of claim 2, wherein said agent is selected from one or more of dexamethasone, .beta.-glycerophosphate, and ascorbic acid.

24. The method of claim 3, wherein said agent is selected from one or more of biotin, pantothenate, insulin, dexamethasone, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-.gamma.).

25. The method of claim 4, wherein said agent is selected from one or more of transforming growth factor-.beta. and dexamethasone.

26. The method of claim 6, wherein said agent is hydrocortisone.

27. A method for producing connective tissue comprising culturing a cell population comprising human umbilical cord perivascular cells (HUCPVCs) with an agent that promotes formation of the connective tissue, wherein said HUCPVCs have a 3G5+, CD45-, CD44+ phenotype and the cell population is characterized by rapid proliferation and the presence of human progenitor cells.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein said connective tissue is selected from the group consisting of bone, fat, cartilage, tendon, and muscle.

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