100 results about "Placental tissue" patented technology

Cells derived from postpartum placenta and methods for their isolation are provided by the invention. The invention further provides cultures and compositions of the placenta-derived cells. The placenta-derived cells of the invention have a plethora of uses, including but not limited to research, diagnostic, and therapeutic applications.

Described herein are tissue grafts derived from the placenta. The grafts are composed of at least one layer of amnion tissue where the epithelium layer has been substantially removed in order to expose the basement layer to host cells. By removing the epithelium layer, cells from the host can more readily interact with the cell-adhesion bio-active factors located onto top and within of the basement membrane. Also described herein are methods for making and using the tissue grafts. The laminin structure of amnion tissue is nearly identical to that of native human tissue such as, for example, oral mucosa tissue. This includes high level of laminin-5, a cell adhesion bio-active factor show to bind gingival epithelia-cells, found throughout upper portions of the basement membrane.

A stent scaffold combined with amniotic tissue provides for a biocompatible stent that has improved biocompatibility and hemocompatibility. The amnion tissue can be variously modified or unmodified form of amnion tissue such as non-cryo amnion tissue, solubilized amnion tissue, amnion tissue fabric, chemically modified amnion tissue, amnion tissue treated with radiation, amnion tissue treated with heat, or a combination thereof. Materials such as polymer, placental tissue, pericardium tissue, small intestine submucosa can be used in combination with the amnion tissue. The amnion tissue can be attached to the inside, the outside, both inside and outside, or complete encapsulation of the stent scaffold. In some embodiments, at least part of the covering or lining comprises a plurality of layers of amnion tissue. The method of making the biocompatible stent and its delivery and deployment are also discussed.

The invention relates to a method for freezing and thawing placental whole cells and separating and expanding stem cells. The method comprises the steps as follows: disinfecting and washing a placenta tissue; cutting off placental lobules from the tissue, and carrying out digestive treatment for 20 min; preparing a placenta tissue freezing solution for standby application; adding whole cells obtained by digestive treatment and the freezing solution into a freezing tube, refrigerating for 0.5 h at the temperature of 4 DEG C, freezing for 1 day at the temperature of subzero 80 DEG C, and freezing in liquid nitrogen for standby application; taking out the placental whole cells from the liquid nitrogen when needed, thawing in a thermostatic water bath, carrying out drop-method washing by a culture medium for mesenchymal stem cells, removing red cells by a red cell lysis solution, and expanding the mesenchymal stem cells by the thawed placental whole cells through cell culture and cell passage. According to the method, the frozen placenta tissue can be effectively protected and is convenient to thaw and use; and the method is in particular suitable for separating and expanding the mesenchymal stem cells after thawing the frozen placental tissue.

Non-embryonic blastomere-like totipotent stem cells are disclosed. Most preferably, such cells are obtained from various tissues of postnatal mammals (e.g., using tissue biopsied from the mammal), are smaller than 1 μm, have normal karyotype, and do not spontaneously differentiate in serum-free medium without differentiation inhibitors. These non-embryonic blastomere-like totipotent stem cells typically express CD66e, CEA-CAM-1 and telomerase, but do not typically express CD10, SSEA-1, SSEA-3, and SSEA-4. Such blastomere-like totipotent cells can be differentiated into ectodermal, mesodermal, or endodermal tissues, including placental tissues and germ cells. Moreover, when implanted into a mammal, such cells will not be teratogenic.

Disclosed herewith is a method for inducing angiogenesis using modified placental tissue or an extract thereof to treat conditions other than cardiovascular conditions.

Provided herein are biocompatible polymer conjugates comprising a biologically compatible polymer covalently bound to a biologically compatible chelator moiety, which in turn are optionally bound, reversibly, to pharmacologically active metal ions. The biologically compatible polymer may comprise of modified placental tissue grafts composed of at least one membrane, capable of recruiting stem cells in vivo and in vitro.

