Ligands that modulate differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells
Patent Number: 6022540
Date of First Priority Issue: Thursday September 4th, 1997
Date Issued: Tuesday February 8th, 2000
Assignee: Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (Baltimore, MD)
Inventors: Bruder, Scott P. (Owings Mills, MD); Jaiswal, Neelam (Ellicott City, MD)
From Class: Differentiation
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This patent covers the induction of mesenchymal stem cell differentiation by activation of a ligand called ALCAM. Mesenchymal stem cells can differentiate into a wide variety of non-hematopoietic tissues and are useful for many clinical applications since they can be transplanted across allogeneic barriers, therefore knowing how to modulate their differentiation programs is very useful.
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