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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andreas Stahl, Oakland, CA (US);
Kevin Tharp, Oakland, CA (US);
Kevin E. Healy, Oakland, CA (US);
Amit Kumar Jha, Oakland, CA (US);
Judith Kraiczy, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/35 (2015.01); C12N 5/0775 (2010.01); C12N 5/077 (2010.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0653 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 35/35 (2013.01); C12N 11/04 (2013.01); C12N 2501/734 (2013.01); C12N 2506/1384 (2013.01); C12N 2533/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides compositions comprising a hydrogel and a cell adhesion ligand that enhances the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into brown adipocytes, and/or enhances the maintenance of brown adipocytes. In some cases, a subject composition includes cells that are embedded within the hydrogel. The present disclosure also provides methods of making and using the subject compositions.