Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a cell transplantation kit capable of exhibiting a high medical treatment effect by transplanted cells, a method for producing a sac-shaped structure that is used in the cell transplantation kit, and a therapeutic agent for diabetes containing the cell transplantation kit. According to the present invention, there is provided a cell transplantation kit including a first sac-shaped structure consisting of a membrane having pores of an average pore diameter of 0.2 mm or less, and a plurality of second sac-shaped structures having an average long diameter larger than the average pore diameter of the pores of the first sac-shaped structure, in which at least a part of the plurality of second sac-shaped structures contain cells. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for producing a sac-shaped structure that is used in the cell transplantation kit. According to the present invention, there is provide a therapeutic agent for diabetes, including the cell transplantation kit.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide an angiogenic agent that can sufficiently exhibit an angiogenic effect due to mesenchymal stem cells in a state where the angiogenic agent does not allow permeation of host cells while being protected from immune rejection, and a method for method for manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, an angiogenic agent including a mesenchymal stem cell (A); and an immunoisolation membrane (B) that encloses the mesenchymal stem cell is provided.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a large number of uniform cell structures for a short period of time. According to the present invention, provided is a method of manufacturing a cell structure, including: a step of adding a mixture of biocompatible macromolecular blocks, cells, and a liquid medium to a first culture container having a culture surface on which the plurality of recessed portions are formed and a side wall part standing on an outer periphery of the culture surface such that a liquid surface of the mixture is over the culture surface; a step of allowing a first culture container to stand and forming a cell structure in the recessed portion; and a step of stirring and culturing a content of the first culture container in a second culture container including stirring means.
Abstract:
An object of the invention is to provide a cartilage regenerative material that suppresses infiltration of fibrous soft tissue and brings about satisfactory cartilage regeneration, and a method for producing the cartilage regenerative material. Provided is a cartilage regenerative material including a porous body of a biocompatible polymer and a biocompatible polymer film, in which the porous body contains chondrocytes and cartilage matrix, and the cartilage matrix exists in a region of 10% or more of a region extending from the surface of the transplant face of the porous body to a depth of 150 μm along the thickness.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a cell structure which does not contain glutaraldehyde and can form blood vessels after transplantation, and a method for producing the above-described cell structure. According to the present invention, there is provided a cell structure which contains a biocompatible macromolecular block and at least one kind of cell and has voids and in which a plurality of the biocompatible macromolecular blocks are arranged in gaps between a plurality of the cells, in which a ratio of the volume of the biocompatible macromolecular blocks with respect to the volume of the cell structure is 10% to 30%, a ratio of the volume of the cells with respect to the volume of the cell structure is 20% to 50%, and a ratio of the volume of the voids with respect to the volume of the cell structure is 35% to 60%.
Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a cell construct for cell transplantation that does not contain a substance having cytotoxicity, such as glutaraldehyde, and suppresses the necrosis of the transplanted cells in the construct (namely, having a high cell survival rate). The present invention provides a cell construct for cell transplantation comprising biocompatible polymer blocks that do not contain glutaraldehyde and at least one type of cells, wherein a plurality of biocompatible polymer blocks are disposed in gaps among a plurality of cells, and wherein the biocompatible polymer blocks have a tap density of 10 mg/cm3 or more and 500 mg/cm3 or less, or the value of the square root of the cross-sectional area/boundary length in the two-dimensional sectional image of the polymer block is 0.01 or more and 0.13 or less.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a cell preparation for a joint medical treatment, in which a cell proliferation ratio can be improved, an amount of serum required can be reduced, and karyotype abnormalities in a culture process can be suppressed, a method of culturing a mesenchymal stem cell, and a cell preparation for a joint medical treatment, which is produced by the above method. According to the present invention, there is provided a method of producing a cell preparation for a joint medical treatment, the method including culturing a mesenchymal stem cell in a culture medium containing an ascorbic acid-2-phosphate trisodium salt, alanyl glutamine, and pyridoxine.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a non-human model animal rich in stromal tissue, a cell structure useful for producing the above-described non-human model animal, a method for evaluating a test substance in which the above-described non-human model animal is used, and a method for producing the above-described non-human model animal. According to the present invention, a cell structure is provided which contains a biocompatible macromolecular block and at least a cancer cell and a mesenchymal cell, and in which a plurality of the above-described biocompatible macromolecular blocks are arranged in gaps between a plurality of the above-described cells.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a cell structure which can be produced within a short period of time and has a predetermined or larger size, and a method for producing the above-described cell structure. According to the present invention, there is provided a cell structure including: a biocompatible macromolecular block; and two or more kinds of cells, in which a plurality of the biocompatible macromolecular blocks are arranged in gaps between a plurality of the cells, and in which the two or more kinds of cells contain at least one kind of first cell selected from the group consisting of vascular endothelial cells, cardiac muscle cells, pancreatic islet cells, liver cells, epithelial cells, endothelial cells, nerve cells, embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, corneal epithelial cells, and retinal pigment epithelial cells, and at least one kind of second cell selected from the group consisting of mesenchymal cells, stromal cells, fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, myoblasts, mesenchymal stem cells, adipose-derived stem cells, and umbilical cord-derived stem cells.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a composition containing a pancreatic islet, a cell structure containing a pancreatic islet or a pancreatic islet cell, a pancreatic islet transplantation kit, a pancreatic islet transplantation treatment agent, and a hypoglycemic agent which improve at least one of glucose sensitivity or blood sugar level-reducing performance after transplantation, and to provide a composition containing a pancreatic islet, a kit containing a pancreatic islet, a pancreatic islet cell transplantation treatment agent, and a hypoglycemic agent which can improve glucose sensitivity. According to the present invention, a composition including A: a cell structure which contains a biocompatible macromolecular block and at least one kind of cell and in which a plurality of the above-described macromolecular blocks are arranged in gaps between a plurality of the above-described cells; and B: a pancreatic islet, and a composition containing a pancreatic islet; and a spheroid formed of at least one type of stem cell are provided.