Differentiation of bone marrow cells into neuronal cells and uses therefor
Patent Number: 7,279,331
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday February 11th, 2000
Date Issued: Tuesday October 9th, 2007
Assignee: Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation (Philadelphia, PA)
Inventors: Black; Ira B. (Skillman, NJ), Woodbury; Dale L. (Piscataway, NJ), Prockop; Darwin J. (New Orleans, LA), Schwarz; Emily (Chapel Hill, NC)
From Class: Differentiation
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This patent covers the differentiation of bone marrow stromal stem cells into neurons through the addition of antioxidants. The patent is limited to in vitro differentiation.
Specific antioxidants that the inventors cover for the in vitro generation of neurons include beta-mercaptoethanol, dimethylsulfoxide, butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, ascorbic acid, dimethylfumarate, and n-acetylcysteine.
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