COMPOSITIONS AND POPULATIONS OF CELLS OBTAINED FROM THE UMBILICAL CORD AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME
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Abstract
The present invention relates to populations and compositions of stem and progenitor cells derived from the umbilical cord, and methods of obtaining the same. In some embodiments, one or more entire umbilical cords or sections thereof are subjected to a process where a cell population is derived without prior removal of any blood vessel. The population may be derived using mechanical and chemical means. The presently disclosed process may be applied to a single umbilical cord or to a plurality of umbilical cords, for example, as a batch process. Optionally, this process includes removing some or all cord blood before deriving the population. In some embodiments, presently disclosed cell populations include mesenchymal stem cells derived from Wharton'"'"'s jelly and endothelial progenitor cells derived from a wall of a blood vessel of an umbilical cord. Optionally, the cell population includes stem cells derived from cord blood. The presently disclosed cell populations and compositions may be banked and/or used in a number of clinical or other applications. Exemplary applications include but are not limited to applications related to regenerative medicine, for screening compounds, for research, and for gene therapy.
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62. ) A method of deriving a population of cells, the method comprising:
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a) obtaining one or more umbilical cords, each said umbilical cord comprising a respective at least one or more umbilical cord blood vessels and respective umbilical cord matrix;
or possibly a number of cords for batch production, or possibly a fraction of a cord;b) for each said umbilical cord, mechanically disrupting at least a portion of a respective said umbilical cord blood vessel and at least a portion of respective said umbilical cord matrix to produce a mixture including umbilical cord blood vessel matter and umbilical cord matrix matter; and c) deriving the population of cells including umbilical cord matrix-derived cells and umbilical cord blood vessel-derived cells from said mixture; d) The method may include chopping said cord or more umbilical cords into a plurality of small pieces;
The method includes the possibility of forming a paste-like material from the cord or cords and possible enzymatic extraction, deriving said population from said paste-like material. The method may also include a plurality of said umbilical cords within a vessel and subjected to a batch process including at least one of said disrupting and enzymatic extraction and said deriving within said vessel. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 72, 73, 74)
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69. ) A population of cells comprising stem cells and progenitor cells isolated from the umbilical cord tissues by a method that consists essentially of mechanical and enzymatic extraction without prior removal of any blood vessel, and the method for preserving these cell populations.
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71. ) The combination between the donor and recipient of the cells of said derived cell population is either autologous or allogeneic.
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