IP Library Granted Patent US 9,579,351
Granted Patent B2
US 9,579,351 · App. 10/877,446 · Granted Feb 28, 2017

Postpartum cells derived from placental tissue, and methods of making and using the same

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Patent No.
US 9,579,351
App. No.
10/877,446
Granted
Feb 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (50)

1. A cell culture comprising an isolated homogeneous cell population and a culture medium, wherein said isolated cell population is obtained from human postpartum placenta substantially free of blood, wherein said cell population self-renews and expands in culture; is multipotent; produces CD10, CD13, CD44, CD73, CD90, PDGFr-alpha, PD-L2 and HLA-A,B,C; does not produce CD31, CD34, CD45, CD80, CD86, CD117, CD141, CD178, B7-H2, HLA-G or HLA-DR-DP,DQ; expresses, relative to a human fibroblast, mesenchymal stem cell, or iliac crest bone marrow cell, increased levels of oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor 1 mRNA and renin; produces granulocyte chemotactic protein-2 (GCP-2); and has the ability to undergo at least 40 population doublings in culture, and wherein the culture medium comprises Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM)-low glucose, DMEM-high glucose, RPMI1640, serum- and protein-free DMEM, DMEM/MCDB201, Ham's F10 medium, Ham's F12 medium, DMEM/F12, Iscove's modified Dulbecco's medium, or Eagle's basal medium.

2. The cell of claim 1 wherein said cell lacks production of GRO-alpha and oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor, as detected by flow cytometry.

3. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein said cell population further has the following characteristics:

(a) secretion of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin 8 (IL8), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), keratinocyte growth factor (KGF), heparin-binding epidermal growth factor (HB-EGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP1), thrombopoietin (TPO), macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha(MIP 1 a), Rantes (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted), thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC), and Eotaxin; and

(b) lack of secretion of fibroblast growth factor (FGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), angiopoietin 2 (ANG2), platelet derived growth factor (PDGF-bb), transforming growth factor beta2 (TGFbeta2), macrophage inflammatory protein 1beta (MIP1b), I309, and macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC), as detected by ELISA.

4. The cell of claim 1 wherein said cell population is of a neonatal origin.

5. The cell of claim 1 wherein said cell population is of a maternal origin.

6. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein the culture medium comprises serum.

7. The cell of claim 6 wherein said culture medium comprises 2% -15% (v/v) serum.

8. The cell culture of claim 7 further comprising at least one growth factor of platelet derived growth factor-bb, epidermal growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, or leukemia inhibitory factor.

9. The cell culture of claim 6 wherein said culture medium comprises at least one of fibroblast growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, and epidermal growth factor.

10. The culture of claim 6 that can undergo at least 40 population doublings in culture.

11. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein said culture medium comprises betamercaptoethanol.

12. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein said culture medium comprises at least one antibiotic agent.

13. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein said cell population expands in the following culture media in order of growth: Growth medium>Mesenchymal Stem Cell Growth Medium (MSCGM)>Iscove's+10% serum=DMEM-high glucose+10% serum=Ham's F12+10% serum=RPMI1640+10% serum.

14. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein said culture medium is protein-free culture medium.

15. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein said culture medium is serum-free culture medium.

16. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein said cell population cannot expand in the absence of L-valine.

17. The cell culture of claim 7 wherein the cell population has the ability to differentiate into a mesodermal, ectodermal, or endodermal phenotype.

18. The cell culture of claim 1 further comprising at least one growth factor of platelet derived growth factor-bb, epidermal growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, or leukemia inhibitor factor.

19. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein the culture medium further comprises at least one antimycotic agent.

20. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein said cell population characteristics are stable with passage of said cell population.

21. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein the cell population is genetically engineered to produce a protein of interest.

22. The cell culture of claim 1 , wherein the cell population has undergone at least one doubling in culture.

23. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein said cell population obtained from human postpartum placenta substantially free of blood is produced by contacting said human postpartum placenta substantially free of blood with a composition comprising a matrix metalloprotease and a neutral protease and obtaining the cells yielded by said contacting.

24. The cell culture of claim 23 wherein said composition further comprises a mucolytic enzyme that digests hyaluronic acid.

25. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein the isolated homogeneous cell population is identified by ATCC Accession No. PTA-6074.

26. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein the isolated homogeneous cell population is identified by ATCC Accession No. PTA-6075.

27. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein the isolated homogeneous cell population is identified by ATCC Accession No. PTA-6079.

28. A cell culture comprising an isolated homogeneous cell population and a culture medium, wherein said isolated cell population is obtained from human postpartum placenta substantially free of blood, wherein said cell population self-renews and expands in culture; is multipotent; produces CD10, CD13, CD44, CD73, CD90, PDGFr-alpha, PD-L2 and HLA-A,B,C; does not produce CD31, CD34, CD45, CD80, CD86, CD117, CD141, CD178, B 7 -H2, HLA-G or HLA-DR-DP,DQ; expresses, relative to a human fibroblast, mesenchymal stem cell, or iliac crest bone marrow cell, increased levels of oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor 1 mRNA and renin; produces granulocyte chemotactic protein-2 (GCP-2); and has the ability to undergo at least 40 population doublings in culture.

