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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187875 | Dopaminergic neurons derived from corneal limbus, methods of isolation and uses thereof The present disclosure describes the generation of neural cells and neurons from mammalian pluripotent embryonic-like stem cells (ELSCs) isolated from corneal limbal tissue, a non-embryonic tissue. Specifically, the present disclosure describes the generation of neu... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7985587 | Methods of culturing dermal papilla cells The invention features methods of promoting hair growth in a subject. The methods include inducing or mimicking the effects of Wnt promoted signal transduction, e.g., by increasing the level of Wnt protein or administering an agent which mimics an effect of Wnt prom... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7915042 | Keratinocytes expressing exogenous angiogenic growth factors The present invention relates to in vitro cultured skin tissue, and in particular to cultured skin tissue comprising exogenous genes encoding angiogenic growth factors. In some embodiments, the keratinocytes express exogenous angiopoietin-1 or a member of the VEGF f... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7824913 | Bioengineered tissue constructs and methods for producing and using thereof Cultured tissue constructs comprising cultured cells and endogenously produced extracellular matrix components without the requirement of exogenous matrix components or network support or scaffold members. Some tissue constructs of the invention are comprised of mul... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7816133 | Preparation of fibroblast-populated connective tissue substitute Disclosed is a method for in vitro growing of connective tissue substitute, said connective tissue substitute being populated with fibroblasts, a connective tissue substitute obtainable by such a method, as well as a method for closing of a wound, wherein such conne... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7795022 | Vascularization enhanced graft constructs A tissue graft construct for use in repairing diseased or damaged tissues is provided. The tissue graft construct comprises a matrix composition selected from the group consisting of liver basement membrane and extracts and hydrolysates thereof, and processed collag... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7611895 | Method for growth of human conjunctival tissue equivalents for research, clinical ocular surface transplantation and tissue engineering The invention relates to materials and methods for producing equivalents of tissues of the ocular surface, especially conjunctival tissue equivalents. The method of the invention involves biopsy of an appropriate tissue, primary culture in a certain medium, prolifer... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7608454 | Vascularization enhanced graft constructs A tissue graft construct for use in repairing diseased or damaged tissues is provided. The tissue graft construct comprises a matrix composition selected from the group consisting of liver basement membrane and extracts and hydrolysates thereof, and processed collag... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7498167 | Keratinocytes expressing exogenous angiogenic growth factors The present invention relates to in vitro cultured skin tissue, and in particular to cultured skin tissue comprising exogenous genes encoding angiogenic growth factors. In some embodiments, the keratinocytes express exogenous angiopoietin-1 or a member of the VEGF f... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7439327 | Stem cell factor-like proteins and uses thereof The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising gastrointestinal proliferative factor SCFA2, SCFA4 or SCFA4v polynucleotides and polypeptides. The invention further relates to the therapeutic use of SCFA2, SCFA4 or SCFA4v to prevent or ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435808 | Polynucleotides encoding novel adiponectin receptor variant, AdipoR2v2 The present invention provides novel polynucleotides encoding human AdipoR2v1 polypeptides, mouse AdipoR2v1 polypeptides, human AdipoR3 polypeptides, human AdipoR2v2 polypeptides, human AdipoR3v1 polypeptides, rat AdipoR1 polypeptides, rat AdipoR2 polypeptides, frag... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425427 | Method for staining corneocytes, method for preparing corneocytes specimen and skin analysis system A method for preparing corneocytes specimen, which comprises stripping off corneocytes from the surface of a skin using an adhesive material, staining the corneocytes in a solution of stain in solvent containing a water-miscible organic solvent, and mounting the sta... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421105 | Method for staining corneocytes, method for preparing corneocytes specimen and skin analysis system A method for preparing corneocites specimen, which comprises stripping off corneocites from the surface of a skin using an adhesive material, staining the corneocites in a solution of stain in solvent containing a water-miscible organic solvent, and mounting the sta... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416889 | Methods and compositions for repairing cartilage Disclosed is a method for inducing repair of a joint tissue in a mammal includes the steps of removing a sample of synovial membrane from a joint of the mammal, isolating type B synoviocytes from the membrane to yield a suspension of enriched type B synoviocytes, an... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407805 | Skin substitutes with improved barrier function The present invention relates to in vitro cultured skin substitutes, and in particular to in vitro cultured skin substitutes that have improved barrier function. In some embodiments, improved barrier function is a result of improved culture conditions, while in othe... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7361506 | Differentiation of specialized dermal and epidermal cells into neuronal cells Cells are generated from skin biopsies for use in cell implantation by identifying a source of skin cells that have a surface concentration of at least one cell selected from the group consisting of keritinocytes and/or melanocytes; taking a sample of tissue from th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358086 | Mammalian two-hybrid system for screening for modulators of the accumulation of metabolic products This invention utilizes a two-hybrid system to screen for agents that modulate the ability of a cell to degrade or to accumulate a metabolic product or to selective kill a cell or to selectively express a gene or cDNA in a cell that has a defect in its ability to de... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341829 | In situ growth, freezing and testing of cultured cells The present invention provides methods and compositions for the in situ growth, freezing and testing of cultured cells. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions for the long-term preservation of cells in ready-to-use formats for testing... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316897 | Process, device and reagent for cell separation A cell separation process for the isolation of pathogenic cells in a small concentration in a biological fluid specimen, including treating the biological specimen to modify in a differential manner selected rare cells and other cells and causing differential migrat... