Treatment of vasculopathy with prostacyclin and mesenchymal stem cells
First Claim
1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of a mesenchymal stem cell culture and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the mesenchymal stem cell culture comprises treprostinil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof and is prepared by a method comprising culturing a mesenchymal stem cell in a culture medium and adding an amount of treprostinil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof to the culture medium during culturing of the mesenchymal stem cell sufficient to increase the amount of vascular endothelial growth factor contained in the mesenchymal stem cell culture.
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Abstract
Provided are methods for treating or preventing vasculopathy in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a prostacyclin and a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) or a MSC-conditioned culture medium or administering to the subject a MSC or a MSC-conditioned culture medium that has treated with prostacyclin. Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for such treatments are also provided.
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- 1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of a mesenchymal stem cell culture and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the mesenchymal stem cell culture comprises treprostinil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof and is prepared by a method comprising culturing a mesenchymal stem cell in a culture medium and adding an amount of treprostinil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof to the culture medium during culturing of the mesenchymal stem cell sufficient to increase the amount of vascular endothelial growth factor contained in the mesenchymal stem cell culture.
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6. A method of preparing a pharmaceutical composition, comprising:
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(a) culturing mesenchymal stem cells to form a mesenchymal stem cell culture; and (b) adding to the mesenchymal stem cell culture an amount of treprostinil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof sufficient to increase the amount of vascular endothelial growth factor contained in the mesenchymal stem cell culture. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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