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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Kyoto Prefectural Public University Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Actualeyes Inc., Kyoto, JP;
Corneagen, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Noriko Koizumi, Kyotanabe, JP;
Naoki Okumura, Kyotanabe, JP;
Shigeru Kinoshita, Kyoto, JP;
Friedrich E. Kruse, Erlangen, DE;
Ursula Schloetzer-Schrehardt, Erlangen, DE;
KYOTO PREFECTURAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
ActualEyes Inc., Kyotanabe, JP;
CorneaGen, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of culturing corneal endothelial cells. More specifically, the present invention provides a composition for culturing or growing corneal endothelial cells, comprising at least one agent consisting of laminins and fragments thereof which express in corneal endothelial cells. Specifically, the present invention can comprise laminin 511 (alpha5 beta1 gamma1) and laminin 512 (alpha5 beta2 gamma 1). The present invention further provides a culture container for corneal endothelial cells, which is coated with the composition of the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for culturing corneal endothelial cells comprising the step of using the composition or the container of the present invention to culture the corneal endothelial cells.