Abstract:
Provided is a pharmaceutical composition and a method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of arthritis, inter alia, rheumatoid arthritis. The pharmaceutical composition comprises human mesenchymal stem cells, and the method comprises administering an effective amount human mesenchymal stem cells to a patient.
Abstract:
Antiserum which can recognize all subtypes of human leukocyte interferon is prepared from the blood of an animal immunized with partially purified human leukocyte interferon obtained from a culture of human leukocyte stimulated with Sendai virus.The antiserum is added to a column whereon concentrated culture broth of human leukocyte has been immobilized to adsorb impurities, the effluent is added to a column whereon partially purified human leukocyte interferon has been immobilized to adsorb anti-human leukocyte interferon antibody and then the antibody is eluted from the column.The antibody thus obtained recognizes all subtypes of human leukocyte interferon and can be separated by a chromatography to each monoclonal antibody which recognizes a single subtype.Employing these antibodies, the subtypes of human leukocyte interferon or their antibodies in a sample can be analized or assayed.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method for producing a frozen pharmaceutical composition prepared from cultured human mesenchymal stem cells and a pharmaceutical composition containing human mesenchymal stem cells. This method is a method for producing a frozen pharmaceutical composition containing human mesenchymal stem cells, which comprises the following steps in this order: (a) adding trypsin to human mesenchymal stem cells in a culture vessel to detach the cells from the surface of the culture vessel; (b) adding a bicarbonate Ringer's solution containing human serum albumin to the detached cells to terminate the reaction with trypsin, and washing the cells with the bicarbonate Ringer's solution containing human serum albumin; (c) suspending the cells in a bicarbonate Ringer's solution containing human serum albumin and dimethyl sulfoxide; (d) putting the resulting suspension in a container which allows freezing of what is contained therein, and sealing the container; and (e) freezing the suspension put in the container.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method for producing a frozen pharmaceutical composition prepared from cultured human mesenchymal stem cells and a pharmaceutical composition containing human mesenchymal stem cells. This method is a method for producing a frozen pharmaceutical composition containing human mesenchymal stem cells, which comprises the following steps in this order: (a) adding trypsin to human mesenchymal stem cells in a culture vessel to detach the cells from the surface of the culture vessel; (b) adding a bicarbonate Ringer's solution containing human serum albumin to the detached cells to terminate the reaction with trypsin, and washing the cells with the bicarbonate Ringer's solution containing human serum albumin; (c) suspending the cells in a bicarbonate Ringer's solution containing human serum albumin and dimethyl sulfoxide; (d) putting the resulting suspension in a container which allows freezing of what is contained therein, and sealing the container; and (e) freezing the suspension put in the container.