Masakazu Ishikawa from 3638 Bainbridge Rd, Cleveland, OH 44118, age 50

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Masakazu Ishikawa

SHOWA TRADING CORPORATION

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Location:

2232 Circle Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106

Industry:

Medical Devices

Work:

Case Western Reserve University
Senior Research Associate

Method For Amplification And Functional Enhancment Of Blood Derived Progenitor Cells Using A Closed Culture System
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US Patent:

20120003738, Jan 5, 2012
Filed:

Jun 20, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/164392
Inventors:

Marco A. Costa - Pepper Pike OH, US
Masakazu Ishikawa - Shaker Heights OH, US
Takayuki Asahara - Tokyo, JP
Haruchika Masuda - Kanagawa, JP
International Classification:

C12N 5/078
C12N 5/02
US Classification:

435372, 435325, 435406
Abstract:

The present invention provides a method for expanding and improving functional capacity of human adult-derived progenitor cells in vitro using a closed culture system. The present invention provides a favorable condition for cell therapy to promote tissue repair and organogenesis via vasculogenesis and angiogenesis in clinical settings. The proposed closed bag culture system for culturing hemangioblast comprises of, in one embodiment, a serum-free culture medium containing one or more factors selected from the group consisting of stem cell growth factor, interleukin-6, FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3, thrombopoietin, and vascular endothelial growth factor and a kit for the preparation of the serum-free culture medium and the like.

Masakazu Ishikawa