WO2021172554A1 - ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞およびその応用 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to human functional corneal endothelial cells that can induce human corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye, a drug containing the cells, a method for producing the same, and the like.
- corneal endothelium disorders such as bullous keratopathy
- corneal endothelium disorders such as bullous keratopathy
- visual acuity after corneal transplantation is not sufficient in terms of patient satisfaction due to the induction of corneal astigmatism.
- corneal endothelial dysfunction including bullous keratopathy and early Fuchs corneal dystrophy.
- the main causes of bullous keratopathy are corneal endothelial damage, corneal trauma, pseudoexfoliation syndrome, and Fuchs corneal endothelial dystrophy due to eye surgery such as cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery, vitreous retinal surgery, or laser iris surgery. ..
- Corneal transplantation requires a single donor cornea to treat a pathological single eye and is not a means of resolving a continuous donor shortage. Given that there are many potential patients worldwide, the provision of innovative medical care with versatility and convenience that can be applied to a wide range of medical institutions compared to corneal transplantation technology is an urgent issue that is strongly worldwide. It is desired. In addition, cell infusion therapy results in the normal shape of the cornea without the distortion associated with corneal transplantation, resulting in a long-term restoration of good visual function.
- the present inventors maintain healthy corneal endothelial tissue by phase transition (fibrosis, epithelial mesenchymal transition, endothelial mesenchymal transition, aging, dedifferentiation, etc.) of cultured human corneal endothelial cells.
- phase transition fibrosis, epithelial mesenchymal transition, endothelial mesenchymal transition, aging, dedifferentiation, etc.
- phase transition fibrosis, epithelial mesenchymal transition, endothelial mesenchymal transition, aging, dedifferentiation, etc.
- Functional cells also called effector cells
- corneal endothelial cells form a small, hexagonal paving stone-like shape that is ideal for cell infusion therapy, and are retained by healthy corneal endothelial tissue. It has been confirmed that it has a trait similar to that of corneal endothelial cells.
- corneal endothelial tissue Provides patient-friendly, technological medical care that reconstructs high cell density corneal endothelial tissue over a long period of time after transplantation.
- the production method according to the present disclosure avoids activation of epigenetic multigenes such as metabolites by enzymes involved in the TCA metabolic pathway acting in the cytoplasm and nucleus, especially histone acetylation by acetylcoenzyme A (AcCoA).
- the above-mentioned generation of contaminating subpopulation cells is minimized by the innovative invention that the phase transition of cultured cells does not occur and the metabolic reprogramming is inclined to the retention of mitochondrial function, and the corneal endothelial function is broadened. It provides highly functional endothelial cells that are extremely long-term useful for improving corneal opacity and hydration edema in patients with insufficiency.
- the present disclosure provides: (Item 1) A method for producing human functional corneal endothelial cells capable of inducing human corneal function when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye. (B) A method comprising a step of proliferating and / or differentiating / maturing corneal endothelial progenitor cells under culture conditions that can minimize culture stress such as growth stress. (Item 2) The method according to (Item 1), wherein the human corneal function includes corneal endothelial cell functional characteristics. (Item 3) The method according to (Item 1) or (Item 2), further comprising the step of (a) dedifferentiating human corneal endothelial tissue-derived cells to obtain the corneal endothelial progenitor cells.
- (Item 4) A method for producing functional human corneal endothelial cells capable of inducing human corneal function, especially corneal endothelial cell functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye, which characterizes human corneal endothelial progenitor cells.
- the method according to any one of (Item 1) to (Item 3), wherein the cells are proliferated and / or differentiated and matured in the presence of a cell growth factor in an amount less than the amount at which conversion occurs.
- (Item 5) The method according to any one of (Item 1) to (Item 4), wherein the cell growth factor contains epidermal growth factor (EGF).
- EGF epidermal growth factor
- (Item 6) The method according to any one of (Item 1) to (Item 5), wherein the transformation includes epithelial-mesenchymal transformation.
- (Item 7) The method according to any one of (Item 1) to (Item 6), wherein the step of proliferation and / or differentiation / maturation is performed in the presence of a ROCK inhibitor.
- (Item 8) In the cells obtained in (b), mitochondrial-dependent oxidative phosphorylation is increased in mitochondria, expression of acetyl-CoA in the cytoplasm and nucleus is not increased, and histone acetylation by acetyl-CoA is mediated.
- (Item 9) In mitochondria, the cells obtained in (b) have citrate synthase (CS), aconitase 2 (ACO2), isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2), pyruvate dehydrogenase 2 (MDH2), and malicase enzyme 3.
- CS citrate synthase
- ACO2 aconitase 2
- IDH2 isocitrate dehydrogenase 2
- MDH2 pyruvate dehydrogenase 2
- malicase enzyme 3 citrate synthase
- the method according to any one of (Item 1) to (Item 8), which comprises a step of confirming that the cells are metabolized. (Item 10)
- the cells obtained in (b) are ATP citrate lyase (ACLY), aconitase 1 (ACO1), isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), malate dehydrogenase 1 (MDH1), malate enzyme 1 (ME1).
- (Item 10C) The method according to any one of the above items, wherein the expression of IDH2 in the cells obtained in (b) is enhanced as compared with non-human functional corneal endothelial cells.
- the cells obtained in (b) improve corneal opacity and hydration edema, and as a result, maintain the corneal endothelial tissue cell density for a long period of time, leading to improvement of vision.
- the cell obtained in (b) comprises a step of confirming that the expression of sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1 (NHE1) and / or aquaporin 1 (AQP-1) is enhanced.
- CA5B carbonic anhydrase 5B
- the cells obtained in (b) do not exist in the cytoplasm or nucleus so that metabolic enzymes related to the TCA cycle and metabolites such as AcetylCoA do not lead to the production of contaminating phase translocated cells, and mitochondria.
- the human functional corneal endothelial cells include corneal endothelial tissue-derived cells, pluripotent stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, corneal endothelial progenitor cells collected from the corneal endothelium, cells collected from the corneal endothelium, and a direct programming method.
- the following inventions are also provided.
- (Item 16) Human functional corneal endothelial cells that improve corneal opacity and hydration edema, and as a result, maintain the corneal endothelial tissue cell density for a long period of time, leading to improvement of vision.
- the cells are human functional corneal endothelial cells capable of inducing human corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye, and in mitochondria, citrate synthase (CS), aconitase 2 (ACO2), and the like.
- Isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2), malate dehydrogenase 2 (MDH2), malate enzyme 3 (ME3), ACSS1, acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 1 (ACAT1), pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), BCAT2, and branched keto acid dehydrogenase.
- the cell is a human functional corneal endothelial cell capable of inducing human corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye, and mitochondria-dependent oxidative phosphorylation is increased in mitochondria, or cytoplasm.
- the cell is a human corneal endothelial cell, and is ATP citrate lyase (ACLY), aconitase 1 (ACO1), isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), malate dehydrogenase 1 (MDH1), malate enzyme 1 (ME1). ), ACSS2, acetyl CoA acetyl transferase 2 (ACAT2), and / or lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is not or substantially not expressed, the cell according to any one of (Item 16) to (Item 18). ..
