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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Brainstem Biotec Ltd., Tel-Aviv, IL;
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI (US);
Chaya Brodie, Southfield, MI (US);
Shimon Slavin, Tel-Aviv, IL;
EXOSTEM BIOTEC LTD., Tel-Aviv, IL;
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of generating a population of cells useful for treating a nerve disease or disorder in a subject, the method comprising up-regulating a level of at least one exogenous miRNA in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and/or down-regulating a level of at least one miRNA using a polynucleotide agent that hybridizes to the miRNA, thereby generating the population of cells useful for treating the nerve disease or disorder. Isolated populations of cells with an astrocytic phenotype generated thereby and uses thereof are also provided.