Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension with mesenchymal stem cells

US10071123B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10071123-B2
Application numberUS-201314418553-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 30, 2013
Priority dateAug 1, 2012
Publication dateSep 11, 2018
Grant dateSep 11, 2018

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Abstract

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The application is directed to a method for treating or preventing vasculopathy comprising administrating to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising mesenchymal precursor cells (MPCs) and a prostacyclin. Also provided a method for treating or preventing vasculopathy in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a prostacyclin and a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) or a MSC-conditioned culture medium or administering to the subject a MSC or a MSC-conditioned culture medium that has treated with prostacyclin. Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for such treatments are also provided.

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What is claimed is: 1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising treprostinil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, a composition comprising a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) or a part of a culture medium that has been in contact with the MSC and contains one or more components of the MSC, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the MSC has been pre-treated ex vivo with treprostinil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof during expansion of the MSC. 2. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising an endothelial progenitor cell (EPC). 3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition does not comprise an endothelial progenitor cell.

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  • Antihypertensives · CPC title

  • Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups A61P1/00-A61P41/00 · CPC title

  • Antithrombotic agents; Anticoagulants; Platelet aggregation inhibitors · CPC title

  • Drugs for disorders of the cardiovascular system · CPC title

  • for treating ischaemic or atherosclerotic diseases, e.g. antianginal drugs, coronary vasodilators, drugs for myocardial infarction, retinopathy, cerebrovascula insufficiency, renal arteriosclerosis · CPC title

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What does patent US10071123B2 cover?
The application is directed to a method for treating or preventing vasculopathy comprising administrating to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising mesenchymal precursor cells (MPCs) and a prostacyclin. Also provided a method for treating or preventing vasculopathy in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a prostacyclin and a mesenchymal s…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
United Therapeutics Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K31/5585. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 11 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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