Therapeutic Methods Using Erythrocytes
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190000884A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-03

    申请号:US16064973

    申请日:2016-12-22

    IPC分类号: A61K35/18 C12N5/078

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to methods for modulating the level of proteins in a subject or in target cells by priming red blood cells with various agents or conditions that modulate the levels of proteins associated with red blood cells and administering the primed red blood cells to a subject. The disclosed methods represent a novel use of red blood cells primed to express a number of proteins, as cell therapies for numerous diseases or disorders.

    DELIVERY OF MATERIALS TO ANUCLEATE CELLS
    55.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180201889A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-19

    申请号:US15865901

    申请日:2018-01-09

    摘要: The current subject matter includes methods, systems, articles, and techniques to deliver material to anucleate cells, such as red blood cells. Using a rapid deformation based microfluidic system, loading of red blood cells with macromolecules of different sizes has been shown. Although delivery to some mammalian cells, such as cancer cell lines and fibroblasts had been previously demonstrated using this technique, those designs were incompatible with RBCs that have dramatically different physical properties. Through the use of smaller constriction sizes, high speeds and different buffers successful delivery to red blood cells can be achieved. By enabling robust delivery to red blood cells in a simple, scalable manner, the current subject matter can be implemented in a diversity of applications that deliver material to study red blood cell diseases and/or use red blood cells as a therapeutic platform. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.