Cord Blood News Volume 7.45 | Nov 19 2015

Injection of Human Cord Blood Cells with Hyaluronan Improves Postinfarction Cardiac Repair in Pigs
Researchers tested whether injection of human cord blood mononuclear cells combined with hyaluronan hydrogel improves cell therapy efficacy in a pig myocardial infarction model. [Stem Cells Transl Med] Abstract

Role of Keratinocyte Growth Factor in the Differentiation of Sweat Gland-Like Cells From Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Investigators demonstrated that keratinocyte growth factor is a critical growth factor for sweat gland-like cells (SGC) differentiation from human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) and the differentiated SGC from hUC-MSCs may have a potential therapeutic application for regeneration of destroyed sweat-glands and injured skin. [Stem Cells Transl Med] Abstract

The Efficacy of Extraembryonic Stem Cells in Improving Blood Flow within Animal Models of Lower Limb Ischemia
Scientists investigated the efficacy of extraembryonic tissue-derived stem cell in improving blood flow within animal models of hindlimb ischemia. [Heart] Abstract

Myeloablative, but Not Reduced-Intensity, Conditioning Overcomes the Negative Effect of Flow-Cytometric Evidence of Leukemia in AML
Scientists evaluated the effect of flow cytometry status on outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after either myeloablative conditioning myeloablative conditioning or reduced-intensity conditioning regimens. The allografts included 130 umbilical cord blood and 73 sibling donors. [Biol Blood Marrow Transplant] Abstract

Immunoregulatory Effects on T lymphocytes by Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Isolated from Bone Marrow, Amniotic Fluid and Placenta
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) isolated from amniotic fluid and placenta were compared with bone marrow-MSCs. Their immunomodulant properties were studied on total activated T-cells with phytoemoagglutin. [Exp Hematol] Abstract

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ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Enters into Sponsored Research Agreement with University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to Advance Stem-to-T-Cell Program
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. announced it has entered into a sponsored research agreement with Dr. Cassian Yee at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The ultimate goal of this work is to enable a clinical program based on hematopoietic stem cells that are isolated from the patient, engineered in the lab and then returned to the patient to create a population of antigen-specific killer T cells that target and kill the tumor. [ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd.] Press Release

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Faculty Positions – Regenerative Medicine for Organ Regeneration or Transplantation (The University of Texas Medical School at Houston)

Postdoctoral Fellow – Leukemia Research (City of Hope)

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Postdoctoral Positions – Cancer and Developmental Biology (North Carolina Central University)

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