- ACLY ATP citrate lyase
- ACO1 aconitase 1
- IDH1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1
- MDH1 malate dehydrogenase 1
- ME1 malate enzyme 1
- ACSS2 acetyl CoA acetyl transferase 2
- LDH lactate dehydrogenase
- (Item 20) The expression of sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1 (NHE1) and / or aquaporin 1 (AQP-1) is enhanced in the human functional corneal endothelial cells (item 16) to (item 19).
- (Item 21) The cell according to any one of (Item 16) to (Item 20), wherein the expression of carbonic anhydrase 5B (CA5B) is enhanced in the human functional corneal endothelial cells.
- CA5B carbonic anhydrase 5B
- the human functional corneal endothelial cells do not exist in the cytoplasm or nucleus so that (i) metabolic enzymes related to the TCA circuit and metabolites such as AcetylCoA do not lead to the production of contaminating phase-transferring cells.
- Organella-selective localization in mitochondria (ii) increased mitochondrial-dependent oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria, (iii) decreased epigenetic multigene expression mediated by histone acetylation by acetyl-CoA. Includes), (iV) enhanced expression of sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1 (NHE1) and / or aquaporin 1 (AQP-1), and (v) enhanced expression of carbonic anhydrase 5B (CA5B).
- the human functional corneal endothelial cells include corneal endothelial tissue-derived cells, pluripotent stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, corneal endothelial precursor cells collected from the corneal endothelium, cells collected from the corneal endothelium, and a direct programming method.
- a cell population comprising the cells produced by the method according to any one of (Item 1) to (Item 15) and / or the cells according to any one of claims 16 to 25.
- CS aconitase 2
- IDH2 isocitrate dehydrogenase 2
- MDH2 malate dehydrogenase 2
- ME3 malicase 3
- ACSS1 acetyl CoA acetyl transferase 1
- ACAT1 acetyl CoA acetyl transferase 1
- PDH pyruvate dehydrogenase
- BCAT2 a step of confirming that one or more metabolism-related enzymes selected from the group consisting of branched chain keto acid dehydrogenase 2 (BCKDH2) are expressed.
- (Item 30) The method according to any one of (Item 27) to (Item 29), further comprising a step of confirming that the expression of carbonic anhydrase 5B (CA5B) is enhanced in the cells.
- (Item 31) A method for quality control or process control of human functional corneal endothelial cells that can induce human corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye, or corneal endothelium non-mixed with human functional corneal endothelial cells.
- a method for detecting functional cells such as: (1) visual inspection by the phase difference image transplant date, fibroblasts, foreign materials, discoloration or without other abnormalities (2) number of cells in transplantation day 2 weeks before and / or day of transplantation is 1.5 ⁇ 10, 6 Cell / 450 ⁇ L (3) Cell viability of 85% or more by trypan blue staining (4) Purity test of cell supernatant by ELISA PDGF-BB: 100 pg / mL or more (5) Purity test by FACS of cell supernatant collected 2 weeks before and / or on the day of transplantation.
- number of cells in transplantation day 2 weeks before and / or day of transplantation is 1.5 ⁇ 10, 6 Cell / 450 ⁇ L
- (3) Cell viability of 85% or more by trypan blue staining (4) Purity test of cell supernatant by ELISA PDGF-BB: 100 pg / mL or more (5) Purity test by FACS of cell supernatant collected 2 weeks before and / or on the day of transplantation.
- the following inventions are also provided.
- (Pharmaceutical) (Item A1) A drug containing human functional corneal endothelial cells, which improves corneal opacity and hydration edema, and as a result, maintains the density of corneal endothelial tissue cells for a long period of time, leading to improvement of vision.
- the cells are human functional corneal endothelial cells capable of inducing human corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye, and in mitochondria, citrate synthase (CS), aconitase 2 (ACO2), and the like.
- Isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2), malate dehydrogenase 2 (MDH2), malate enzyme 3 (ME3), ACSS1, acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 1 (ACAT1), pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), BCAT2, and branched keto acid dehydrogenase.
- the medicament according to (Item A1) wherein one or more metabolism-related enzymes selected from the group consisting of 2 (BCKDH2) are expressed.
- the cells are human functional corneal endothelial cells that can induce human corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye, and mitochondrial-dependent oxidative phosphorylation is increased in mitochondria, or cytoplasm.
- the cells are human corneal endothelial cells, and are ATP citrate lyase (ACLY), aconitase 1 (ACO1), isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), malate dehydrogenase 1 (MDH1), and malate enzyme 1 (ME1). ), ACSS2, acetyl CoA acetyl transferase 2 (ACAT2), and / or lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is not or substantially not expressed, according to any one of (Item A1) to (Item A3). ..
- ACLY ATP citrate lyase
- ACO1 aconitase 1
- IDH1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1
- MDH1 malate dehydrogenase 1
- ME1 malate enzyme 1
- ACSS2 acetyl CoA acetyl transferase 2
- LDH lactate dehydrogenase
- the human functional corneal endothelial cells do not exist in the cytoplasm or nucleus so that (i) metabolic enzymes related to the TCA circuit and metabolites such as AcetylCoA do not lead to the production of contaminating phase-transferred cells.
- Organella-selective localization in mitochondria (ii) increased mitochondrial-dependent oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria, (iii) decreased epigenetic multigene expression mediated by histone acetylation by acetyl-CoA. Includes), (iV) enhanced expression of sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1 (NHE1) and / or aquaporin 1 (AQP-1), and (v) enhanced expression of carbonic anhydrase 5B (CA5B).
- the human functional corneal endothelial cells include corneal endothelial tissue-derived cells, pluripotent stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, corneal endothelial progenitor cells collected from the corneal endothelium, cells collected from the corneal endothelium, and a direct programming method.
- the medicament according to any one of (Item A1) to (Item A9), which is prepared from a cell selected from the group consisting of corneal endothelium progenitor cells and corneal endothelium-like cells prepared in 1.
- (Item A11) Includes cells produced by the method according to any one of (Item 1) to (Item 15) and / or cells according to any one of (Item 16) to (Item 25).
- a drug containing a cell population (Item A12) A drug containing a cell population of human functional corneal endothelial cells capable of inducing human corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the energy metabolism control action of mitochondria via CD44.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the mechanism of action of various clinical effects on functional human corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the results of investigating the effect of changing the method for producing functional human corneal endothelial cells according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the induction of differentiated maturation / functional human corneal endothelial cells according to an embodiment of the present disclosure by a dedifferentiation pathway from somatic (stem) cells.
- FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing an antagonistic effect that occurs when differentiation and a phase transition including EMT occur in parallel.
- FIG. 6 shows, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the EGF concentration added when producing the functional human corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure is not added (-), 0.5 ng / mL, 1 ng / mL, or 5 ng /. It is a cell photograph at P2 in the case of mL.
