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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1991
R Lane Smith, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Deryk G Jones, Menlo Park, CA (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Abstract
Thyroid-derived chondrocyte stimulating factor (TDCSF) is a high molecular weight complex (greater than 500 kd) of proteinaceous subunits which can be at least partially dissociated into active portions by 8 M urea. TDCSF stimulates articular chondrocyte and synovial fibroblast growth under serum-free conditions. TDCSF is useful for the culture of chondrocytes and fibroblasts in vitro as a serum substitute; for developing cartilage implants in vitro; and for in vivo use in cartilage and bone defect repair and degenerative joint diseases. TDCSF is stabilized in the presence of reducing agents for disulfide bonds. Antibodies for and conjugates of TDCSF are also disclosed.