Cell Therapy News Volume 23.27 | Aug 8 2022

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    2022-08-08 | CTN 23.27


    Cell Therapy News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 23.27 – 8 August, 2022
    TOP STORY

    Modulation of BCL-2 in Both T Cells and Tumor Cells to Enhance Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Immunotherapy against Cancer

    Researchers combined CAR T19 with the FDA-approved BCL-2-inhibitor, venetoclax, and demonstrated in vivo synergy in venetoclax-sensitive non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
    [Cancer Discovery]

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    Exocrine Pancreas Regeneration Modifies Original Pancreas to Alleviate Diabetes in Mouse Models

    The authors showed that pancreas-derived mesenchymal stem cells were capable of regenerating exocrine pancreas when implanted into the kidney capsule of mice with streptozotocin–induced diabetes.
    [Science Translational Medicine]

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    Intracavity Generation of Glioma Stem Cell–Specific CAR Macrophages Primes Locoregional Immunity for Postoperative Glioblastoma Therapy

    Scientists reported a cavity-injectable nanoporter-hydrogel superstructure that created glioma stem cell-specific CAR macrophages/microglia surrounding the cavity to prevent glioblastoma multiforme relapse.
    [Science Translational Medicine]

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    Cardiomyocytes Induced from hiPSCs by Well-Defined Compounds Have Therapeutic Potential in Heart Failure by Secreting PDGF-BB

    Investigators established a saponin+ compound optimally induced system to generate human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived cardiomyocytes with stable functional attributes in vitro and transplanted in heart failure mice.
    [Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy]

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    Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Psoriasis: A Phase I/IIa, Single-Arm Study

    The authors performed a Phase I/IIa, single-arm clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of human umbilical cord-derived MSCs in the treatment of psoriasis and preliminarily explored the possible mechanisms.
    [Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy]

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    Spatiotemporal Control of Engineered Bacteria to Express Interferon-γ by Focused Ultrasound for Tumor Immunotherapy

    Researchers showed that brief hyperthermia induced by focused ultrasound promoted the expression of IFN-γ gene, improving anti-tumor efficacy of ultrasound-responsive bacterium in vitro and in vivo.
    [Nature Communications]

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    A Humanized Knock-In Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Its Correction by CRISPR-Cas9 Therapeutic Gene Editing

    Systemic CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing using an single guide RNAs (sgRNAs) that targeted human exon 51 efficiently restored dystrophin expression and ameliorated pathologic hallmarks of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including histopathology and grip strength in a mouse model.
    [Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids]

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    Rearrangement of T Cell Genome Architecture Regulates GVHD

    Wapl deficiency in T cells reduced loop extensions, changed expression of cell cycling genes, reduced proliferation following in vitro and in vivo stimulation, and reduced severity of graft-versus-host disease following experimental allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
    [iScience]

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    Off-The-Shelf Third-Party HSC-Engineered iNKT Cells for Ameliorating GvHD while Preserving GvL Effect in the Treatment of Blood Cancers

    Scientists reported the successful generation of third-party hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)-engineered human invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells, using a method combining HSC gene engineering and in vitro HSC differentiation.
    [iScience]

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    Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exert Renoprotection via Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Modulation of M2 Macrophages and Spleen-Kidney Network

    Researchers reported the therapeutic actions of human adipose-derived MSCs in nephritis, focusing on cellular dynamics and multi-organ networks.
    [Communications Biology]

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    Preclinical Assessment of Antigen-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Regulatory T Cells for Use in Solid Organ Transplantation

    Investigators reported the preclinical characterization of Tregs transduced with a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A*02 CAR lentiviral vector designated to induce immunosuppression of allograft-specific effector T cells in HLA-A*02-negative recipients of HLA-A*02-positive transplants.
    [Gene Therapy]

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    Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit the Tumor Environment via the miR-125b/HIF1α Signaling Pathway

    The authors suggested a novel strategy to treat triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) using mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles to transform the behaviors and cellular communication of TNBC cells with other non-cancer cells related to tumorigenesis and metastasis.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    REVIEWS

    Stem Cell Transplantation for Systemic Sclerosis

    Scientists assess the benefits and harms of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of systemic sclerosis.
    [Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews]

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    Genetically Engineered Viral Vectors and Organic-Based Non-Viral Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications

    Investigators discuss research progress in developing various genetically engineered carriers. Organic-based nanoparticles including cellulose, collagen, silk-like polymers, elastin-like protein, silk-like elastane, and inorganic-based nanoparticles are discussed in detail.
    [Advanced Healthcare Materials]

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    Single-Cell Sorting Based on Secreted Products for Functionally Defined Cell Therapies

    The authors describe the need for next-generation single-cell profiling microtechnologies that allow the direct evaluation and sorting of single cells based on functional properties, with a focus on secreted molecules, which are critical for the in vivo efficacy of current cell therapies.
    [Microsystems & Nanoengineering]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Poseida Therapeutics Announces Strategic Global Collaboration with Roche Focused on Allogeneic CAR-T Cell Therapies for Hematologic Malignancies

    Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. announced it has entered into a broad strategic collaboration and license agreement with Roche, focused on developing allogeneic CAR-T therapies directed to hematologic malignancies.
    [Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.]

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    FDA Accepts HOOKIPA’s Investigational New Drug Application for HB-300 for the Treatment of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

    HOOKIPA Pharma, Inc. received US FDA acceptance of its Investigational New Drug application for HB-300, a novel arenaviral immunotherapy for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
    [HOOKIPA Pharma, Inc.]

    Press Release

    STRM.BIO Receives $2.1 Million SBIR Grant to Advance Extracellular Vesicle Technology for Non-Viral, In Vivo Delivery of Gene Therapies

    STRM.BIO announced it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for approximately $2,100,000 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health.
    [STRM.BIO (Cision US, Inc.)]

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