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ArticleCytotechnology2018

Optimisation of a potency assay for the assessment of immunomodulative potential of clinical grade multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells.

Irene Oliver-Vila, Carmen Ramírez-Moncayo, Marta Grau-Vorster, Sílvia Marín-Gallén, Marta Caminal, Joaquim Vives

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Article in Cytotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Potency Assays: The 'Bugaboo' of Stem Cell Therapy.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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  9. Illustrative Potency Assay Examples from Approved Therapies.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Irene Oliver-VilaServei de Teràpia Cel·lular, Banc de Sang i Teixits, Edifici Dr. Frederic Duran i Jordà, Passeig Taulat 116, 08005, Barcelona, Spain. irolvila@gmail.com.
Carmen Ramírez-MoncayoServei de Teràpia Cel·lular, Banc de Sang i Teixits, Edifici Dr. Frederic Duran i Jordà, Passeig Taulat 116, 08005, Barcelona, Spain.
Marta Grau-VorsterServei de Teràpia Cel·lular, Banc de Sang i Teixits, Edifici Dr. Frederic Duran i Jordà, Passeig Taulat 116, 08005, Barcelona, Spain.
Sílvia Marín-GallénServei de Teràpia Cel·lular, Banc de Sang i Teixits, Edifici Dr. Frederic Duran i Jordà, Passeig Taulat 116, 08005, Barcelona, Spain.
Marta CaminalServei de Teràpia Cel·lular, Banc de Sang i Teixits, Edifici Dr. Frederic Duran i Jordà, Passeig Taulat 116, 08005, Barcelona, Spain.
Joaquim VivesServei de Teràpia Cel·lular, Banc de Sang i Teixits, Edifici Dr. Frederic Duran i Jordà, Passeig Taulat 116, 08005, Barcelona, Spain. jvives@bst.cat.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9719-5235

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical use of multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cell (MSC)-based medicinal products requires their production in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices, thus ensuring that the final drug product meets specifications consistently from batch to batch in terms of cell viability, identity, purity and potency. Potency relates to the efficacy of the medicine in its target clinical indication, so adequate release tests need to be defined and validated as quality controls. Herein we report the design and optimisation of parameters affecting the performance of an in vitro cell-based assay for assessing immunomodulatory potential of clinical grade MSC for human use, based on their capacity to inhibit proliferation of T lymphocytes under strong polyclonal stimuli. The resulting method was demonstrated to be reproducible and relatively simple to execute. Two case studies using clinical grade MSC are presented as examples to illustrate the applicability of the methodology described in this work.

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Cell-based assayCell cultureCellular therapyCo-cultureImmunomodulative potentialLymphocyteMultipotent Mesenchymal Stromal CellPotency assay

Identifiers

PMID29322348
PMCPMC5809679

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