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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2009
Jong Wook Chang, Seoul, KR;
Dal Soo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Yoon-sun Yang, Seoul, KR;
Won IL OH, Seoul, KR;
Medipost Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a gene therapy composition for transferring one of a therapeutic gene, a maker gene, or a mixture thereof to a cell that expresses interleukin-8 (IL-8) or GRO-α and induces tropism of mesenchymal stem cells isolated from umbilical cord blood and/or the mesenchymal stem cells expanded from said mesenchymal stem cells (UCB-MSCs), wherein the cell-treating composition includes UCB-MSCs. Provided is a composition for treating disease related to a cell expressing IL-8 or GRO-α, that is, a brain tumor in gene therapy, by using UCB-MSCs. Provided is a composition or kit for diagnosing brain tumors, preventing brain tumors, treating brain tumors, or monitoring brain tumor treatment progression by using UCB-MSCs.