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5985656 Suppressor and progenitor cells  
Natural suppressor (NS) cells secrete a soluble protein suppressor factor (SF) which suppresses the mixed lymphocyte response. NS cells as described herein are null, i.e., have the phenotype IL-2R...
5985290 Purified pancreatic tumor cell lines and related compositions and method  
The present invention provides a method of treating cancer comprising (a) obtaining a tumor cell line, (b) modifying the tumor cell line to render it capable of producing an increased level of a...
5981165 In vitro induction of dopaminergic cells  
A culture method for inducing the expression of tyrosine hydroxylase in neural cells is provided. Mammalian CNS neural cells are cultured in the presence of a fibroblast growth factor and at least...
5980887 Methods for enhancing angiogenesis with endothelial progenitor cells  
In accordance with the present invention, EC progenitors can be used in a method for regulating angiogenesis, i.e., enhancing or inhibiting blood vessel formation, in a selected patient and in some...
5980888 Keratinocytes attached to microcarriers for treatment of skin wounds  
Epithelial cells are attached to microcarriers to form a transplantation material for treatment of skin wounds. Preferably, keratinocyte-covered microcarriers are prepared using microcarriers...
5980893 Agonist murine monoclonal antibody as a stimulant for megakaryocytopoiesis  
A class of murine monoclonal antibodies that is capable of stimulating megakaryocytopoiesis in vitro has been raised against human megakaryocytic cells. The monoclonal antibody BAH-1 specifically...
5976780 Encapsulated cell device  
A macroencapsulation device for somatic cells using ultrapurified Na alginate and polysulfone hollow fibers of 30 kDa molecular weight cutoff. Ultrapurified Na alginate material is used which has a...
5976526 Injectable bladder muscle cells-polymer suspension for treatment of vesicoureteral reflux and incontinence  
A method of treatment of vesicoureteral reflux, incontinence and other defects is described wherein bladder muscle cells are mixed with a liquid polymeric material to form a suspension. This is...
5976878 Method and apparatus for preparing composite skin replacement  
A method and apparatus for forming a permanent, composite skin replacement consisting of an epidermal component and a porous, resorbable, biosynthetic laminated dermal membrane component for use in...
5972592 Increasing reproductive efficiency of bull semen using fucose or a compound with a fucose moiety  
Inclusion of fucose or fucose-containing bull sperm monovalent binding oligosaccharide in semen extender increases the reproductive efficiency of bull semen extended therewith, for artificial...
5972332 Wound treatment with keratinocytes on a solid support enclosed in a porous material  
Devices and methods for enhancing the healing of wounds, especially chronic wounds (e.g., diabetic wounds), are provided involving the use of keratinocytes. Keratinocytes are grown on a...
5968829 Human CNS neural stem cells  
Isolation, characterization, proliferation, differentiation and transplantation of mammalian neural stem cells is disclosed.
5965436 Method of isolating mesenchymal stem cells associated with isolated megakaryocytes by isolating megakaryocytes  
The present invention is directed to isolated and purified human mesenchymal stem cells, to a method for isolating, purifying, and culturally expanding human mesenchymal stem cells (i.e....
5961972 Isolated porcine pancreatic cells for use in treatment of diseases characterized by insufficient insulin activity  
Isolated porcine pancreatic cells, isolated populations of such cells and methods for isolating and using the cells to treat subjects with diseases characterized by insufficient insulin activity...
5958404 Treatment methods for disease using co-localized cells and Sertoli cells obtained from a cell line  
A method of treating a disease is provided that results from a deficiency of a biological factor which comprises administering to a mammal Sertoli cells and cells that produce the biological...
5951976 Opsonin-enhanced cells, and methods of modulating an immune response to an antigen  
Disclosed are methods and compositions wherein opsonin-enhanced cells, that is, cells which have been 1) modified so as to express an opsonin from a recombinant nucleic acid, 2) modified so as to...
