Cell Therapy News Volume 22.21 | Jun 7 2021

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    Vol. 22.21 – 14 June, 2021
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    Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transfusion in Immune Non-Responders with AIDS: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

    The authors examined the safety and efficacy of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell infusion for immune non-responder patients with chronic HIV-1 infection, who represented an unmet medical need even in the era of efficient antiretroviral therapy.
    [Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy]

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    Targeting Monoamine Oxidase A-Regulated Tumor-Associated Macrophage Polarization for Cancer Immunotherapy

    Scientists observed monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) induction in mouse and human tumor-associated macrophages (tAMs). MAO-A-deficient mice exhibit decreased TAM immunosuppressive functions corresponding with enhanced antitumor immunity.
    [Nature Communications]

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    B2M Gene Expression Shapes the Immune Landscape of Lung Adenocarcinoma and Determines the Response to Immunotherapy

    Researchers performed an integrative analysis of the mutational and transcriptional profiles of large cohorts of non-small-cell lung cancer patients and found that epigenetic downregulation of B2M was common.
    [Immunology]

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    Imaging CAR T-Cell Kinetics in Solid Tumors: Translational Implications

    Scientists conducted dual tumor and T-cell imaging by use of a bioluminescent reporter and positron emission tomography in clinically relevant mouse models of pleural mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer.
    [Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics]

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    Immune Modulation via Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Is Driven by Donor Sex In Vitro

    The authors examined the potency and functionality of both female and male adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells in order to gain further insights into donor selection.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    A Chondrosphere-Based Scaffold Free Approach to Manufacture an In Vitro Articular Cartilage Model

    Human articular chondrocytes and immortalised mesenchymal cells differentiated in chondrocytes were cultured in round-bottom 96-well plates to produce multicellular spheroids and their growth kinetics and viability was evaluated over seven days of culture.
    [Tissue Engineering Part A]

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    Blocking Siglec-10hi Tumor-Associated Macrophages Improves Anti-Tumor Immunity and Enhances Immunotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry were performed to detect the characteristics of sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin 10high (Siglec-10hi) tumor-associated macrophages and explored their impact on the tumor microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
    [Experimental Hematology & Oncology]

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    Therapeutic Effect of IL1β Priming Tonsil Derived-Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Osteoporosis

    IL1β priming Tonsil-derived MSCs had an enhanced osteogenic differentiation and secreted factors that regulated both osteoclastogenesis and osteoblastogenesis.
    [Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine]

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    Human Endometrium-Derived Stem Cell Improves Cardiac Function after Myocardial Ischemic Injury by Enhancing Angiogenesis and Myocardial Metabolism

    Investigators investigated whether human endometrium-derived stem cells could be used for cardiac repair after ischemic injury and their possible underlying mechanisms.
    [Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy]

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    REVIEWS

    Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Exosomes in Cardiac Regeneration and Repair

    Investigators summarize the potential mechanisms and therapeutic effects of MSC-derived exosomes in cardiac regeneration and repair and provide evidence to support their clinical application.
    [Stem Cell Reports]

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    Emerging Understanding of Apoptosis in Mediating Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy

    The authors summarize the emerging understanding of apoptosis in mediating mesenchymal stem cell transplant, highlighting the potential of apoptotic extracellular vesicles as cell-free therapeutics.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) Provide a Potentially Unlimited T Cell Source for CAR-T Cell Development and Off-the-Shelf Products

    Scientists discuss the progress made in iPSC-derived T cells and provides a roadmap for the development of CAR iPSC-derived T cells and off-the-shelf T-iPSCs.
    [Pharmaceutical Research]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    IN8bio Completes Treatment of First Cohort in Phase I Clinical Trial with Gamma Delta T-Cell Therapy in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme

    IN8bio, Inc. announced an update from the ongoing Phase I clinical trial of INB-200, its DeltEx drug resistant immunotherapy , MGMT-gene modified gamma delta T-cells in patients with newly diagnosed GBM.
    [IN8bio, Inc.]

    Press Release

    Could This Be the ‘Holy Grail for Cell Therapy’?

    Notch Therapeutics is a Canadian company with a potential breakthrough in the form of a cost-effective and reliable manufacturing platform called Engineered Thymic Niche. The technology can create universally compatible T-cells from donor stem cells on an industrial scale, offering an efficient way to mass manufacture T-cell therapies that are of consistent quality.
    [Notch Therapeutics]

    Editorial

    Cancer Therapy Search Gets Boost from NIH Grant

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Lydia Kavraki, PhD, of Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering, a U01 grant to develop a new approach to model and analyze protein-ligand interactions in cancer research. The end goal is to create a proteomics toolkit, PROTEAN-CR, focused on the structural analysis of protein-ligand interactions.
    [Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News]

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    Team Science for Groundbreaking Fundamental Research Receives Boost of 12.5 Million Euros

    With a view to team science, the programme ZonMw Open Competition is specifically aimed at innovative and groundbreaking combinations of two or more research groups.
    [ZonMw]

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