Progenitor cell populations, expansion thereof, and growth of non-hematopoietic cell types and tissues therefrom
US9644182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2501/23
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described is a method of expanding human progenitor cells by suspension culturing under non-static conditions. The culturing method provides a three-dimensional space for the rapid expansion of desirable progenitors. By this method, a new compartment of multipotential progenitor cells has been identified, which give rise under differentiation conditions to progeny including osteoblasts, chondrocytes, myoblasts, adipocytes, and other non-hematopoietic cell types. Their use in cell and tissue-based engineering is described.
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