Purified mesenchymal stem cell compositions and methods of purifying mesenchymal stem cell compositions
View Patent ↗One or more purified mesenchymal stem cell pharmaceutical compositions and methods of manufacture utilizing centrifugal filtration are disclosed. Threshold limits for intravenous administration of mesenchymal stem cell pharmaceutical compositions comprising residual animal products are also disclosed.
1. A pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising purified mesenchymal stem cells, wherein the composition comprises one or more mesenchymal stem cell aggregates and wherein the diameter which is greater than 90% or more of said aggregates (D 90 ) is less than about 150 μm.
2. The pharmaceutically acceptable composition of claim 1 , wherein the D 90 of said aggregates is less than about 100 μm.
3. The pharmaceutically acceptable composition of claim 2 , wherein the D 90 of said aggregates is less than about 50 μm.
4. The pharmaceutically acceptable composition of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the purified mesenchymal stem cells which are viable is greater than about 70%.
5. The pharmaceutically acceptable composition of claim 4 , wherein the portion of the purified mesenchymal stem cells which are viable is greater than about 80%.
6. A pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising purified mesenchymal stem cells, wherein the composition comprises less than about 55 μg/mL bovine serum albumin and wherein the composition comprises one or more mesenchymal stem cell aggregates and wherein the diameter which is greater than 90% of said aggregates (D 90 ) is between about 18 μm and about 30 μm.
7. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the composition comprises less than about 42 μg/mL bovine serum albumin.
8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the composition comprises less than about 25 μg/mL bovine serum albumin.
9. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the composition comprises less than about 13 μg/mL bovine serum albumin.
10. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the composition comprises less than about 10 μg/mL bovine serum albumin.
11. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the composition comprises between about 7 μg/mL and about 15 μg/mL bovine serum albumin.
12. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the composition comprises between about 8 μg/mL and about 12 μg/mL bovine serum albumin.
13. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the D 90 is between about 18 μm and about 25 μm.
14. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the portion of the purified mesenchymal stem cells which are viable is greater than about 70%.
15. The composition of claim 14 , wherein the portion of the purified mesenchymal stem cells which are viable is greater than about 80%.