5948426 Method and article to induce hematopoietic expansion  
An article and method to create retrievable sites of implantable and transplantable bone marrow, in a human or animal recipient, by implanting bone-marrow inducing conjugates of collagen and...
5948442 Stimulating ENTEROGENIN compositions and methods for their isolation and use  
This patent relates to the obtaining of two pharmaceutical forms--pulvis and ampules of the veterinary medical preparation "Enterogenin". The bioactive ingredient of the preparation is isolated by...
5945576 Mouse model of psoriasis  
Methods and compositions for preparing a mouse model of an inflammatory skin condition are disclosed. The methods involve administering donor lymphocytes to a recipient immune deficient mouse to...
5945101 Skin model system  
This invention relates to a skin model system that can be used as an in vitro test system or which can be used for therapeutic purposes. The skin model system comprises a three-dimensional,...
5942437 Method and media for enhancing viability maturation, and cryopreservation of cells  
A method to increase viability, number, survival and maturation of cells for transplantation or cryopreservation by culturing the cells with Sertoli cells or with sertoli-cell conditioned media...
5942225 Lineage-directed induction of human mesenchymal stem cell differentiation  
Methods for in vitro or ex vivo lineage directed induction of isolated, culture expanded human mesenchymal stem cells comprising contacting the mesenchymal stem cells with a bioactive factor...
5935606 Reversing excitotoxic CNS damage by cellular implantation  
The use of certain types of CNS transplants in preventing and reversing excitotoxic CNS damage.
5928945 Application of shear flow stress to chondrocytes or chondrocyte stem cells to produce cartilage  
Mammalian cells capable of producing cartilage are cultured under a shear flow stress of about 1 to about 100 dynes/cm 2 to produce artificial cartilage for surgical transplantation to replace...
5928936 Cell culture container that self-seals after cannula penetration made of porous sheets  
A container for growing cells in a culture medium is made by sealing two sheets of gas-permeable elastomeric material such as made of silicone together to enclose a culture chamber. A portion of...
5927004 Beneficial insect compositions and method of making same  
The compositions of the invention are the in-situ prepared spray coated beneficial insects, which may be the beneficial insect alone, or within the confines of a host. The method of making the...
5928947 Mammalian multipotent neural stem cells  
The invention includes mammalian multipotent neural stem cells and their progeny and methods for the isolation and clonal propagation of such cells. At the clonal level the stem cells are capable...
5922598 Reducing tissue immunogenicity by induction of apoptosis  
A cell is subjected to apoptosis, a genetically programmed autolysis of the cell. Cells of a specific type, classified by function, maturity, source, etc. can be effectively removed from a mixture...
5919700 Method of proliferating natural killer cells with IL-16  
The invention relates to a method of stimulating the proliferation of natural killer cells with in vitro IL-16. A mixed lymphocyte cell population which contains natural killer cells can be nylon...
5914121 Formation of human bone in vivo using ceramic powder and human marrow stromal fibroblasts  
An in vivo model for human bone metabolism. Human marrow stromal fibroblasts are isolated, expanded in culture, combined with ceramic powder (hydroxyapatite) delivery vehicles with or without...
5912236 Broad-spectrum tumor suppressor genes gene products and methods for tumor suppressor gene therapy  
The present invention relates to a broad-spectrum tumor suppressor gene and the protein expressed by that gene in appropriate host cells. The protein is a second in-frame AUG codon-initiated...
5912174 Stem cell and lymphocyte storage  
Methods of stabilizing lymphocytes and/or stem cells obtained from a mammal by suspending them in an aqueous medium comprising gelatin.
5910424 Metastatic melanoma cell lines from monodelphis domestica for use in anti-cancer agent discovery  
A cell line of metastatic, pigmented, malignant melanoma cells made by exposing a litter of Monodelphis domestica suckling young to an accumulated dose of ultraviolet radiation and then continuing...
