Abstract:
Methods (300), devices, and systems of processing blood are described. The method (300) comprises the steps of: obtaining (312) blood from a patient coupled to a single blood processing device to form a closed loop between the patient and the blood processing device; collecting (314) bulk mononuclear blood cells from the blood by leukapheresis implemented using the blood processing device in the closed loop; and enriching (316) concurrently target cells separated from non-target cells in the bulk mononuclear blood cells using the blood processing device in the closed loop.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a recombinant retroviral vector which is replication-defective and includes a long terminal repeat (LTR) sequence for expression of a heterologous polynucleotide sequence, wherein the vector does not include a heterologous promoter element or a heterologous gene which imparts antibiotic or other resistance. The retroviral vector may be used to introduce foreign genes into mammalian cells and can be used for therapeutic purposes.
Abstract:
Methods (300), devices, and systems of processing blood are described. The method (300) comprises the steps of: obtaining (312) blood from a patient coupled to a single blood processing device to form a closed loop between the patient and the blood processing device; collecting (314) bulk mononuclear blood cells from the blood by leukapheresis implemented using the blood processing device in the closed loop; and enriching (316) concurrently target cells separated from non-target cells in the bulk mononuclear blood cells using the blood processing device in the closed loop.