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USOO949854.4B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9.498,544 B2 Ennis et al. (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 22, 2016 (54) GENETICALLY MODIFIED HUMAN (56) References Cited UMIBILICAL CORD PERVASCULAR CELLS FOR PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST OR U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, OR 5,158,867 A 10/1992 McNally et al. CHEMICAL AGENTS 5,919,702 A 7/1999 Purchio et al. 6,132,724 A 10/2000 Blum (71) Applicant: Tissue Regeneration Therapeutics 7,122,178 B1 10/2006 Simmons et al. 7,547,546 B2 6/2009 Davies et al. Inc., Toronto (CA) 2003.0161818 A1 8, 2003 Weiss et al. 2004/O136967 A1 7/2004 Weiss et al. 2004/O137612 A1 7/2004 Baksh et al. (72) Inventors: Jane Elizabeth Ennis, Oakville (CA); 2005/OO 19911 A1 1/2005 Gronthos et al. Jeffrey Donald Turner, 2005, 0148074 A1 7/2005 Davies et al. Chute-a-Blondeau (CA); John Edward 2005/O158289 A1 7/2005 Simmons et al. 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(Vaccine 25, 2007: published online Jan. 22, 2007 A6 IK 4.8/00 (2006.01) 3210-3214).* CI2N 5/073 (2010.01) Aggarwal et al., “Human mesenchymal stem cells modulate C07K 6/10 (2006.01) allogeneic immune cell responses.” Blood 105(4): 1815-1822 A6 IK 35/44 (2015.01) (2005). A6 IK 39/2 (2006.01) Aubin, “Bone stem cells,” J Cell Biochem Suppl. 30-31:73-82 C07K I4/56 (2006.01) (1998). CI2N 5/0775 (2010.01) (Continued) A61 K 35/12 (2015.01) A61 K 39/00 (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl. Primary Examiner — Scott Long CPC ........... A61K 48/0008 (2013.01); A61K 35/44 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Clark & Elbing LLP (2013.01); A61K 39/12 (2013.01); C07K 14/56 (2013.01); C07K 16/1081 (2013.01); C12N 5/0605 (2013.01); C12N 5/0668 (2013.01); (57) ABSTRACT A61 K 2035/124 (2013.01); A6 IK 2039/505 The invention provides methods of preventing or treating (2013.01); A61 K 2039/5156 (2013.01); C07K diseases or disorders caused by biological agents or chemi 2317/14 (2013.01); C12N 2510/00 (2013.01); cal agents in a subject (e.g., a mammal. Such as a human) by CI2N 2760/14134 (2013.01); C12N administering genetically modified human umbilical cord 2770/36134 (2013.01) perivascular cells. (58) Field of Classification Search CPC ....... 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