Disclosed herein are methods for generating satellite cells and compositions including satellite cells.

The present disclosure encompasses methods for generating cells or tissue from existing cells with one or more mutated variants of Yap. In specific embodiments, the disclosure regards treatment of existing cardiomyocytes with one or more mutated variants of Yap that causes them to divide and generate new cardiomyocytes. In specific cases, the mutated variant of Yap has serine-to-alanine substitutions at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or more serines of Yap.

The present disclosure encompasses methods for generating cells or tissue from existing cells with one or more mutated variants of Yap. In specific embodiments, the disclosure regards treatment of existing cardiomyocytes with one or more mutated variants of Yap that causes them to divide and generate new cardiomyocytes. In specific cases, the mutated variant of Yap has serine-to-alanine substitutions at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or more serines of Yap.

The present disclosure relates to a composition containing extracellular vesicles isolated from skeletal muscle-derived stem cells as active ingredients, which exhibits the effect of skin aging delay, wound healing, scar reduction and skin whitening, thereby improving skin condition. The present disclosure can not only utilize tissues wasted after surgical operation, thus allowing easy supply of raw materials, but also takes advantage of natural substances, thereby being free from the risk of side effects even upon long-term administration. The composition of the present disclosure promotes the secretion of collagen, reduces reactive oxygen species and promotes re-epithelialization at wound site while remarkably inhibiting melanocyte proliferation, tyrosinase activity and melanogenesis. Accordingly, it can facilitate effective recovery from skin tissue damage caused by oxidative stress, physical wound, intrinsic aging at cell or tissue levels, or hyperpigmentation.

The present disclosure relates to a composition containing extracellular vesicles isolated from skeletal muscle-derived stem cells as active ingredients, which exhibits the effect of skin aging delay, wound healing, scar reduction and skin whitening, thereby improving skin condition. The present disclosure can not only utilize tissues wasted after surgical operation, thus allowing easy supply of raw materials, but also takes advantage of natural substances, thereby being free from the risk of side effects even upon long-term administration. The composition of the present disclosure promotes the secretion of collagen, reduces reactive oxygen species and promotes re-epithelialization at wound site while remarkably inhibiting melanocyte proliferation, tyrosinase activity and melanogenesis. Accordingly, it can facilitate effective recovery from skin tissue damage caused by oxidative stress, physical wound, intrinsic aging at cell or tissue levels, or hyperpigmentation.

The data presented herein relates to therapeutic compositions of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). In particular, pharmaceutically acceptable MSC compostions are xenogen-free and do not have immunological adverse effects. Mesenchymal stem cells expanded in a cell culture media comprising bone marrow supernatant produce xenogen-free mesenchymal stem cells. Such xenogen-free MSC compositions improve therapy for medical conditions including, but not limited to, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disorders and/or diabetes.

Provided herein is a method for making a tissue engineering scaffold. The method includes layering at least one sheet of cells onto a flexible scaffold, casting the sheets into geometries, and thereby creating the tissue engineering scaffold. Preferred geometry are non-linear (i.e. not a substantially flat surface such as may be provided by a flat glass substrate). The flexible scaffold is characterized by tensile strength, viscosity, stress, strain, modulus of polymers, or any combination thereof.

Provided herein is a method for making a tissue engineering scaffold. The method includes layering at least one sheet of cells onto a flexible scaffold, casting the sheets into geometries, and thereby creating the tissue engineering scaffold. Preferred geometry are non-linear (i.e. not a substantially flat surface such as may be provided by a flat glass substrate). The flexible scaffold is characterized by tensile strength, viscosity, stress, strain, modulus of polymers, or any combination thereof.

The present invention relates to a salivary gland therapeutic agent using the effects of a cell-derived vesicle of enhancing the proliferation capacity of salivary gland cells, promoting an amylase activity, and enhancing transepithelial resistance. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the cell-derived vesicle according to the present invention has the effects of enhancing the proliferation capacity of salivary gland cells damaged by radiation, promoting amylase activity, increasing transepithelial resistance, enhancing the expression of Aquaporin 5, and increasing the amount of saliva secretion. Therefore, the pharmaceutical composition comprising the cell-derived vesicle of the present invention can be used for preventing and treating salivary gland diseases, and thus can be widely used in the pharmaceutical industry and health functional food field.

The present invention relates to a salivary gland therapeutic agent using the effects of a cell-derived vesicle of enhancing the proliferation capacity of salivary gland cells, promoting an amylase activity, and enhancing transepithelial resistance. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the cell-derived vesicle according to the present invention has the effects of enhancing the proliferation capacity of salivary gland cells damaged by radiation, promoting amylase activity, increasing transepithelial resistance, enhancing the expression of Aquaporin 5, and increasing the amount of saliva secretion. Therefore, the pharmaceutical composition comprising the cell-derived vesicle of the present invention can be used for preventing and treating salivary gland diseases, and thus can be widely used in the pharmaceutical industry and health functional food field.