Cell Therapy News Volume 23.05 | Feb 14 2022

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    Vol. 23.05 – 14 February, 2022
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    GD2-CAR T Cell Therapy for H3K27M-Mutated Diffuse Midline Gliomas

    Scientists presented the clinical experience from the first four patients with H3K27M-mutant diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma/diffuse midline glioma treated with GD2-CAR T cells at dose level 1.
    [Nature]

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    Defined Tumor Antigen-Specific T Cells Potentiate Personalized TCR-T Cell Therapy and Prediction of Immunotherapy Response

    T cells engineered with T cell receptors (TCRs) from naturally occurring tumor antigen-specific T cells in a patient will target personal tumor-specific antigens in their tumor.
    [Cell Research]

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    Sirtuin-1 – Mediated NF-κB Pathway Modulation to Mitigate Inflammasome Signaling and Cellular Apoptosis Is One of the Neuroprotective Effects of Intra-arterial Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Following Ischemic Stroke

    The authors unveiled the role of mesenchymal stem cells in regulating the brain sirtuin-1 (SIRT-1) levels following stroke and the involvement of SIRT-1 in regulating inflammasome signaling to reduce cellular apoptosis towards rendering neuroprotection.
    [Stem Cell Reviews and Reports]

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    The Application of Pulp Tissue Derived-Exosomes in Pulp Regeneration: A Novel Cell-Homing Approach

    Exosomes were isolated from the dental pulp tissue and dental pulp stem cells of swine. The effects of the exosomes on stem cells from apical dental papilla were compared using CKK-8, Transwell, angiogenesis, and odontogenic induction assays.
    [International Journal of Nanomedicine]

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    Bryostatin Activates CAR T Cell Antigen-Non-Specific Killing (CTAK), and CAR-T NK-Like Killing for Pre-B ALL, While Blocking Cytolysis of a Burkitt Lymphoma Cell Line

    Investigators explored the impact of epigenetic modifiers and differentiation agents on leukemia cell lines of B cell origin, as well as normal B cells.
    [Frontiers in Immunology]

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    Volatile Organic Compound Profiling to Explore Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation

    Researchers examined if the pulmonary volatile organic compound spectrum related to primary graft dysfunction and postoperative outcomes.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    DeoxyATP Producing hiPSC Derived Cardiomyocyte to Restore Cardiac Function in Heart Failure

    Scientists engineered ribonucleotide reductase overexpressing human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes as a novel cell therapy strategy to improve contractility and regeneration in myocardial infarction.
    [Biophysical Journal]

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    Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived Exosomes Promote Neurological Function Recovery in a Rat Spinal Cord Injury Model

    Investigators explored the mechanism of human umbilical cord-mesenchymal stem cells derived exosome’s ameliorative effect on the spinal cord injury (SCI) by combining data from in vivo contusion SCI model and in vitro cell viability of PC12 cell line stimulated with lipopolysaccharide.
    [Neurochemical Research]

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    Promotion of Cutaneous Diabetic Wound Healing by Subcutaneous Administration of Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Umbilical Cord

    Scientists examined the benefit of Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem cells derived from the human umbilical cord in wound healing in diabetic rats.
    [Archives of Dermatological Research]

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    Survey results on the insights and hurdles of CRISPR genome editing.
    REVIEWS

    Multipurposing CARs: Same Engine, Different Vehicles

    Researchers are now studying how to expand CAR T technology beyond its use in conventional polyclonal αβ T cells to address limitations to the current therapy in cancer and applications beyond it.
    [Molecular Therapy]

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    Advances in CAR-T Cell Genetic Engineering Strategies to Overcome Hurdles in Solid Tumors Treatment

    The authors provide an overview of the major mechanisms used by tumor cells to evade immune defenses and they critically expose the most optimistic engineering strategies to make CAR-T cell therapy a solid option for solid tumors.
    [Frontiers in Immunology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Legend Biotech Achieves Milestone Payments in BCMA CAR-T Collaboration with Janssen

    Legend Biotech Corporation achieved two milestones under its collaboration agreement with Janssen Biotech, Inc. for ciltacabtagene autoleucel, a B cell maturation antigen-directed CAR-T therapy.
    [Legend Biotech Corporation]

    Press Release

    BioRestorative Therapies Announces It Has Initiated Its Phase II Clinical Trial to Treat Chronic Lumbar Disc Disease – Site Selection Underway

    BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. announced that it has initiated the site selection process for its active Phase II clinical trial targeting chronic lumbar disc disease with BRTX-100, a product formulated from autologous cultured mesenchymal stem cells collected from the patient’s bone marrow.
    [BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (Globe Newswire, Inc.)]

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