Compositions and methods for treating and preventing tissue injury and disease
The present invention provides novel compositions comprising multipotent cells or microvascular tissue, wherein the cells or tissue has been sterilized and/or treated to inactivated viruses, and related methods of using these compositions to treat or prevent tissue injury or disease in an allogeneic subject.
1. A composition, comprising isolated microvascular tissue, wherein the composition undergoes sterilization.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein sterilization comprises irradiation.
3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein irradiation is at a dose exceeding 0.5 Mrad.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition retains angiogenic activity.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition retains anti-inflammatory activity.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition retains tissue healing activity.
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is dried.
8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the composition comprises a flexible biocompatible scaffold.
9. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the flexible biocompatible scaffold is a fabric sheet.
10. The composition of claim 1 , comprising a gel.
11. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the gel is suitable for topical delivery.
12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the isolated microvascular tissue includes removal or lysis of adipocytes.
13. A method of treating a soft-tissue injury in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering the composition of claim 1 to the subject.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the soft-tissue injury is tendinopathy.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the soft-tissue injury is neuropathy.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the soft-tissue injury is ischemia.
17. A method of treating a bone defect in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering the composition of claim 1 to the subject.
18. A method of treating arthritis in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering the composition of claim 1 to the subject.