Neural cell extracellular vesicles
AssigneesUniversity of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Aruna Bio, Inc.
InventorsSteven L. Stice, Robin Lynn Webb, Tracy A. Stice
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are neural extracellular vesicles (EVs) and methods of using these EVs in the treatment of spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases.
Claims14
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of extracellular vesicles (EVs) obtained from non-transformed human neural progenitor cells that are capable of differentiating into neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes in vitro, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the EVs comprise melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (MCSP), pentraxin-3 (PTX3), angiopoietin-1, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 2 (IGFBP2), macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and ecto-5′-nucleotidase (NT5E), and wherein the EVs comprise an exogenous agent selected from the group consisting of an siRNA, an antisense oligonucleotide, a peptide, a protein, an antibody, and a small molecule.
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