Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a cell construct for cell transplantation capable of having a thickness suitable for cell transplantation, preventing the necrosis of transplanted cells, and forming blood vessels in the transplantation site after transplantation. The present invention provides a cell construct for cell transplantation which comprises polymer blocks having biocompatibility and cells of at least one type, wherein the plural polymer blocks are arranged in spaces between the plural cells.
Abstract:
A polypeptide having an amino acid sequence in which the number of RGD sequences contained per molecular weight of 10 kDa is not less than 0.30; the number of GFPGER sequences contained per molecular weight of 10 kDa is not less than 0.15; and the number of GVMGFP sequences contained per molecular weight of 10 kDa is less than 0.30; is provided. A scaffold composition, a composition for repairing a cartilage tissue, a composition for culturing cartilage cells, and a composition for promoting glycosaminoglycan production, which compositions contain the above polypeptide, are also provided.
Abstract:
A scaffold for vascular endothelial cell migration includes a recombinant gelatin having an amino acid sequence derived from a partial amino acid sequence of collagen. A method for producing a blood vessel uses this scaffold.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a therapeutic agent for arthrosis, which contains synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells having a molecule essential for joint medical treatment, and a production method for the therapeutic agent for arthrosis. According to the present invention, there is provided a therapeutic agent for arthrosis, which contains synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells having any one or more kinds of surface antigens of integrin β1 or platelet-derived growth factor receptor β.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide such a quality management method for a cell that enables the sorting-out of a cell having drug efficacy, and a method of producing a cell using the quality management method. According to the present invention, there is provided a method that is a quality management method for a specific cell, where the method includes evaluating a correlation relationship between an expression pattern of a gene group obtained by measuring an expression state of a related gene group that is characteristic of the specific cell and an expression pattern that serves as a reference and determining the cell to be usable in a case where the correlation relationship is equal to or higher than a certain level.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a cell transplant device having an ability to induce angiogenesis around the cell transplant device, and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, a cell transplant device including a cell structure (A) that includes a plurality of biocompatible polymer blocks and a plurality of cells of at least one type, and in which at least one of the biocompatible polymer blocks is disposed in gaps between the plurality of cells; and an immunoisolation membrane (B) that encloses the cell structure is provided.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a laminate containing a cell sheet which has hardness and is easy to handle at the time of transplantation or transport, an agent for treating cardiac diseases using the laminate, and a film for being laminated on a cell sheet. According to the present invention there are provided a laminate including a biocompatible polymer film having a density of 500 μg/cm2 to 10 mg/cm2 and a cell sheet disposed on at least one surface of the biocompatible polymer film, an agent for treating cardiac diseases using the laminate, and a film for being laminated on a cell sheet.
Abstract:
An object of the invention is to provide a cartilage regenerative material that is capable of regenerating bone and cartilage using cells. Provided is a cartilage regenerative material including a cell construct, which includes biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells, in which a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing insulin-producing cells having sufficient glucose responsiveness from mesenchymal stem cells, an insulin-producing cell having sufficient glucose responsiveness, a cell structure containing the insulin-producing cell, and a pharmaceutical composition. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for producing an insulin-producing cell from a mesenchymal stem cell, including (a) a step of producing a cell structure by incubating a plurality of biocompatible macromolecular blocks and a plurality of mesenchymal stem cells, and (b) a step of culturing one or more of the mesenchymal stem cells before the incubation in the step (a), the mesenchymal stem cell in the incubation in the step (a), or the cell structure produced in the step (a) in a medium containing the GLP-1 receptor agonist, and (c) a step of culturing the cell structure obtained in the step (a) or the step (b) in a medium containing the water-soluble vitamin and the hepatocyte growth factor.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide such a quality management method for a cell that enables the sorting-out of a cell having drug efficacy, and a method of producing a cell using the quality management method. According to the present invention, there is provided a method that is a quality management method for a cell for a medical treatment or drug discovery, the method including managing a behavior of one or more specific protein molecules, which is essential for exhibiting a therapeutic effect due to a cell and managing an expression behavior of a related gene group that is characteristic of the cell.