- FIG. 7 shows FACS at P3 when the EGF concentration added when producing the functional human corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure is not added (-) or 0.5 ng / mL. The result.
- FIG. 8 shows the FACS results at P3 when the EGF concentration added when producing the functional human corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure is 1 ng / mL or 5 ng / mL.
- FIG. 9 shows FACS at P4 when the EGF concentration added when producing the functional human corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure is not added (-) or 0.5 ng / mL. The result.
- FIG. 10 shows the FACS results at P4 when the EGF concentration added when producing the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure is 1 ng / mL or 5 ng / mL.
- FIG. 11 shows, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, not added (-) at P0 or in order to investigate the effect of adding EGF from the time of primary culture when producing the functional human corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure. It is a FACS result when it was set to 0.5 ng / mL.
- FIG. 12 shows the effect of adding EGF from the time of primary culture when producing the functional human corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure, in order to investigate the effect of adding EGF at P0 (-). It is the FACS result when P1 is not added ( ⁇ ) or 0.5 ng / mL.
- FIG. 13 shows, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, 0.5 ng / mL at P0, in order to investigate the effect of adding EGF from the time of primary culture when producing the functional human corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure. It is the FACS result when P1 is not added ( ⁇ ) or 0.5 ng / mL.
- FIG. 14 shows, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, no addition ( ⁇ ) at P0, in order to investigate the effect of adding EGF from the time of primary culture when producing the functional human corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure. It is the FACS result when P2 is not added ( ⁇ ) or 0.5 ng / mL.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing the case classification for measuring the intracellular gene variation of miR378, miR146, miR34, and miR184.
- FIG. 16 is a table showing the results of FACS measurement and photographic evaluation in each case with and without EGF and with and without Y27632.
- FIG. 17 is a graph showing the results of miR184 gene expression variation with and without EGF.
- FIG. 18 is a graph showing the results of miR34a-5p gene expression variation with and without EGF.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the hierarchy of metabolites.
- FIG. 16 is a table showing the results of FACS measurement and photographic evaluation in each case with and without EGF and with and without Y27632.
- FIG. 17 is a graph showing the results of miR184 gene expression variation with and without EGF.
- FIG. 18 is a graph showing the results of miR34a-5p gene expression variation with and without EGF.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the hierarchy of
- FIG. 20 is a graph showing the results of confirming the metabolite characteristics of the human functional corneal endothelial cells (target cells) and non-target cells (non-target cells) of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 21 is a graph showing the results of confirming the metabolite characteristics of the human functional corneal endothelial cells (target cells) and non-target cells (non-target cells) of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 22 is a graph showing the results of confirming the metabolite characteristics of the human functional corneal endothelial cells (target cells) and non-target cells (non-target cells) of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure. .. FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 23 is a table showing each culture condition for testing the effects of various additives in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 24 is a cytograph of CT09 P5 under conditions 1 and 2 of FIG.
- FIG. 25 is a cytograph of CT09 P5 under conditions 3 and 4 of FIG.
- FIG. 26 is a cytograph of CT09 P5 under condition 5 of FIG. 23.
- FIG. 27 is a FACS result under conditions 1 and 2 of FIG.
- FIG. 28 is a FACS result under conditions 3 and 4 of FIG.
- FIG. 29 is a FACS result under the condition 5 of FIG.
- FIG. 30 is a culture supernatant / sample list of CT09 P4 and P5 of ELISA PDGF-bb and IL-8.
- FIG. 31 is a graph showing the results of classifying PDGF-bb by additives in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 32 is a graph showing the results of weekly classification of PDGF-bb in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 33 is a graph showing the results of classifying IL-8 with additives in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 34 is a graph showing the results of weekly classification of IL-8 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 35 shows the results of examining the mitochondrial respiration ability of the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 36 shows the results of examining the mitochondrial respiration ability of the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 37 shows the results of examining the mitochondrial respiration ability of the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 38 is a table showing donor information for investigating the effect of the addition of a ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 39 is a table showing the culture conditions for investigating the effect of the addition of the ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 40 is a table showing the effects of the addition of the ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure, and the timing of the supernatant recovery.
- FIG. 38 is a table showing donor information for investigating the effect of the addition of a ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 39 is a table showing the culture conditions
- FIG. 41 is a table summarizing the FACS results of examining the effect of the addition of the ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 42 is a cytograph of the effects of the addition of a ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 43 shows the FACS results of examining the effect of the addition of the ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 44 shows the FACS results of examining the effect of the addition of the ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 42 is a cytograph of the effects of the addition of a ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 43 shows the FACS results of examining the effect
- FIG. 45 shows the FACS results of examining the effect of the addition of the ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 46 is a graph showing the results of Elisa PDGF-bb measurement (for each item) in the culture supernatant of # 190719 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 47 is a graph showing the results of Elisa PDGF-bb measurement (for each item) in the culture supernatant of # 190318 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 48 is a graph showing the results of Elisa PDGF-bb measurement (weekly) in the culture supernatant of # 190719 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 46 is a graph showing the results of Elisa PDGF-bb measurement (for each item) in the culture supernatant of # 190719 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 47 is a graph showing the results of Elisa
- FIG. 49 is a graph showing the results of Elisa PDGF-bb measurement (weekly) in the culture supernatant of # 190318 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 50 is a graph showing the measurement results (weekly) of Elisa IL-8 in the culture supernatant of # 190719 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 51 is a graph showing the measurement results (weekly) of Elisa IL-8 in the culture supernatant of # 190318 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 52 is a graph showing the measurement results (item by item) of Elisa PDGF-bb and IL-8 in the culture supernatant of # 190802 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 53 is a graph showing the results (item by item) of cytokine measurement (BioPlex) in the culture supernatant of # 190318.
- FIG. 54 is a table showing the conditions of additives for investigating the effect of the addition of the ROCK inhibitor on the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 55 is a cell photograph at P4 with and without the ROCK inhibitor of # 190719 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 56 shows the FACS results at P4 with and without the ROCK inhibitor of # 190719 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 57 shows the FACS results at P4 with and without the ROCK inhibitor of # 190719 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 58 is a graph showing the results for each item of PDGF-bb and IL-8 in ELISA in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 59 is a graph showing weekly results of PDGF-bb and IL-8 in ELISA in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 60 is a cell photograph of the result of investigating whether or not adhesion enhancement by a ROCK inhibitor is related to cell production of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 61 is a cell photograph of the result of investigating whether or not adhesion enhancement by a ROCK inhibitor is related to cell production of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 62 is a cell photograph of the result of investigating whether or not adhesion enhancement by a ROCK inhibitor is related to cell production of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 63 is a cell photograph of the result of investigating whether or not adhesion enhancement by a ROCK inhibitor is related to cell production of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 64 is a schematic diagram showing Epigenetics regulation by metabolites and disruption of cell senescence and cell differentiation.
