Cell Therapy News Volume 22.32 | Sep 13 2021

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    Cell Therapy News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 22.32 – 13 September, 2021
    TOP STORY

    A Novel Immunomodulator Delivery Platform Based on Bacterial Biomimetic Vesicles for Enhanced Antitumor Immunity

    High-pressure homogenization is utilized to drive immunomodulator IL10-modified bacteria to extrude through the gap and self-assembled into bacterial biomimetic vesicles exposing IL10 on the surface with high efficiency.
    [Advanced Materials]

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    Autologous Transplantation of Thecal Stem Cells Restores Ovarian Function in Nonhuman Primates

    To investigate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of theca stem cells (TSCs) transplantation in clinically relevant non-human primate models, researchers isolated TSCs from cynomolgus monkeys, and these cells were confirmed to expand continuously and show potential to differentiate into mature theca cells.
    [Cell Discovery]

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    Pharmacologic Therapy for Engraftment Arrhythmia Induced by Transplantation of Human Cardiomyocytes

    Investigators used a porcine model to provide proof-of-concept evidence that a combination of amiodarone and ivabradine could effectively suppress engraftment arrhythmia.
    [Stem Cell Reports]

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    Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome Using Treosulfan Based Compared to Other Reduced-Intensity or Myeloablative Conditioning Regimens: A Report of the Chronic Malignancies Working Party of the EBMT

    Scientists investigated post-transplant outcomes in 1722 myelodysplastic syndrome patients following Allogeneic hematopoietic-cell transplantation with fludarabine/treosulfan, reduced-intensity conditioning or myeloablative-conditioning.
    [British Journal of Haematology]

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    Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrolysis Rate and Molecular Weight Influence Human and Murine HSC Activity Ex Vivo

    Investigators demonstrated that mouse hematopoietic stem cells could be efficiently expanded in polyvinyl alcohol-containing culture medium using only recombinant stem cell factor and thrombopoietin cytokines.
    [Stem Cell Research]

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    Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuate Liver Fibrosis by Targeting Ly6Chi/Lo Macrophages through Activating the Cytokine-Paracrine and Apoptotic Pathways

    The authors showed dual regulatory functions of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in attenuating hepatic fibrosis by promoting Ly6Chi/Ly6Clo subset conversion and Ly6Clo macrophage restoration through secreting antifibrogenic-cytokines and activating the apoptotic pathway.
    [Cell Death Discovery]

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    Chicken Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improve Lung and Distal Organ Injury

    Researchers separated chicken bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs); investigated whether BM-MSCs could improve lipopolysaccharide-induced lung and distal organ injury; and explored the underlying mechanisms.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Efficacy and Safety of Intramuscular Administration of Allogeneic Adipose Tissue Derived and Expanded Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Diabetic Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia with No Possibility of Revascularization: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Double-Blind Phase II Clinical Trial (the NOMA Trial)

    The authors evaluated the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of cell therapy based on mesenchymal stromal cells derived from adipose tissue intramuscular administration to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with critical limb ischemia and without possibility of revascularization.
    [Trials]

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    Safety and Feasibility of Autologous Olfactory Ensheathing Cell and Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Co-Transplantation in Chronic Human Spinal Cord Injury: A Clinical Trial

    Three individuals with the traumatic spinal cord injury of the thoracic level were enrolled. They received the autologous olfactory ensheathing cell and MSC combination through the lumbar puncture.
    [Spinal Cord]

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    REVIEWS

    Clinical Features, Pathophysiology and Therapy of Poor Graft Function Post Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

    The pathophysiology of poor graft function can be conceptualized as dysfunction related to the number or productivity of the stem cell compartment, defects in bone marrow microenvironment components such as mesenchymal stromal cells and endothelial cells, or immunological suppression of post allogeneic stem cell transplant hematopoiesis.
    [Blood Advances]

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    Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosome MicroRNA as Therapy for Cardiac Ischemic Injury

    Investigators review the molecular mechanisms of exosomes and internal microRNAs derived from MSCs in cardiac ischemic injury repair.
    [Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy]

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    Strategies to Improve the Efficiency of Transplantation with Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke: A Review of Recent Progress

    The authors provide an overview of recent scientific reports concerning novel strategies that promote MSC transplantation as an effective therapeutic approach, including physical approaches, chemical agents, traditional Chinese medicines and extracts, and genetic modification.
    [Stem Cells International]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Adaptimmune Enters into a Strategic Collaboration with Genentech to Research, Develop, and Commercialize Cancer-Targeted Allogeneic T-Cell Therapies

    Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration and license agreement with Genentech to develop and commercialize allogeneic cell therapies to treat multiple oncology indications. Adaptimmune will be responsible for developing clinical candidates using its iPSC derived allogeneic platform to produce T-cells.
    [Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc]

    Press Release

    Bellicum and MD Anderson Announce Additional License Agreement for Use of CaspaCIDe® Safety Switch

    Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced a global option and license agreement covering certain intellectual property and technology rights regarding Bellicum’s CaspaCIDe® safety switch and related technologies, and the use of rimiducid, an agent used to activate the safety switch.
    [Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.]

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    Sorrento Announces Enrollment of First Subject in Brazil Phase II Study of COVI-MSC for Treatment of COVID-19 Associated Acute Respiratory Distress in ICU Patients

    Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. announced the start of enrollment in its Phase II efficacy study of human allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells for patients suffering from COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress or acute respiratory distress syndrome in Brazil.
    [Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.]

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    BioRestorative Therapies Receives Patent in Australia Related to its Off-the-Shelf ThermoStem® Program

    BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. announced that the Australian Patent Office has issued the company a patent related to its metabolic ThermoStem® Program.
    [BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (GlobeNewswire, Inc.)]

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