The present invention relates to an in vitro culture of haematopoietic cells, wherein said haematopoietic cells differentiate to form granulocytes characterised by the ability to kill cancer cells. The invention also relates to said granulocytes, methods for identifying said haematopoietic cells and granulocytes, compositions and kits comprising the same, as well as uses of the same for treating cancer.

An object of the present invention is to provide a culture medium for producing extracellular vesicles, a culture medium kit, an additive, and a method for producing extracellular vesicles, whereby the production of extracellular vesicles is promoted. The present invention is to provide a culture medium for producing extracellular vesicles. The culture medium for producing extracellular vesicles contains a basal medium for culturing animal cells, and at least one component selected from L-glutamine or a salt thereof, transferrin, selenious acid or a salt thereof, insulin, insulin-like growth factors, a serotonin compound, and transforming growth factor β. Furthermore, in a case of containing L-glutamine or a salt thereof, the culture medium for producing extracellular vesicles contains L-glutamine or a salt thereof with a concentration of 5 mM or more in the culture medium for producing extracellular vesicles. The present invention is to further provide a culture medium kit, an additive, and a method for producing extracellular vesicles.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising serotonin which is to be added into the wash solution for incubating the sperms during and after washing, intended for increasing the sperm velocity in insemination and in vitro fertilization methods to select healthy sperms and increase the success in fertilization, said invention discloses the composition increasing the sperm velocity, comprising 8 parts of serotonin, 10 000 parts of vitamin B9, 10 000 parts of vitamin B12, 10 000 parts of vitamin C, 10 000 parts of vitamin D, 10 000 parts of vitamin E, 10 000 parts of zinc mineral and 10 000 parts of selenium mineral by weight in an HTF based sperm wash medium containing Hepes buffer, and the preparation steps thereof.

The present invention relates to an in vitro culture of haematopoietic cells, wherein said haematopoietic cells differentiate to form granulocytes characterised by the ability to kill cancer cells. The invention also relates to said granulocytes, methods for identifying said haematopoietic cells and granulocytes, compositions and kits comprising the same, as well as uses of the same for treating cancer.

The present invention relates to an in vitro culture of haematopoietic cells, wherein said haematopoietic cells differentiate to form granulocytes characterised by the ability to kill cancer cells. The invention also relates to said granulocytes, methods for identifying said haematopoietic cells and granulocytes, compositions and kits comprising the same, as well as uses of the same for treating cancer.

The present invention refers to the use of N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine (melatonin) and/or an analogue thereof, for use in the medical or veterinary field in the assisted reproduction for promoting the mechanism of implantation of the embryo, and in particular for the prevention of implantation failure into the uterus, by topical administration of an effective amount in a mammalian subject female in need of such treatment, and related compositions, culture media and medical devices.

Disclosed herein are methods involving the targeting of 5HT biosynthesis in gut insulin-negative cells to convert them into insulin-positive cells. Also, disclosed are methods for treating a disease or disorder in a mammal, preferably a human, associated with impaired pancreatic endocrine function, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an enumerated active agent that reduces the expression, biosynthesis, signaling or biological activity of serotonin or increases its degradation, wherein administering comprises delivering the agent to Gut Ins cells in the mammal. Other embodiments of the method are directed to therapy wherein an agent that significantly reduces FOXO1 expression, biosynthesis, signaling or biological activity or increases its degradation is administered in addition to the agent that reduces serotonin, or alternatively an agent that reduces FOXO1 expression is targeted to serotonin-positive gut enteroendocrine cells.

Disclosed herein are methods involving the targeting of 5HT biosynthesis in gut insulin-negative cells to convert them into insulin-positive cells. Also disclosed are methods for treating a disease or disorder in a mammal, preferably a human, associated with impaired pancreatic endocrine function, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an enumerated active agent that reduces the expression, biosynthesis, signaling or biological activity of serotonin or increases its degradation, wherein administering comprises delivering the agent to Gut Ins cells in the mammal. Other embodiments of the method are directed to therapy wherein an agent that significantly reduces FOXO1 expression, biosynthesis, signaling or biological activity or increases its degradation is administered in addition to the agent that reduces serotonin, or alternatively an agent that reduces FOXO1 expression is targeted to serotonin-positive gut enteroendocrine cells.

The present invention relates to an in vitro culture of haematopoietic cells, wherein said haematopoietic cells differentiate to form granulocytes characterised by the ability to kill cancer cells. The invention also relates to said granulocytes, methods for identifying said haematopoietic cells and granulocytes, compositions and kits comprising the same, as well as uses of the same for treating cancer.

Described herein are three-dimensional (3D) culture systems that can be used to produce enamel organoids that generate enamel products. The invention features methods of culturing a variety of cell types to produce such enamel organoids; the organoids themselves; enamel products generated by the organoids; and methods of fashioning the enamel products into surgical restorations, including dental restorations and other prostheses.