Methods of generating functional human brown adipocytes, comprising exposing human stem cells, progenitor cells, or white adipocytes to culture with an differentiation cocktail that comprises one or more browning agents (e.g., one or more macromolecular crowders), and optionally one or more adipogenic agents, are described, as are populations of human brown adipocytes generated by the methods, and uses for the populations. Methods of generating functional human brown adipocytes in an individual, such as by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising an differentiation cocktail, are also described.

The present disclosure relates to a subfractionation culturing method of a stem cell and proliferation method of a monoclonal stem cell obtained using the same. According to the subfractionation culturing method of stem cells and the proliferation thereof of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, it is advantage that monoclonal stem cells may be quickly obtained without contamination, and desired monoclonal stem cells may be largely obtained in a short time through the rapid proliferation, thereby being used for the preparation of stem cell-therapeutic agents.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of inexpensively and conveniently preparing cells having pluripotency and a very low risk of tumorigenic transformation. The cells having pluripotency and a very low risk of tumorigenic transformation can be prepared by suspension-culturing mammalian mesenchymal stem cells such as human mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow (hMSC-BM) and human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hAT-MSC) (also referred to as “human adipose-derived stem cells [hADSC]”), 7 types of human adherent mature cells (human hepatocyte cells [hHEP cells], human umbilical vein endothelial cells [HUVEC cells], human dermal lymphatic microvascular endothelial cells [HMVEC cells], human epidermal keratinocyte cells [NHEK cells], human bronchial epithelial cells [NHBE cells], human melanocyte cells [NHEM cells], and human smooth muscle cells [UASMC cells]), and 3 types of human adherent precursor cells (human dermal fibroblast cells [NHDF cells], human skeletal muscle myoblast cells [HSMM cells], and human osteoblast cells [NHOst cells]) to form cell masses (spheroids).

This disclosure relates to methods, polynucleotides, vectors, viral particles, cells, and systems or the engineering of human tissues. One aspect of the disclosure relates to using lineage-specific miRNA binding molecules to bias tissue lineage. Another aspect of the disclosure relates to using lineage-specific transcription factor overexpression to bias tissue lineage.

The present invention provides methods for obtaining mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived cells of chondro-osteoblastic lineage from MSC. The invention also relates to a population of MSC-derived cells of chondro-osteoblastic lineage obtained by the methods, a pharmaceutical formulation comprising the population of MSC-derived cells of chondro-osteoblastic lineage, and their use in the treatment of a subject in need of transplantation of cells of chondro-osteoblastic lineage.

Provided herein are nucleic acids, vectors, and cells containing an expression-optimized codon that encodes a Munc13-4 polypeptide or a STXBP2 polypeptide. Also provided are methods of making and using the nucleic acids, vectors, and cells. Also provided herein are methods of treating of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a subject.

The present invention refers to a method of manufacturing an implantable construct comprising chondrogenically differentiated cells and one or more polycaprolactone (PCL) microcarriers, an implantable construct produced using said method, and uses of the implantable construct. The present invention also refers to a method of manufacturing an implantable construct comprising mesenchymal stromal cells and one or more polycaprolactone (PCL) microcarriers, an implantable construct produced using said method, and uses of the implantable construct. The present invention further refers to a method of treating a disease or disorder associated with cartilage and/or bone defect, the method comprises administering one or more cell-free polycaprolactone (PCL) microcarriers in a patient suffering from the disease or disorder.

The present invention relates to a cell differentiation medium composition, a high secretion insulin-producing cells and a preparation method thereof. The high secretion insulin-producing cells obtained by using the cell differentiation medium composition to induce stem cell differentiated under specific conditions can secrete a large amount of insulin in a short time, and when the high-secreting insulin-producing cells are transplanted into the human body, they are not easy to be swallowed by macrophages, which can improve the survival rate of the insulin-producing cells and prolong the time of insulin secretion thereby.

The present invention relates to a cell therapeutic agent comprising a stem cell expressing Lin28, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a stem cell expressing Lin28 for the prevention or treatment of a neurological disorder, a bone disorder, a muscular system disorder, an epithelium-related disorder or a blood-related disorder, and a method for treating a neurological disorder, a bone disorder, a muscular system disorder, an epithelium-related disorder or a blood-related disorder using the composition. A stem cell excellent in terms of differentiation potency to various tissue cells and renewal ability can be prepared by introducing Lin28, which regulates an embryonic development procedure, or a vector expressing Lin28 during stem cell culturing, and by culturing the cell.

A method for producing a target cell includes producing a target cell by culturing a raw material cell in a serum-free medium containing: at least one culture factor selected from a growth factor and a differentiation inducing factor; human serum albumin; and at least one additive selected from a group consisting of a Src inhibitor, a PKC activator, methylcellulose, an Essential 8 medium, recombinant human serum albumin, and non-human animal serum albumin.