USE OF ADIPOSE TISSUE-DERIVED STROMAL CELLS FOR CHONDROCYTE DIFFERENTIATION AND CARTILAGE REPAIR
First Claim
1. A medium for differentiating adipose tissue derived stromal cells into chondrocyte cells, comprising:
- a chemically defined culture medium having or supplemented with (i) a chondroinductive agent capable of activating any cellular transduction pathway leading to the mature chondrocyte phenotype (ii) an antibiotic (iii) a nutrient supplement such as 1-20% fetal bovine serum or 1-20% horse serum or any other biological or synthetic equivalent combination of proteins (iv) ascorbate or related vitamin C analogue and (v) a glucocorticoid or other chemical agent capable of activating the cellular glucocorticoid receptor.
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Abstract
Methods and compositions for directing adipose-derived stromal cells cultivated in vitro to differentiate into cells of the chondrocyte lineage are disclosed. The invention further provides a variety of chondroinductive agents which can be used singly or in combination with other nutrient components to induce chondrogenesis in adipose-derived stromal cells either in cultivating monolayers or in a biocompatible lattice or matrix in a three-dimensional configuration. Use of the differentiated chondrocytes for the therapeutic treatment of a number of human conditions and diseases including repair of cartilage in vivo is disclosed.
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18 Claims
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1. A medium for differentiating adipose tissue derived stromal cells into chondrocyte cells, comprising:
- a chemically defined culture medium having or supplemented with (i) a chondroinductive agent capable of activating any cellular transduction pathway leading to the mature chondrocyte phenotype (ii) an antibiotic (iii) a nutrient supplement such as 1-20% fetal bovine serum or 1-20% horse serum or any other biological or synthetic equivalent combination of proteins (iv) ascorbate or related vitamin C analogue and (v) a glucocorticoid or other chemical agent capable of activating the cellular glucocorticoid receptor.
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17. A method for differentiating adipose tissue derived stromal cells into chondrocytic cells, comprising:
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a) pelleting said stromal cells by centrifuging between. 50,000 to 5 million cells at 500×
g for 2 to 20 minutes in sterile tubes containing a medium such as Dulbecco'"'"'s Modified Eagle'"'"'s Medium (DMEM) or alpha modified Minimal Essential Medium (α
MEM) or Roswell Park Memorial Institute media 1640 (RPMI Media
1640);b) plating isolated stromal cells at a density of 500 to 20,000 cells/cm2 in a differentiating medium; c) supplementing said medium with; (i) a chondroinductive agent capable of activating any cellular signal transduction pathway leading to the mature chondrocyte phenotype; (ii) an antibiotic; (iii) a nutrient supplemented with 1 to 20% fetal bovine serum or 1 to 20% horse serum or any other biological or synthetic equivalent combination of proteins; (iv) ascorbate or related vitamin C analog; (v) a glucocorticoid or other chemical agent capable of activating the cellular glucocorticoid receptor; and d) incubating said cells at about 31°
C. to 37°
C. for about 3-4 weeks in with 5% CO2 and between 1% and 20% oxygen.
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18. A method for differentiating adipose tissue derived stromal cells into chondrocytic cells, comprising:
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a) suspending stromal cells at a concentration of 0.5 to 10 million cells per ml in calcium alginate or any other biocompatible lattice or matrix of supporting chondrogenesis in a three-dimensional configuration; b) transferring cells to 35 mm culture dishes and plating cells at a density of 500 to 20,000 cells/cm2 in a differentiating medium comprising a chemically defined culture medium having or supplemented with; (i) a chondroinductive agent capable of activating any cellular transduction pathway leading to the mature chondrocyte phenotype; (ii) an antibiotic; (iii) a nutrient supplemented with 1 to 20% fetal bovine serum or 1 to 20% horse serum or any other biological or synthetic equivalent combination of proteins; (iv) ascorbate or related vitamin C analog; (v) a glucocorticoid or other chemical agent capable of activating the cellular glucocorticoid receptor; and c) incubating said cells at about 31 to 37°
C. for about 3-4 weeks in an incubator with 5% CO2 and between 1% and 20% oxygen.
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