METHOD OF OBTAINING VIABLE HUMAN LIVER CELLS, INCLUDING HEPATIC STEM/PROGENITOR CELLS

The present invention is directed toward a method for obtaining from whole liver or a resection thereof a population of cells comprising viable, functional liver cells enriched in hepatocytes and hepatocyte stem/progenitor cells, compositions thereof, and uses therefore. Compositions include a compo...

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Main Authors FURTH, MARK, E, SUSICK, ROBERT, L., JR, REID, LOLA, M, BRUCE, ANDREW, T, LUDLOW, JOHN, W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 21.09.2005
Edition7
Subjects
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
CULTURE MEDIA
ENZYMOLOGY
FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
PHYSICS
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
SPIRITS
TESTING
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:The present invention is directed toward a method for obtaining from whole liver or a resection thereof a population of cells comprising viable, functional liver cells enriched in hepatocytes and hepatocyte stem/progenitor cells, compositions thereof, and uses therefore. Compositions include a composition of liver cells enriched in hepatocytes and hepatocyte stem/progenitor cells and a pharmaceutical composition thereof. Uses include treatment of liver diseases, regeneration of liver, toxicity testing, and liver assist devices.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20030765617