BR112023019951A2 - Linhagens hematopoiéticas derivadas de células-tronco pluripotentes - Google Patents

Linhagens hematopoiéticas derivadas de células-tronco pluripotentes

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BR112023019951A2
BR112023019951A2 BR112023019951A BR112023019951A BR112023019951A2 BR 112023019951 A2 BR112023019951 A2 BR 112023019951A2 BR 112023019951 A BR112023019951 A BR 112023019951A BR 112023019951 A BR112023019951 A BR 112023019951A BR 112023019951 A2 BR112023019951 A2 BR 112023019951A2
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Abstract

linhagens hematopoiéticas derivadas de células-tronco pluripotentes. a presente invenção refere-se, em vários aspectos, a métodos para geração de células de linhagem hematopoiética para terapia com células hematopoiéticas. as várias linhagens hematopoiéticas incluem linfócitos t incluindo células t progenitoras, células assassinas naturais, linfócitos b, neutrófilos, monócitos e/ou macrófagos; glóbulos vermelhos, megacariócitos e plaquetas. em várias modalidades, a invenção provê processos ex vivo eficientes para desenvolvimento de linhagens hematopoiéticas, incluindo, mas não limitado a, células t progenitoras e linhagens de células t, a partir de células-tronco pluripotentes induzidas por humano (ipscs). as células geradas de acordo com a invenção em várias modalidades são funcionais e/ou se assemelham mais à linhagem correspondente isolada de sangue periférico ou órgãos linfoides. a presente invenção em alguns aspectos provê células isoladas e composições de células produzidas através dos métodos revelados na presente invenção, bem como métodos para terapia com células adotivas.
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