This invention provides a fluid therapeutic placental product comprising placental cells and a placental dispersion comprising placental factors. The placental cells and the placental dispersion are derived from placental tissue. A placental tissue can optionally be an amnion, chorion, or a trophoblast-depleted chorion. The placental product of the present invention is useful in treating a patient with a tissue injury (e.g. wound or burn) by applying the placental product to the injury. Similar application is useful with ligament and tendon repair and for engraftment procedures such as bone engraftment.

The invention discloses a placenta stem cell bank construction method and a placenta tissue resuscitation method, and relates to placenta stem cell bank construction methods. The placenta stem cell bank construction method comprises the following steps: after non-bacterial cleaning treatment to placenta tissues of at least three parts, the steps of tissue peeling, further sterilizing, shearing to be thin, protecting using a refrigerant, programmed freezing, cryogenic temperature temporary storage, long term storage with nitrogen canisters, and the like are carried out, and the placenta tissue with biological activities can be preserved for a long term. The placenta tissue preserved through the method can be used for the construction of a stem cell bank, resuscitation, enzymic digestion, cultivation, expansion, quality inspection and the like are performed after selective tissue part resuscitation according to required cell types, so as to obtain placenta amniotic membrance epithelial cells, placenta amniotic membrance mesenchyme, placenta chorion mesenchymal stem cell, placenta decidua serotina mesenchymal stem cells and the like. The method provided by the invention has the advantages that operation steps are simplified, manual intervention errors are reduced, the efficiency is improved, more stem cell resources are preserved, and a basis is provided for further personalized stem cell customization.

The present invention relates to a method of screening placental proteins responsible for pathophysiology of preeclampsia, and a marker for early diagnosis and prediction of preeclampsia. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of screening placental proteins responsible for pathophysiology of preeclampsia by 2D E-proteomics analysis, comprising: isolating placental proteins from a placental tissue; separating the isolated proteins two-dimensionally through 2D electrophoresis; and comparing and analyzing the separated proteins based on scanned gel images and differences in the images between normal placental proteins and preeclamptic placental proteins, wherein the comparison and analysis of the placental proteins based on the scanned gel images and differences in the images are accomplished by selecting proteins with differences of 140% or more between two placentas.

The invention discloses placental villus plate mesenchymal stem cells. An extraction method of the placental villus plate mesenchymal stem cells includes the following steps that 1, a placental villus plate is obtained; 2, blood vessels and villus tissue are removed; 3, the villus plate is cleaned till the blood color disappears; 4, the villus plate is sheared into 0.5-5 mm<2> tissue microblocks, and the tissue microblocks are cleaned; 5, tissue digestive juice containing pancreatin, collagenase II, collagenase IV and hyaluronidase is added for digestion; 6, filtration and centrifugation are carried out; 7, culture is carried out; 8, cell digestion is carried out with 0.25% pancreatin when the cell confluence reaches 70-90%; 9, subculturing is carried out; 10, detection is carried out; 11, cryopreservation is carried out; 12, database building is carried out. According to the method, the steps are simple, and a large number of mesenchymal stem cells can be rapidly obtained from the placental tissue; the separation process does not need too much cleaning operation; the use of antibiotics is omitted, so that the purity of the placental villus plate mesenchymal stem cells obtained after separation is high.

Described herein are compositions of collagen and micronized placental tissue components, methods for producing the same and methods for using the same for wound healing, repairing damaged tendons, cosmetic applications and covering biocompatible materials and / or devices.

A placental tissue assembly for treating wounds or surfaces of a patient has one or more layers of placental tissue and a backing material. The one or more layers of placental tissue have a first side and a second side. The backing material is adhered to and covers one of either the first or second sides of the one or more layers of placental tissue to create the assembly. The assembly when applied onto a surface to be treated on the side of the tissue opposite the backing material adheres to the surface with an attachment force greater than an attachment force of the backing material adhered to the first or second side. This allows the backing material to be released leaving the placental tissue affixed to the surface to be treated.

Described herein are compositions and methods of treating a cardiac condition using modified placental tissue or an extract of a placental tissue, capable of recruiting stem cells or promoting healing in vivo and in vitro.

