Progenitor cells, method for preparation thereof and uses thereof
AssigneeNational Health Research Institutes
InventorsLin-Ju YEN, Ko-Jiunn LIU, Men-Luh YEN
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Abstract
The present application provides progenitor cells and a preparing method thereof. The preparing method comprises obtaining a tissue sample containing myometrium from uterus, treating the tissue sample with collagenase, and culturing the treated tissue sample to obtain the progenitor cells, wherein the progenitor cell is multipotent and immunomodulatory. The present application also provides a method for treating a degenerative disease, an ischemic disease or a disease caused by abnormal immune response comprising administering the progenitor cells to a patient subjecting the disease.
Claims17
A method for preparing progenitor cells, comprising:
- obtaining a tissue sample containing myometrium from uterus, treating the tissue sample with an enzyme to remove fibrous tissue, and culturing the treated tissue sample to obtain the progenitor cells, and wherein the progenitor cells are multipotent and immunomodulatory and have negative expression of cell surface marker CD34.
The progenitor cells of claim 9, which are capable of osteogenesis, adipogenesis, chondrogenesis, and neurogenesis.
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