29. A matrix comprising a cell culture,

wherein the matrix comprises a nonwoven scaffold comprising a copolymer of glycolic and lactic acids, a 35/65 PCL/PGA foam, an in situ polymerizable gel, or a self-assembling peptide hydrogel, and

wherein the cell culture comprises an isolated homogeneous cell population and a culture medium, wherein said isolated cell population is obtained from human postpartum placenta substantially free of blood, wherein said cell population self-renews and expands in culture; is multipotent; produces CD10, CD13, CD44, CD73, CD90, PDGFr-alpha, PD-L2 and HLA-A,B,C; does not produce CD31, CD34, CD45, CD80, CD86, CD117, CD141, CD178, B7-H2, HLA-G or HLA-DR-DP,DQ; expresses, relative to a human fibroblast, mesenchymal stem cell, or iliac crest bone marrow cell, increased levels of oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor 1 mRNA and renin; and produces granulocyte chemotactic protein-2 (GCP-2).

30. The matrix of claim 29 wherein said matrix comprises a nonwoven scaffold comprising a copolymer of glycolic and lactic acids.

31. The matrix of claim 29 wherein the matrix comprises a self-assembling peptide hydrogel.

32. A kit comprising the cell culture comprising an isolated homogeneous cell population, a culture medium and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a scaffold, a hydrating agent, and a cell culture substrate, wherein the cell population is cryopreserved, and wherein said isolated cell population is obtained from human postpartum placenta substantially free of blood, wherein said cell population self-renews and expands in culture; is multipotent; produces CD10, CD13, CD44, CD73, CD90, PDGFr- alpha, PD-L2 and HLA-A,B,C; does not produce CD31, CD34, CD45, CD80, CD86, CD117, CD141, CD178, B7-H2, HLA-G or HLA-DR-DP,DQ; expresses, relative to a human fibroblast, mesenchymal stem cell, or iliac crest bone marrow cell, increased levels of oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor 1 mRNA and renin; and produces granulocyte chemotactic protein-2 (GCP-2).

33. The kit of claim 32 wherein said cell culture is seeded on said scaffold.

34. A cryopreserved composition comprising an isolated homogeneous cell population, wherein said isolated cell population is obtained from human postpartum placenta substantially free of blood, wherein said cell population self-renews and expands in culture; is multipotent; produces CD10, CD13, CD44, CD73, CD90, PDGFr-alpha, PD-L2 and HLA- A,B,C; does not produce CD31, CD34, CD45, CD80, CD86, CD117, CD141, CD178, B7-H2, HLA-G or HLA-DR-DP,DQ; expresses, relative to a human fibroblast, mesenchymal stem cell, or iliac crest bone marrow cell, increased levels of oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor 1 mRNA and renin; produces granulocyte chemotactic protein-2 (GCP-2); and has the ability to undergo at least 40 population doublings in culture.

35. The cryopreserved composition of claim 34 , wherein said cell population lacks production of GRO-alpha and oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor, as detected by flow cytometry.

36. The cryopreserved composition of claim 34 , wherein said cell population further has the following characteristics:

(a) secretion of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin 8 (IL8), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), keratinocyte growth factor (KGF), heparin-binding epidermal growth factor (HB-EGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP1), thrombopoietin (TPO), macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha(MIP 1a), Rantes (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted), thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC), and Eotaxin; and

(b) lack of secretion of fibroblast growth factor (FGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), angiopoietin 2 (ANG2), platelet derived growth factor (PDGF-bb), transforming growth factor beta2 (TGFbeta2), macrophage inflammatory protein 1beta (MIP1b), I309, and macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC), as detected by ELISA.

37. The cryopreserved composition of claim 34 , further comprising a matrix, wherein the matrix comprises a nonwoven scaffold comprising a copolymer of glycolic and lactic acids, a 35/65 PCL/PGA foam, an in situ polymerizable gel, or a self-assembling peptide hydrogel.

38. The cryopreserved composition of claim 37 , wherein said matrix comprises a nonwoven scaffold comprising a copolymer of glycolic and lactic acids.

39. The cryopreserved composition of claim 37 , wherein the matrix comprises a self- assembling peptide hydrogel.

40. The cryopreserved composition of claim 34 , wherein said cell population obtained from human postpartum placenta substantially free of blood is produced by contacting said human postpartum placenta substantially free of blood with matrix metalloprotease enzyme and a neutral protease enzyme and obtaining the cells yielded by said contacting.

41. The cryopreserved composition of claim 40 , further comprising contacting said human postpartum placenta with a mucolytic enzyme that digests hyaluronic acid.

42. The cryopreserved composition of claim 34 , wherein the isolated homogeneous cell population is identified by ATCC Accession No. PTA-6074.

43. The cryopreserved composition of claim 34 , wherein the isolated homogeneous cell population is identified by ATCC Accession No. PTA-6075.

44. The cryopreserved composition of claim 34 , wherein the isolated homogeneous cell population is identified by ATCC Accession No. PTA-6079.

Assignments (8)
MERGER Recorded Jan 11, 2017
From: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, LLC
To: DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040946/0453 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2017
From: DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
To: DEPUY SPINE, INC.
Reel/Frame 040946/0463 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2017
From: DEPUY SPINE, LLC
To: HAND INNOVATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 040946/0636 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 11, 2017
From: DEPUY SPINE, INC.
To: DEPUY SPINE, LLC
Reel/Frame 041330/0724 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 11, 2017
From: HAND INNOVATIONS LLC
To: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 041330/0886 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 11, 2017
From: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC
To: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2011
From: ETHICON, INCORPORATED
To: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2004
From: KILM ANTHONY; HARRIS, IAN ROSS; MISTRY, SANJAY; HARMON, ALEXANDER M.; MESSINA, DARIN J.; SEYDA, AGNIESZKA; YI, CHIN-FENG; GOSIEWSKA, ANNA
To: ETHICON, INCORPORATED
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