- FIG. 65 is a list of enzymes expressed in the human functional corneal endothelial cells (differentiated mature cells) of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 66 is a schematic diagram showing the culture conditions of HCEC for DAVID analysis in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 67 is a FACS result at P1 of HCEC for DAVID analysis in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 68 shows the FACS results at P4 of HCEC for DAVID analysis in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 69 is a P4 cytograph of HCEC for DAVID analysis in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 70 is a procedure for DAVID analysis of proteomics in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 71 shows the results of a three-group analysis in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 72 is the result of GOTERM analysis in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 73 is a table showing comparative results regarding mitochondria after DAVID analysis in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 74 is a table showing the results of comparative clustering of mitochondria after DAVID analysis in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 75 is a table showing the results of comparative clustering of mitochondria after DAVID analysis in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 76 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensities of enzymes and substrates involved in metabolic pathways between human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 77 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensities of enzymes and substrates involved in metabolic pathways between human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 76 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensities of enzymes and substrates involved in metabolic pathways between human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 78 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensities of enzymes and substrates involved in metabolic pathways between human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 79 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensities of enzymes and substrates involved in metabolic pathways between human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 80 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensities of enzymes and substrates involved in metabolic pathways between human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 80 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensities of enzymes and substrates involved in metabolic pathways between human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 81 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensities of enzymes and substrates involved in metabolic pathways between human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 82 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensities of enzymes and substrates involved in metabolic pathways between human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 83 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensity of enzymes and substrates involved in the metabolic pathway between the human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 83 is a schematic diagram comparing the protein expression intensity of enzymes and substrates involved in the metabolic pathway between the human functional corneal endothelial cells (standard cells) and non-standard cells of the present disclosure in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 85 is a photograph showing the cell staining results for investigating the ion channel monocarboxylic acid transport system in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 86 is a photograph showing the cell staining results for investigating the ion channel monocarboxylic acid transport system in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 87 is a photograph showing the cell staining results for investigating the ion channel monocarboxylic acid transport system in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 85 is a photograph showing the cell staining results for investigating the ion channel monocarboxylic acid transport system in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 88 is a photograph showing the cell staining results for investigating the ion channel monocarboxylic acid transport system in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 89 is a graph showing the FACS result and intracellular pH of # 190719 (standard cell) at P2 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 90 is a P2 cell photograph of # 190719 (standard cells) in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 91 is a graph showing the FACS result and intracellular pH of # 190802 (non-standard cells) at P3 in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 92 is a P3 cytology of # 190802 (non-standard cells) in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 93 is a graph showing the results of comparing the intracellular pH of # 190719 (standard cells) and # 190802 (non-standard cells) in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 94 is a FACS and a cell photograph showing the result of examining the effect of the additive in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 95 is a schematic view showing the culture conditions for examining the effect of the additive in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 96 shows the FACS results in cells under each culture condition in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 97 shows the FACS results in cells under each culture condition in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 98 shows the FACS results in cells under each culture condition in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 96 shows the FACS results in cells under each culture condition in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 99 is a graph showing the results of cytokine measurement in cells under each culture condition in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 100 is a graph showing the results of cytokine measurement in cells under each culture condition.
- FIG. 101 is a schematic diagram illustrating the enhancement of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation respiration.
- FIG. 102 is a graph showing the enhancement of oxidative phosphorylated respiration of mitondoria in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 103 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the enhancement of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation respiration and clinical pharmacological effects.
- FIG. 104 is a schematic diagram showing the induction of differentiation, maturation, and functional human corneal endothelial cells by the dedifferentiation pathway from somatic (stem) cells.
- FIG. 105 is a conceptual diagram for explaining that mitochondrial function is influenced by intracellular pH and the differentiation / dedifferentiation state of cells is defined.
- FIG. 106 is a FACS result and a photograph thereof at P3 of # CR04 (standard cell) in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 107 shows the results of confirming the selective expression of ion channels by immunostaining of cells in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 108 is a result showing the enhanced acetylation of histones in non-standard cells in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 109 shows the results of immune blotting between standard cells and non-standard cells in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 110 is a FACS result and a photograph thereof on P4 of # 191224S (standard cell) in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 111 is a FACS result and a photograph thereof at P1 of # 200313 (non-standard cell) in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 112 is a FACS result and a photograph thereof on P4 of # 191224S (standard cell) in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 113 is a FACS result and a photograph thereof on P4 of # 191224S (standard cell) in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 114 is a graph showing the measurement results of HAT / HDAC activity in one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- corneal endothelium and "human corneal endothelium” are used in the usual meanings used in the art.
- the cornea is one of the layered tissues that make up the eye, is transparent, and is located in the part closest to the outside world.
- the cornea is said to be composed of five layers in order from the outside (body surface), and from the outside it is composed of corneal epithelium, Bowman's membrane (outer border), lamina intestinal, Descemet's membrane (inner border), and corneal endothelium. Will be done.
- the epithelium and parts other than the endothelium may be collectively referred to as "stroma", which is also referred to herein.
- corneal endothelial tissue-derived cells cells derived from corneal endothelial tissue.
- corneal endothelial progenitor cells cells that become corneal endothelial cells by differentiation.
- human functional corneal endothelial cells that can induce human corneal function when injected into the human anterior chamber refers to human corneal function (when referred to as human) when injected into the human anterior chamber.
- human human corneal function when injected into the human anterior chamber.
- human corneal function is not particularly limited, but is a cell having an ability to induce corneal function, which is simply referred to as “human corneal function” in the present specification.
- "Can elicit human corneal function” can elicit corneal endothelial functional properties (eg, improvement of corneal opacity and hydration edema, resulting in sustained long-term maintenance of corneal endothelial tissue cell density and improved visual acuity. It may include (etc.) having an effect that leads to.
- human functional corneal endothelial cells that can induce corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the human anterior chamber refers to corneal endothelial functional characteristics (for humans) when injected into the human anterior chamber.
- human corneal endothelium functional property it is referred to as “human corneal endothelium functional property”, and is not particularly limited, but is a cell having corneal endothelium functionality having the ability to express (referred to simply as “corneal endothelium functional property" in the present specification).
- the functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure are used in the same manner as "functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells” having corneal endothelial functional characteristics as they are and those lacking some functions, or after injection.
- “moderately differentiated corneal endothelial cells” that exert functions equivalent to those of functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells.
- the "corneal endothelium (cell) functional characteristic” refers to a (cell) functional characteristic useful for maintaining visual function possessed by corneal endothelial cells existing in the corneal endothelial tissue in a normal state.
- the corneal endothelial cell functional characteristics and the corneal endothelial functional characteristics have the same meaning, and in many cases, the former is shown in the in vitro discussion.
- the term "functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cell” refers to a mature differentiated corneal endothelial cell present in healthy human corneal endothelial tissue and its function (typically, the above-mentioned corneal endothelium (cell) functional characteristics). It refers to any cell, and in the case of human cells, it is called functional mature and differentiated human corneal endothelial cell.
