Modulation of Microglia Activation

A method for treating inflammation in a subject having a condition, the method comprising administering cells having a desired potency for modulating microglia activation to the subject, in a therapeutically effective amount and for a time sufficient to achieve a therapeutic result, the cells being non-embryonic stem, non-germ cells that express one or more of oct4, telomerase, rex-1, or rox-1 and/or can differentiate into cell types of at least two of endodermal, ectodermal, and mesodermal germ layers, wherein, prior to administration, the cells were validated as having the desired potency.

A method for modulating microglia activation in a subject having a condition, the method comprising selecting cells that have a desired potency for modulating microglia activation, assaying the cells for the desired potency, and administering the cells having the desired potency to the subject, in a therapeutically effective amount and for a time sufficient to achieve a therapeutic result, the cells being non-embryonic stem, non-germ cells that express one or more of oct4, telomerase, rex-1, or rox-1 and/or can differentiate into cell types of at least two of endodermal, ectodermal, and mesodermal germ layers.

A method for modulating microglia activation in a subject having a condition, the method comprising administering cells having a desired potency for modulating microglia activation to the subject, in a therapeutically effective amount and for a time sufficient to achieve a therapeutic result, the cells being non-embryonic stem, non-germ cells that express one or more of oct4, telomerase, rex-1, or rox-1 and/or can differentiate into cell types of at least two of endodermal, ectodermal, and mesodermal germ layers, wherein, prior to administration, the cells were validated as having the desired potency.

A method for determining a therapeutically effective amount of cells administered to a subject having a condition, the cells being non-embryonic stem, non-germ cells that express one or more of oct4, telomerase, rex-1, or rox-1, and/or can differentiate into cell types of at least two of endodermal, ectodermal, or mesodermal germ layers, the method comprising assessing, following administration of the cells to the subject, an in vivo biomarker of activated microglia in a subject in vivo, wherein the cells express and secrete one or more factors that modulate microglia activation.

A method for constructing a cell bank, the method comprising selecting cells that have a desired potency for modulating microglia activation and expanding and storing said cells for future administration to a subject, the cells being non-embryonic stem, non-germ cells that express one or more of oct4, telomerase, rex-1, or rox-1 and/or can differentiate into cell types of at least two of endodermal, ectodermal, and mesodermal germ layers.

A method for constructing a cell bank, the method comprising expanding and storing cells for future administration to a subject, the cells being non-embryonic stem, non-germ cells that express one or more of oct4, telomerase, rex-1, or rox-1 and/or can differentiate into cell types of at least two of endodermal, ectodermal, and mesodermal germ layers, the cells having been validated for having a desired potency for modulating microglia activation.

A method for drug discovery, the method comprising selecting cells that have a desired potency for modulating microglia activation and exposing said cells to an agent to assess the effect of the agent on the ability of the cells to modulate microglia activation, the cells being non-embryonic stem, non-germ cells that express one or more of oct4, telomerase, rex-1, or rox-1 and/or can differentiate into cell types of at least two of endodermal, ectodermal, and mesodermal germ layers.