Adipose tissue-derived stromal cell that expresses characteristics of a neuronal cell
Patent Number: 7078230
Date of First Priority Issue: Saturday February 26th, 2000
Date Issued: Tuesday July 18th, 2006
Assignee: Artecel, Inc. (Baltimore, MD)
Inventors: Wilkison, William O. (Bahama, NC); Gimble, Jeffrey (Chapel Hill, NC)
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This patent is useful for entities interested in neurodegeneration and sources of neural-like cells. The patent is a composition of matter patent on adipose tissue derived cells that are endowed with neural characteristics. The patent has 2 independent claims, the first covers an adipose tissue derived stromal cell that is differentiated to express neuronal phenotypic markers. The second claim covers an adipose tissue derived stromal cell that is differentiated to express characteristics of neurons, one example characteristic being extension of cellular processes such as neurons.
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