- the intracorneal (cell) cutaneous functional characteristics are small, hexagonal paving stone-like shape and utilize the energy metabolism system by mitochondrial function, and improvement of corneal opacity and hydration edema, resulting in continuous long-term It is confirmed by retaining the corneal endothelial tissue cell density and maintaining traits that lead to improvement of vision, and whether it can have a therapeutic effect when injected (for example, in the anterior chamber of the human eye).
- the determination can be made, but the determination is not limited to this, and the corneal endothelial functional characteristics can also be determined using the surrogate marker as an index.
- Such surrogate markers include (1) retention of endothelial pump-barrier function, (including Claudin expression), (2) adhesion and binding to specific laminines, (3) secretory cytokine profile, and (4) microproduced micros.
- RNA (miRNA) profile (5) Produced metabolite profile, (6) Improvement of corneal opacity and hydration edema As a result, the corneal endothelial tissue cell density is maintained for a long period of time, which leads to improvement of vision.
- Ion channels that lead to the functional characteristics of the corneal endothelium (cells), expression of monocarboxylic acid transporters, and (7) metabolic enzymes related to the TCA circuit that leads to the production of phase-transferred cells are not present in the cytoplasm or nucleus, and mitochondria Organella Selectively Localized Properties, (8) Saturated Cell Density During In vitro Culture, (9) Spatial Size and Distribution of Cells Obtained During Culture, (10) Cells After Cold Freeze Damage to Mouse Corneal It can also be determined by any or a combination of 10 types of cell maintenance when injected.
- the determination of retention of the endothelial pump / barrier function can be made using, for example, a pump function measuring method or a barrier function measuring method usually used for the corneal endothelium. Such a judgment is made using the Ussing chamber used in the case of the sheet form, Wigham C, Hodson S .: Current Eye Research, 1, 37-41, 1981, Hodson S, Wigham C .: J Physiol., 342.
- Claudin expression can be confirmed using a method known in the art, for example, an immunological method Claudin expression can be confirmed using any immunological method known in the art.
- Claudin expression or any one of (2) to (10) or a combination thereof is preferably applied. Corneal endothelial function can be evaluated.
- Laminin 511 complex of ⁇ 5 chain, ⁇ 1 chain, ⁇ chain 1
- laminin 521 complex of ⁇ 5 chain, ⁇ 2 chain, ⁇ chain 1
- laminin 521 complex of ⁇ 5 chain, ⁇ 2 chain, ⁇ chain 1
- Adhesion to the functional fragment eg, laminin 511-E8 fragment
- integrin eg, ⁇ 3 ⁇ 1, ⁇ 6 ⁇ 1, etc.
- Such a procedure can be performed by a cell adhesion assay.
- the “ ⁇ 5 chain” (LAMA5) is one of the subunits of the protein laminin of the cell adhesion molecule in the extracellular matrix, and is referred to as LAMA5; KIAA1907 or the like.
- LAMA5 the gene and protein sequences are registered under NCBI registration numbers NM_005560 and NP_005551, respectively.
- OMIM is identified by the accession number with 601033.
- the “ ⁇ 1 chain” (LAMB1) is one of the subunits of the protein laminin of the cell adhesion molecule in the extracellular matrix, and is referred to as LAMB1; CLM; LIS5 or the like.
- LAMB2 human LAMB1
- LAMB2 the gene and protein sequences are registered under NCBI registration numbers NM_002291 and NP_002282, respectively.
- OMIM is identified by an accession number with 150240.
- LAMB2 laminin S
- NM_002292 and NP_002283 the gene and protein sequences are registered under NCBI registration numbers NM_002292 and NP_002283, respectively.
- OMIM is identified by the accession number with 150325.
- LAMC1 the “ ⁇ 1 chain”
- LAMC1 the “ ⁇ 1 chain”
- LAMB2 the “ ⁇ 1 chain”
- NM_002293 and NP_002284 the gene and protein sequences are registered under NCBI registration numbers NM_002293 and NP_002284, respectively.
- OMIM is identified by the accession number with 150290.
- the determination of the secretory cytokine profile can be carried out by measuring the production level of the cytokine profile of "serum” or "anterior chamber water” described elsewhere herein.
- cytokines include RANTES, PDGF-BB, IP-10, MIP-1b, VEGF, EOTAXIN, IL-1ra, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-0, IL-10, IL- 12 (p70), IL-13, IL-17, FGFbasic, G-CSF, GM-CSI, IFN- ⁇ , MCP-1, MIP-1a, TNF- ⁇ and the like are included but not limited thereto. Specifically, it can be analyzed using a cytokine measurement kit such as Bio-Plex and an analysis system for integrated analysis of cytokines.
- the determination of the microRNA (miRNA) profile to be produced can be measured using the analysis method of "miRNA profile" described elsewhere herein. For example, it can be achieved using a method for analyzing microRNA expression profiles, for example using Toray's "3D-Gene” human miRNA oligochip (miRBase version 17).
- Total RNA obtained from both tissue and cell samples is labeled with a label such as Hy5 using, for example, a kit such as miRCURY LNA® microRNA Power Labeling Kits (Exixon, Vedbaek, Denmark). Prepare the labeled total miRNA obtained from the supernatant.
- the labeled microRNAs are separately hybridized to the surface of the microRNA chips and incubated under appropriate conditions (eg, 16 hours at 32 ° C.).
- This microRNA chip is washed and dried in an ozone-free environment, and then scanned using a scanner such as 3D-Gene scanner 3000 (Toray Industries Inc., Tokyo, JAPAN), and then scanned using a scanner such as 3D-Gene Extension software. Can be analyzed using (Toray).
- the metabolite profile produced has, for example, methanol containing a metabolic extract of an intracellular metabolite and an internal standard reagent such as Internal Standard Solution (Human Metabolome Technologies; HMT, Inc., Tsuruoka, Japan).
- c Prepare from HCEC culture vessel. Replace the medium, treat the cell extract, perform CE-MS analysis and analyze metabolites.
- Metabolome analysis is performed by Soga, et al. (Soga, D. et al., T. Soga, et al., Anal.Chem. 2002; 74: 2233-2239 Anal.Chem. 2000; 72: 1236-1241; T. It can be measured according to the method developed by Soga, et al., J.
- the corneal endothelium tissue cell density is maintained for a long period of time, and the ion channel, monocarboxylic, which leads to the above-mentioned corneal endothelium (cell) functional characteristics leading to improvement of visual acuity.
- Expression of the acid transporter can be measured using any method described herein or known. For example, as described in Examples, cells obtained from corneal tissue are fixed and decontaminated with a specific antibody, and can be measured by observing with a fluorescence microscope or the like. In addition, the expression of these can be measured by measuring the functions of ion channels and monocarboxylic acid transporters.
- the property that the metabolic enzyme related to the TCA cycle that leads to the generation of phase transition cells is not present in the cytoplasm or nucleus and is organelle-selectively localized in mitochondria is also described in the present specification. It can be measured using any known method. For example, it is possible to observe, but is not limited to, organelle-selective localization of metabolic enzymes in mitochondria by applying DAVID analysis or the like.
