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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Chenzhong Kuang, Newburgh, IN (US);
Yan Xiao, Newburgh, IN (US);
Dirk Hondmann, Winnetka, IL (US);
Eduard Poels, Newburgh, IN (US);
Zeina Jouni, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/575 (2006.01); A23L 1/29 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/575 (2013.01); A23L 1/296 (2013.01); G01N 33/5058 (2013.01); G01N 33/5073 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods for detecting and/or confirming the neurogenesis effect of cholesterol and/or oxysterol utilizing adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs). Further provided are methods of promoting neurogenesis in ADSCs. Also provided are methods for the use of cholesterol and/or oxysterol for the production of a neurologic component that may be incorporated into a nutritional composition for promoting neurogenesis in a pediatric subject.