The invention discloses four cell types which have wide heteroplastic transplantation application prospect and can be effectively induced into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. The origins of three cell types are placental tissue, namely amnion mesenchymal cell, chorion mesenchymal cell and umbilical cord mesenchymal cell; and the origin of the other one is amniotic fluid cell. Besides, the invention also discloses an induction reprogramming method for producing cells capable of producing induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells by efficient induction, including the following steps: cDNA containing pluripotent stem cell factor is respectively introduced into the four primary culture cells; the four primary cells in which cDNA is introduced are respectively cultured on appropriate culture mediums, primary iPS is obtained and then quality of iPS is optimized on appropriate culture mediums, and cloning of pluripotent stem cell can be primarily evaluated. In the invention, three mesenchymal cells of placenta origin and amniotic fluid cell all can be induced into iPS, wherein the chorion mesenchymal cell is compared with fibroblast, efficiency of induction reprogramming is improved by over 100 times, efficiency is about 2.3%, and the efficiency is slightly higher than that of horny cell; and a means which is more effective and more pertinent is provided for building disease model, screening drug and controlling oriented differentiation.

Acellular amnion derived therapeutic compositions are described having a number of various compositional embodiments. An acellular amnion derived therapeutic composition has essentially no live or active amniotic cells. The amniotic cells may be destroyed, and the cells and cell debris may be removed from the acellular amnion derived therapeutic composition. An acellular amnion derived therapeutic composition may comprise micronized placental tissue particles, and / or amniotic fluid. An acellular amnion derived therapeutic composition may be a dispersion of micronized amniotic membrane combined with a fluid, such as plasma, saline, amniotic fluid, combinations thereof and the like. An acellular amnion derived therapeutic composition may be combined with a matrix component to form a composite. An acellular amnion derived therapeutic composition may be used in conjunction with a composition comprising viable cells, such as stem cells.

The present invention includes a growth factor profile, connective tissue matrix constituents, and immunoprivileged status of equine placental tissue extracellular matrix (ECM) and accompanying cutaneous tissue, plus the presence of antimicrobial peptides there, render equine placental tissue an ideal source for biological scaffolds for xenotransplantation, and optionally adding at least one of: one or more block-copolymers, one or more osteogenic agent or one or more osteoinductive agents.

Enhanced postnatal adherent cells and a preparation method therefor are provided. The preparation method of enhanced postnatal adherent cells can increase the yield and the proliferation rate of adherent cells from placental tissues; and prepare adherent cells, which secrete proteins effective for neurological diseases and have an improved ability for movement to damaged tissues.

Provided are human miRNAs associated with the generation of immunological tolerance during pregnancy as well as fragments, derivatives and variants thereof for use in immunomodulation. Said miRNAs may be used in diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with a deregulated immune response, autoimmune disorders, pregnancy associated diseases, failure or problems of placentation and complications resulting from allotransplantations. In addition, new pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions for use in diagnosis and therapy of said disorders are described.

Described herein are tissue grafts derived from the placenta. The grafts are composed of at least one layer of amnion which has been decellularized and at least one layer of chorion. Also described herein are methods for making and using the tissue grafts.

The invention discloses a separation method of human placenta mesenchymal stem cells. The separation method comprises the following steps that placenta specimen treatment is carried out, treated placenta tissue is obtained, tissue digestion is carried out on the placenta tissue, and cell suspension is obtained; preliminary subculture of the placenta mesenchymal stem cells is carried out; further separation and culture of the placenta mesenchymal stem cells are carried out. HyQTase and DNAse I are adopted for digestion together, the placenta mesenchymal stem cells are obtained through separation, after preliminary culture, microgravity treatment and electromagnetic field and sound wave treatment are carried out, BMP4 is used for treatment many times, upper layers are removed through a differential attachment method, a serum-free medium and antioxidant are replenished in a culture bottle for culture, and the final purity is high. The stem cell characteristics of the cells are verified through detection on hereditary stability, cell surface molecule expression conditions and cellular morphology in the continuous passage process, and materials are provided for seed cells with the placenta mesenchymal stem cells as clinical application.