- the saturated cell density during in vitro culture can be determined by measuring the cell density using the appropriate culture conditions described in the present specification, and is measured in parallel with the cell size.
- an inverted microscope system for example, CKX41, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan
- CKX41 Olympus, Tokyo, Japan
- a device including an image acquisition system such as the BZ X-700 microscope system (Keyence, Osaka, Japan).
- cell counting software for example, BZ-H3C Hybrid cell counting software (Keyence)
- Preferred saturated cell densities in the present disclosure are described elsewhere herein.
- the spatial size and distribution of the cells obtained during culturing can be measured by taking a picture of the cells and measuring them with arbitrary software or the like using the appropriate culturing conditions described in the present specification. It can be determined by measuring the spatial size of the cells and their distribution, and can be realized by coarse image processing software such as BZ-H3C Hybrid cell counting software (Keyence). Spatial sizes of cells preferred in the present disclosure and their distribution are described elsewhere herein.
- Judgment of cell maintenance when cells are injected after low-temperature freezing damage of liquid nitrogen to mouse cornea can be performed by preparing a mouse model. Specifically, a model is created by pretreating the central region of the cornea (eg, 2 mm) of a suitable mouse (eg, BALB / c) with cold damage to remove endothelial cells. Then, cells to be judged are injected into the anterior chamber of the model, the characteristics of corneal transparency are clinically observed, the thickness of the cornea is evaluated by a pachymeter, and the adhesion of HCEC is histopathologically performed by human nuclear staining. To see if the cell has a function.
- a suitable mouse eg, BALB / c
- Corneal endothelium progenitor cells cells produced by maturation and differentiation into corneal endothelial cells
- functional corneal endothelial cells or functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells that can elicit properties.
- human functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure are referred to as "humans. It may also be called “functional mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cell”, “functional mature and differentiated human corneal endothelial cell”, “functional cell”, “target cell”, “standard cell”, etc., but they are all used synonymously. Will be done.
- the "corneal endothelial non-functional cell” is a cell other than the functional cell having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure (that is, a "functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cell", and is a “non-target cell”. It may be referred to as "failed cell”, “non-target cell”, “non-functional cell”, “non-standard cell” or the like.
- cell index refers to any index indicating that a cell is a functional cell having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure (for example, functional mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cell), and mature and differentiated. It is also called a “functional cell index” because it is a characteristic of the human corneal endothelium and any cell having that function. Its specific characteristics are also called “cell function characteristics”.
- the “culture condition that can minimize the culture stress” refers to an arbitrary culture condition that can minimize (minimize) the stress during culture related to cells such as proliferation stress.
- “culture stress” 5 to 20% or more of large and atypical cells that have undergone phase transition are observed as observed by a phase-contrast microscope, or the cell density from the 30th day to the 40th day of culture. there can be measured whether below 1000 ⁇ mm 2 levels in the index, if a culture stress the index preliminary experiments for a donor has been found that can be minimized, the condition actual It can be applied in the preparation and administration of cells.
- Such culturing conditions can be achieved, for example, by culturing with the amount of cell growth factor, for example, epidermal growth factor being less than the amount at which transformation occurs, but is not limited thereto.
- This amount may vary depending on the age of the donor and the cell density at the time of cell seeding depending on the concentration of growth factors added, etc., but those skilled in the art will consider various available information, donor information, etc.
- Such conditions eg, quantity, etc.
- transformation means that a cell's traits change to an abnormal state, and that normal cells undergo unlimited division, that is, the meaning of carcinogenesis, or in metaplasia. It includes the meaning of particularly dynamic ones (those that dedifferentiate to stem cells or change beyond the basic wall of tissue).
- transformations include cell state phase transitions (CSTs) such as EMT, fibrosis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, aging, dedifferentiation, endothelial mesenchymal transition and the like.
- CSTs cell state phase transitions
- Corneal endothelial cells often undergo transformations such as epithelial-mesenchymal transition and often cease to be functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells.
- transformation involves endothelium mesenchymal translocation.
- endothelium mesenchymal translocation even cells in which such epithelial-mesenchymal transition or endothelial-mesenchymal transition has occurred can be converted into functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells by maturation and differentiation after dedifferentiation. Includes possible manufacturing methods.
- less than the amount at which transformation occurs is less than or at all less than the amount at which transformation of the target corneal endothelial cells (for example, endothelial mesenchymal transition) occurs when referring to cell growth factors and the like.
- the amount When less than the amount of cell growth factor that causes transformation is used, it is characterized in that it does not induce transformation including endothelial mesenchymal migration due to growth stress.
- the amount less than the amount at which transformation occurs is less than about 1 ng / mL, preferably less than about 0.5 ng / mL, and more preferably 0 ng / mL.
- Endothelial mesenchymal transition means that endothelial cells are transformed into mesenchymal cells.
- epithelial-mesenchymal transition means that epithelial cells lose their cell polarity and cell adhesion function with surrounding cells, and gain migration and invasion ability. A process that transforms into mesenchymal cells.
- cell growth factor is a general term for proteins that promote the growth and proliferation of specific cells in the body of an animal, and is sometimes synonymous with “growth factor” and “cell growth factor”.
- Epidermal growth factor (EGF) fibroblast growth factor (FGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), transforming growth factor (TGF, etc.)
- EGF epidermal growth factor
- FGF fibroblast growth factor
- IGF insulin-like growth factor
- TGF transforming growth factor
- one of the features may be that a growth factor that gives cell stress called proliferation stress is not added to the cells during culturing. The intensity of stress varies depending on the concentration of addition, the time of addition, and the timing of addition.
- the starting cells in various samples and production methods that can be used in the present specification include functional matured differentiated corneal endothelial cells or target cells or substances derived thereto that enable gene expression.
- Any sample can be used, for example, cells directly isolated from the corneal endothelium (also referred to as corneal endothelial tissue-derived cells) or cells that have become corneal endothelium-like functions by differentiation can be used. .. Cells derived from corneal endothelial tissue can be obtained by a known method (Koizumi N, Okumura N, Kinoshita S., Experimental Eye Research. 2012; 95: 60-7.).
- cells or the like obtained from a donor of corneal endothelium can be used as a cell sample.
- cultured cells containing functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics or functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure, which have been induced to differentiate in vitro can be used as a sample.
- the induction of differentiation into functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics or functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure in vitro is performed by a known method using known cells such as ES cells, iPS cells, and bone marrow stromal cells as starting materials. For example, differentiation by AMED method, etc.
- expressions such as “high expression”, “medium expression” and “low expression” of miRNA, typically CD44-negative to weakly positive CD24-negative and CD26-negative are cell expression intensity. Is used when expressing relatively. In some cases, there is no “medium expression”, in which case each cell can be identified by “high expression” and "low expression”.
- cell size is a cell index of functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure, and is measured by a technique commonly used in the art. Cell size is expressed, for example, by cell area.
