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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2013
Applicant:
The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Young, Gloucester, MA (US);
Budd A. Tucker, Coralville, IA (US);
Petr Y. Baranov, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0797 (2010.01); C12N 5/0793 (2010.01); A61K 35/30 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0623 (2013.01); A61K 35/30 (2013.01); C12N 5/062 (2013.01); C12N 2500/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for culturing human retinal progenitor cells under low oxygen conditions to allow the cells to retain the ability to differentiate into photoreceptors following transplantation. The described methods provide cells that can treat a number of ocular diseases, including retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.