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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Alexander M. Harmon, Clinton, NJ (US);
Janet E. Davis, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Alexander M. Harmon, Clinton, NJ (US);
Janet E. Davis, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/073 (2010.01); A61K 35/51 (2015.01); A61K 35/12 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0605 (2013.01); A61K 35/51 (2013.01); A61K 2035/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
Cell-based compositions and methods of their use to inhibit an adverse immune response such as graft versus host disease or rejection of transplanted tissue in a transplant recipient that is histocompatibility mismatched to the transplant donor are disclosed. The compositions and methods utilize postpartum-derived cells, such as cells derived from the placenta or umbilicus.