- the "cell area” is one cell index of the functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure, and the cells can be photographed and measured by any software or the like. Examples of such a measurement method include a method of using image processing software such as BZ-H3C Hybrid cell counting software (Keyence). The average value is called "average cell area”. Arithmetic mean is usually used.
- cell density and “(average) cell density” are indicators of cells expressed by the number of cells existing in a certain area, and are measured by any technique commonly used in the art. ..
- the average density of the cell population is a cell index of the functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics or the functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure. Arithmetic mean is usually used as the average. It may be measured in parallel with the cell size, and includes an image acquisition system such as the BZ X-700 microscope system (Keyence, Osaka, Japan) by an inverted microscope system (for example, CKX41, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan).
- a phase-contrast microscope image taken with an instrument can be acquired and quantified using cell counting software (for example, BZ-H3C Hybrid cell counting software (Keyence)) or the like.
- the cell density is used as an index at the time of saturated cell culture (also referred to as (culture) confluent, and saturated cell culture and (culture) confluent are used interchangeably in the present specification), and is seeded.
- the density of the cells is also used as a guide in the manufacturing method of the present disclosure. Cell density can also be used as an indicator of treatment outcome after injection.
- the term "cell metabolite” refers to any biomaterial produced by a cell
- the term "biomaterial associated with the cell metabolite (the product)” refers to any biomaterial associated with the cell metabolite (for example, an enzyme that synthesizes the metabolite, an enzyme that metabolizes, a protein related to a signal transduction pathway, etc.), which is a cell index of a functional cell having corneal endothelial characteristics or a functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cell of the present disclosure. be.
- metabolites include energy metabolism products in the mitochondrial system, glutathione metabolism products, methionine metabolism circuit products, lipid metabolites, pentosphosphate pathway products, tricarboxylate (TCA) circuit metabolites, and glycolytic metabolites. Etc. are included, and in particular, TCA circuit metabolites and glycolytic metabolites are important.
- cell metabolites and related biological substances of the products include succinic acid, Pro, Gly, glycerol 3-phosphate, Glu, lactic acid, arginosuccinic acid, xanthine, N-carbamoyl aspartic acid, isocitrate, cis-malic acid, and the like.
- the cell detection, identification, quality control, etc. of the present disclosure can be realized by using a substance that binds to a substance that serves as a marker or an interacting molecule.
- a "substance that binds" or "interacting molecule" to a marker substance is at least temporarily bound to and preferably bound to a molecule such as a marker substance (eg, CD44).
- the substance that binds to a molecule such as CD44 may be a ligand of a molecule such as CD44, and examples thereof include antibodies, antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA, low molecular weight molecules (LMW), binding peptides, aptamers, and ribozymes. And peptide mimetics and the like, including, for example, binding proteins or binding peptides directed to molecules such as CD44, and nucleic acids directed to genes in molecules such as CD44.
- LMW low molecular weight molecules
- peptide mimetics and the like including, for example, binding proteins or binding peptides directed to molecules such as CD44, and nucleic acids directed to genes in molecules such as CD44.
- binding protein or "binding peptide” for a molecule such as CD44 refers to a type of protein or peptide that binds to a molecule such as CD44 and is directed towards a molecule such as CD44. Includes, but is not limited to, polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies, antibody fragments and protein skeletons.
- the term “reduced”, “reduced” or “suppressed” or a synonym for an activity, expression product is the quantity, quality of the particular activity, transcript or protein. Or the activity of reducing, reducing, or reducing the effect. Of the decrease, when the activity, expression product, etc. are below the detection limit, it may be referred to as “disappearance" in particular.
- “disappearance” is included in “decrease,” “decrease,” or “suppression.”
- “decrease” includes not only a decrease in the amount or effect of a gene or the like from a state in which it has already been expressed, but also a decrease in the expression of the gene or the like.
- an “increase” or “activation” of an activity, expression product eg, protein, transcript (RNA, etc.) or a synonym thereof refers to the quantity, quality or effect of a particular activity, transcript or protein.
- “Increase” refers to the presence of a particular activity, transcript or protein quantity, quality or effect in the pre-comparative state (relative increase in the amount already present), as well as a particular activity. It also includes being evoked (from nothing to existence) in the absence of the quantity, quality or effect of the transcript or protein.
- mitochondrial-dependent oxidative phosphorylation is also referred to as “mitochondria OXPHOS” and refers to a respiratory activity-dependent oxidative phosphorylation reaction.
- the reaction related to “mitochondria OXPHOS” is to analyze the state of intracellular metabolism.
- the extracellular flux analyzer is an index of OXPHOS activity, oxygen consumption rate (OCR), and an index of glycolytic activity, extracellular acidification rate (. ECAR) can be measured
- expression of acetyl-CoA in the cytoplasm / nucleus means expression of acetyl-CoA in the cytoplasm / nucleus.
- the expression of acetyl-CoA can be measured by any method for analyzing the expression of known proteins or by cell immunostaining using an antibody.
- epigenetic multigene expression mediated by histone acetylation by acetyl-CoA means that the expression of various genes is regulated by the acetylation of histones by acetyl-CoA. Expression of these multigenes causes cell phase transition CST. Disclosed herein, for example, in CellMetab. 2015 Mar 3; 21 (3): 349-50., TrendsinCell Biology, June 2017, Vol.27, No.6, and Sheikhet al. Nature Rev. Genetics, 2019. Epigenetic multigene expression can be measured by such a method, and epigenetics regulation by metabolites and disruption of cell aging and cell differentiation can be considered as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG.
- a functional protein that improves corneal opacity and hydration edema sustainably maintains the corneal endothelial tissue cell density for a long period of time and leads to corneal endothelium (cell) functional characteristics that lead to improvement of vision.
- "” Is also referred to as “corneal endothelium (cell) functional property-related functional protein” or “functional protein (of the present disclosure)", and improves corneal opacity and hydration edema, resulting in a sustained and long-term corneal membrane.
- AQP1 sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1
- AQP-1 sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1
- CA5B aquaporin 1
- keto acid in mitochondria a protein having a function of maintaining the density of endothelial tissue cells and leading to improvement of vision
- Functional proteins include, for example, sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1 (NHE1) and / or aquaporin 1 (AQP-1), pyruvate dehydrogenase 5B (CA5B) (enhanced expression), and keto acid in mitochondria.
- CS Syntase
- ACO2 Aconitase 2
- Isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 IDH2
- MIDH2 Keto acid dehydrogenase 2
- ME3 Malic acid enzyme 3
- ACSS1 Acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 1
- ACAT1 Acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 1
- BCKDH2 branched chain keto acid dehydrogenase 2
- the “expression” of “functional protein” includes increased mitochondrial-dependent oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria, or expression of acetyl-CoA in the cytoplasm and nucleus. Also included is that epigenetic multigene expression mediated by histone acetylation by AcCoA is not evoked.
- the "expression" of the "functional protein” includes the expression of the "functional protein” and the fact that the expression of the protein having the opposite function to the “functional protein” is not reduced or induced.