Described herein are compositions and methods of treating a cardiac condition using modified placental tissue or an extract of a placental tissue, capable of recruiting stem cells or promoting healing in vivo and in vitro.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a medical multilayer placental tissue implant. The method for preparing the medical multilayer placental tissue implant comprises the following steps of obtaining a qualified placental tissue material, separating amnion and chorionic tissue from the placental tissue material, treating the amnion and the chorionic tissue, removing blood, cells and DNA, disinfecting decellularized tissue, conducting lamination drying, cutting, and completing preparation. The medical multilayer placental tissue implant has a better adhesion effect on deep wounds, and is strong in toughness and not easy to tear.

A tissue storage solution includes hypothermic storage compositions and methods. The hypothermic storage composition includes media containing Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) and albumin. A method of hypothermically storing tissue includes storing such tissue in a storage medium including DMEM and albumin. A method for wound or defect treatment includes applying tissue, stored in a hypothermic storage medium containing DMEM and albumin, to the site of such wound or defect.

Biologic information is obtained concerning a member of a population by obtaining a sample of placental tissue from the member, storing the sample without embedding it in an embedding medium, retrieving from storage the sample associated with the member and thereafter analyzing it for biologic information. Storage may be in a fixative such as formalin or a formalin substitute. When a tissue sample from more than one member is collected, a library is created that may be used for a variety of purposes, including reducing the incidence of medical malpractice claims, identification of members such as paternity testing or suspect identification, pharmaceutical development and epidemiological surveys and research.

The invention discloses a placental tissue preservation liquid and a preparation method thereof. The placental tissue preservation liquid includes glucose injection, a serum replacement, gentamicin, amphotericin, trehalose and heparin lithium. The preparation method of the placental tissue preservation liquid includes adding the serum replacement, gentamicin, amphotericin B, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate hydrate, trehalose and heparin lithium into the glucose injection, wherein final concentrations of the ingredients are 0.5-2%, 800 U / mL, 15-30 ug / mL, 0.25-0.5 mg / mL, 0.6-3 mg / mL, and 20-40 U / mL. The placental tissue preservation liquid has clear composition and balanced nutrition, has no evident toxic and side effects on cells, can well maintain activity of in-vitro placental cells, and iseffective in preventing contamination of exogenous microorganisms introduced in the acquisition and transport steps.

Disclosed are methods for determining the pregnancy status of a cow by detecting a pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) level that comprises proteins present in an acidic protein fraction of day 55 to day 60 bovine placental tissue. These methods may involve using novel polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies that have been generated using the acidic protein fraction as an immunogen. According to the method, the cow is pregnant when the PAG level is present at an elevated level in a sample obtained from the cow. The invention provides accurate methods of detecting pregnancy at early stages and has the benefit of allowing early post partum detection of pregnancy status with few false positive results. The antibodies for detecting the PAG level will also be useful in combination with detecting elevated progesterone levels, thus providing an even more effective pregnancy detection method. The benefit of this early pregnancy detection is that identifying cows that are not pregnant very shortly after breeding allows for timely rebreeding and minimizes the amount of time the cow is open. Also disclosed are methods for making a breeding decision for a cow. These methods allow a herd manager to make breeding decisions based on the PAG level and optionally, progesterone levels, detected in a biological sample taken from a cow suspected of being in the early stages of pregnancy.

The invention discloses a sheep stem extract and its preparation method and application, and discloses a preparation method of its preparation freeze-dried powder. The sheep stem extract is obtained by separating and culturing amniotic mesenchymal stem cells from human placenta amniotic tissue, and using human platelets The lysate is cultured and expanded, and then the culture supernatant of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells is collected, concentrated and collected, which solves the problems of long doubling time and poor multi-differentiation potential of AMSCs, and can qualitatively and Quantitative analysis can improve the active ingredients in sheep stems, such as antioxidants and various growth factors, and prevent the active ingredients from degrading. The results of animal experiments and clinical trials show that the sheep dry extract prepared by this technology can be used to delay aging, prevent and treat osteoporosis and skin aging, and promote skin wound healing.