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316927 | Culture of goblet cells The invention encompasses isolation, culture and characterization of goblet cells in vitro from mammalian conjuctiva. Goblet cells can be cultured from conjunctiva of such mammals as, e.g., humans, rats, mice, rabbits and the like. In another aspect of the invention... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314642 | Methods of isolating amyloid-inhibiting compounds and use of compounds isolated from and related plants Assay-guided affinity fractionation and reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) methodology to isolate, test and characterize the most active water-soluble ingredients within Cat's Claw, or Uncaria tomentos. These components appear to account... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306943 | Keratinocytes useful for the treatment of wounds The invention relates to new keratinocytes which may be cultured in vitro and the advantageous use thereof for preparing a product which can be used to treat acute and chronic wounds. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300794 | Accelerated culture system for intestinal epithelial cell monolayers The present invention provides a unique medium for the cultivation of intestinal cell lines. The medium allows for the development of a highly differentiated intestinal epithelial cell monolayer in a much shorter period of time than currently possible without the ai... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267965 | Means and methods for regulating gene expression The invention relates to means and methods for regulating gene expression and production of proteinaceous molecules. The invention provides a method for producing a proteinaceous molecule in a cell comprising selecting a cell for its suitability for producing the pr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264948 | Polypeptides for increasing mutant CFTR channel activity The present invention provides methods and compositions for enhancing channel activity to the mutant cystic fibrosis trans-membrane conductance regulator protein (CFTR). The compositions of the invention comprise polypeptides containing CFTR sub-domains that are des... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252829 | HLA binding peptides and their uses The present invention provides the means and methods for selecting immunogenic peptides and the immunogenic peptide compositions capable of specifically binding glycoproteins encoded by HLA alleles and inducing T cell activation in T cells restricted by the allele. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247478 | Keratinocytes useful for the treatment of wounds The invention relates to new keratinocytes which may be cultured in vitro and the advantageous use thereof for preparing a product which can be used to treat acute and chronic wounds. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244552 | Artificial dermis and production method therefor Artificial dermis (1) obtained from plasma with platelets (2) and human fibroblasts. The plasma with platelets (2) is obtained from the fractionating of total blood (4) from the patient (8) by light centrifugation, and the human fi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238674 | Methods for delivering DNA to muscle cells using recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors The use of recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) virions for delivery of DNA molecules to muscle cells and tissue is disclosed. The invention allows for the direct, in vivo injection of recombinant AAV virions into muscle tissue, e.g., by intramuscular injection,... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229761 | Method of constructing a synthetic polynucleotide A method of constructing a synthetic polynucleotide, the method including selecting a first codon of a parent polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide for replacement with a synonymous codon, wherein the synonymous codon is selected on the basis that it exhibits a ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226606 | Cancer-associated antigens and methods of their identification and use The present invention provides novel, isolated, tumor-associated antigens, and methods for identifying such antigens in a biological sample, and of screening for the presence of such an antigen in a biological specimen, wherein the tumor antigen identified reacts wi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220538 | Composition for maintaining organ and cell viability The present invention is directed to nanoparticle compositions for maintaining organ, tissue and cellular viability when such are separated from normal physiological supports. Compositions containing the nanoparticle compositions and methods of preserving organs suc... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217570 | Organotypic intestinal culture and methods of use thereof An organotypic culture comprises an artificial stroma overlayed with epithelial cells isolated from a human colon or intestine. The stroma comprises a mixture of collagen and human fibroblasts isolated from a human colon or intestine. The culture contains a factor t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217421 | Cancer-associated antigens and methods of their identification and use The present invention provides novel, isolated, tumor-associated antigens, and methods for identifying such antigens in a biological sample, and of screening for the presence of such an antigen in a biological specimen, wherein the tumor antigen identified reacts wi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214490 | Method of target enrichment and amplification The presently claimed invention provides methods and kits for amplifying a target sequence from within a nucleic acid population. The presently claimed invention provides selection probes which are complementary to at least a portion of said target sequence and mech... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198641 | Scaffolds for tissue engineered hair Porous, bioabsorbable scaffolds for tissue engineering of human hair follicles, methods for their manufacture and methods of their use in creating new hair. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195912 | Hydrogel thin film containing extracellular matrix components The thin film of the invention comprises a hydrate of a vitrified gel containing one or more extracellular matrix components, which can be integrated with a retainer as required. A hydrogel thin film containing one or more extracellular matrix components such as thi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186554 | Methods and compositions for human bladder epithelial cell culture The present invention provides methods for culturing normal and malignant human bladder epithelial cells for many generations, and compositions of matter to be used in the methods. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186558 | Keratinocytes obtained from embryonic stem cells of mammals The present invention relates to a method for inducing the differentiation of mammals' embryonic stem cells into keratinocytes, comprising the following steps of: isolating an extracellular matrix secreted by at least one mammals' ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179649 | Differentiation of adipose stromal cells into osteoblasts and uses thereof The invention provides methods and compositions for differentiating stromal cells from adipose tissue into cells having osteoblastic properties, and methods for improving a subject's bone structure. The methods comprise culturing stromal cells from adipose tissue in... | 02/20/2007 |