5908624 Antigenic modulation of cells  
The present invention is directed to a non-immunogenic cellular composition comprising: a cell having a cell surface and antigenic determinants on the cell surface; a linker molecule covalently...
5908782 Chemically defined medium for human mesenchymal stem cells  
A composition and method for maintaining the viability of human mesenchymal precursor cells in a serum-free environment which composition includes (1) a minimum essential medium; (2) serum albumin;...
5902745 Cell encapsulation device  
The present invention is directed to a cell encapsulation device that permits rapid and straightforward cell transfer into the device. The preferred device includes components that allow a user to...
5888814 Recombinant host cells encoding TNF proteins  
A virion expression system for a desired protein packaged in an envelope derived from a retrovirus useful in administering proteins which cross cell membranes in order to serve their function....
5888499 Method for increasing neutrophil populations using in vitro-derived human neutrophil precursor cells  
A suspension comprising human neutrophil precursor cells, wherein the cellular component is comprised of at least about 16% human myeloblasts and promyeclocytes, which have been derived from...
5888705 Compositions and method of stimulating the proliferation and differentiation of human fetal and adult pancreatic cells ex vivo  
A method of inducing the proliferation and/or differentiation of human adult pancreatic cells entails contacting primary cultures of such cells with Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Scatter Factor...
5888497 Agarose coated agarose beads containing cancer cells that produce material which suppresses cancer cell proliferation  
Implantable beads which contain agarose and optionally collagen, and are coated with agarose have incorporated within cells which produce diffusible biological products. The beads may be used as...
5871985 Particulate non cross-linked chitosan core matrices for encapsulated cells  
Vehicles containing cells for implanting in the tissue of an individual are prepared having cells dispersed in a particulate, essentially non cross-linked chitosan core matrix that is enclosed...
5871728 Method of regulating dendritic cell maturation  
A novel transplantation method for enhancing tolerogenicity in a host mammal to a transplant graft specimen from a donor mammal is disclosed. According to this method, immature mammalian dendritic...
5869037 Adenoviral-mediated gene transfer to adipocytes  
The present invention provides for in vivo gene transfer to adipocytes mediated by adenovirus and, in particular, the in vivo transfer of toxic genes as a means of reducing adiposity, as well as...
5869035 Methods and compositions for inducing complement destruction of tissue  
The invention discloses methods and compositions for killing tumor cells in animals. Through transfer techniques, cancer cells are engineered to express an epitope which is targeted by natural...
5866115 Process for preparing dendritic cells, cells thus produced and containers for carrying out this process  
Dendritic cells are of interest therapeutically as antigen-presenting cells. A process is disclosed in which peripheral blood cells are first isolated and the CD 34 antigen-expressing blood...
5866150 Antibacterially active extracts from the marine algae chaetoceros and methods of use  
The present invention relates to the use of extracts obtained from the marine algae Chaetoceros as antibacterially active agents and to compositions containing such agents for use against...
5866757 Engraftment and development of xenogeneic cells in normal mammals having reconstituted hematopoetic deficient immune systems  
Non-human chimeric mammals are created from a mammal having hematopoietic cells replaced with hematopoietic cells from a hematopoietic deficient mammal donor, and optionally in which xenogeneic...
5866415 Materials for healing cartilage and bone defects  
The invention concerns methods for the production of in vitro constituted biological materials and their subsequent use as implants for healing cartilage and bone defects. A biological composite...
5863531 In vitro preparation of tubular tissue structures by stromal cell culture on a three-dimensional framework  
A stromal cell-based three-dimensional cell culture system is provided which can be used to culture a variety of different cells and tissues in vitro for prolonged periods of time. The stromal...
5861315 Use of stem cell factor and soluble interleukin-6 receptor for the ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic multipotential cells  
Stem cell factor in combination with soluble interleukin-6 receptor, interleukin-6, for gp130 signaling, supports the proliferation, differentiation and terminal maturation of blood cells from...