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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2005
Larissa V. Rodríguez, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ben Wu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Larissa V. Rodríguez, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ben Wu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention also provides a purified or isolated population of ADSCs that can differentiate into a cell of the leiomyogenic lineage, e.g., smooth muscle or skeletal muscle. In yet another aspect, the population additionally can be differentiated into a lineage selected from the group consisting of osteogenic, adipogenic, chondrogenic, myogenic and neuronal. This invention further provides a composition comprising a substantially homogeneous expanded population of smooth muscle cells. This invention provides a composition comprising a substantially homogeneous expanded population of skeletal muscle cells. Also provided herein is an isolated composition comprising a purified adipose-derived stem cell (ADSC) or progeny of said ADSC and an effective amount of laminin or heparin, effective to induce leiomyogenic differentiation. Diagnositic and therapeutic uses for these compositions are provided herein.