- Such include ATP citrate lyase (ACLY), aconitase 1 (ACO1), isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), malicate dehydrogenase 1 (MDH1), malicate enzyme 1 (ME1), ACSS2, acetyl. CoA acetyltransferase 2 (ACAT2) and / or lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is not or hardly expressed.
- ACLY ATP citrate lyase
- ACO1 aconitase 1
- IDH1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1
- MDH1 malicate dehydrogenase 1
- ME1 malicate enzyme 1
- ACSS2 ACSS2
- acetyl CoA acetyltransferas
- substantially or hardly “expressed” can be determined by whether or not it can induce human corneal endothelial functional properties when used in the invention of the present disclosure.
- Rho kinase or "ROCK” (Rho-associated coiled-coil forming kinase: Rho-binding kinase) means serine / threonine kinase that is activated with the activation of Rho.
- ROK ⁇ (ROCK-II: Leung, T. et al., J.Biol. Chem., 270, 29051-29054, 1995)
- p160ROCK ROK ⁇ , ROCK-I: Ishizaki, T. et al., The EMBO) Examples include J., 15 (8), 1885-1893, 1996) and other proteins with serine / threonine kinase activity.
- ROCK inhibitor also referred to as Rho kinase inhibitor
- examples of the ROCK inhibitor include the following documents: US Pat. 076976, International Publication 02/076777, International Publication No. 2002/083175, International Publication 02/100833, International Publication 03/059913, International Publication 03/062227, International Publication 2004/09555, International Publication 2004/022541, International Publication 2004/108724 , International Publication 2005/03101, International Publication 2005/039564, International Publication 2005/034866, International Publication 2005/037197, International Publication 2005/037198, International Publication 2005/035501, International Publication 2005/035503, International Publication 2005/0355506, International Examples thereof include compounds disclosed in Publications 2005/08394, International Publications 2005/103050, International Publications 2006/201757270, International Publications 2007/0266664.
- Such compounds can be produced by the methods described in the respective disclosed documents.
- Specific examples include 1- (5-isoquinoline sulfonyl) homopiperazine or a salt thereof (for example, fasdil (1- (5-isoquinolinsulfonyl) homopiperazine)), (+)-trans-4- (1-aminoethyl)-.
- ROCK inhibitors are particularly used herein in the step of proliferating and / or differentiating and maturing cultured human corneal endothelial cells.
- the ROCK inhibitor may not be used in the step of dedifferentiation to obtain corneal endothelial progenitor cells.
- ROCK inhibitors include the number of passages of corneal endothelial cells or corneal endothelial progenitor cells to be dedifferentiated or differentiated / matured, or the donor age from which they are derived. Depending on the cell-specific properties, it may or may not be used in the step of dedifferentiation to obtain corneal endothelial progenitor cells.
- the number of passages is small (for example, when the number of passages is about 1, 2 or 3) and / or when the cells are derived from a young donor, only the steps of proliferation and / or differentiation / maturation are performed. It may be used, and when the number of passages is large (for example, the number of passages is 4, 5, 6, etc.), the ROCK inhibitor can be used at the time of cell seeding.
- the use of the ROCK inhibitor only in the steps of proliferation and / or differentiation and maturation is sufficient to obtain cells at levels comparable to those given the ROCK inhibitor for the entire period. What we have found can be one of the achievements in this disclosure.
- the present disclosure is a corneal endothelium (cell) function that improves corneal opacity and hydration edema, and as a result, maintains the corneal endothelial tissue cell density for a long period of time, leading to improvement of vision.
- a corneal endothelium (cell) function that improves corneal opacity and hydration edema, and as a result, maintains the corneal endothelial tissue cell density for a long period of time, leading to improvement of vision.
- human functional corneal endothelial cells in which expression of functional proteins linked to the characteristics is observed, or proteins that inhibit the corneal endothelial (cell) functional characteristics are not induced or decreased.
- the disclosure is a human functional corneal endothelial cell capable of eliciting human corneal endothelial functional properties upon injection into the human anterior chamber, where (i) increased mitochondrial-dependent oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria. Includes at least one selected from the group consisting of (ii) no increased expression of acetyl-CoA in the cytoplasm and nucleus and (iii) decreased epigenetic multigene expression mediated by histone acetylation by acetyl-CoA. , Cells are provided.
- the increase in acetyl-CoA expression includes the expression of what was not expressed in non-functional corneal endothelial cells, and the decrease in epigenetic multigene expression also includes no occurrence.
- an increase in mitochondrial-dependent oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria and (ii) expression of acetyl CoA in mitochondria occur selectively in the cytoplasm / nucleus. No expression of acetyl CoA in the mitochondria, (iii) improvement of corneal opacity and hydration edema.
- Metabolizing enzymes related to ion channels leading to (cell) functional properties, expression of monocarboxylic acid transporters, and TCA circuits leading to the production of (iv) phase-transferred cells are not present in the cytoplasm or nucleus, and are organically selective for mitochondria. It can also include all selected from the group consisting of properties localized to, especially the reduction or non-occurrence of epigenetic multigene expression mediated by histone acetylation by acetyl CoA.
- the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure do not or have substantially no epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
- the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure have, in mitochondria, citrate synthase (CS), aconitase 2 (ACO2), isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2), and pyruvate dehydrogenase 2 (MDH2). ), ATP citrate enzyme 3 (ME3), ACSS1, acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 1 (ACAT1), pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), BCAT2, and branched chain ketoate dehydrogenase 2 (BCKDH2).
- CS citrate synthase
- ACO2 aconitase 2
- IDH2 isocitrate dehydrogenase 2
- MDH2 pyruvate dehydrogenase 2
- ME3 ATP citrate enzyme 3
- ACSS1 acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 1
- PDH pyruvate dehydrogena
- ATP citrate lyase ACLY
- ACO1 aconitase 1
- IDH1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1
- MDH1 pyruvate dehydrogenase 1
- At least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of pyruvate enzyme 1 (ME1), ACSS2, acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 2 (ACAT2), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is not or substantially expressed.
- the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure have enhanced expression of sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1 (NHE1) and / or aquaporin 1 (AQP-1), and other embodiments In morphology, the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure have enhanced expression of carbonic anhydrase 5B (CA5B).
- NHE1 sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1
- AQP-1 aquaporin 1
- CA5B carbonic anhydrase 5B
- the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure are collected from corneal endothelial tissue-derived cells, pluripotent stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, corneal endothelial precursor cells collected from the corneal endothelium, and corneal endothelium. It can also be created from a cell selected from the group consisting of corneal endothelium precursor cells and corneal endothelium-like cells prepared by a direct programming method.
- a method for quality control or process control of human functional corneal endothelial cells that can induce human corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of human eyes, or human functional corneal endothelial cells.
- it is a cell population of human functional corneal endothelial cells that can induce human corneal endothelial functional properties when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye.
- number of cells in transplantation day 2 weeks before and / or day of transplantation is 1.5 ⁇ 10, 6 Cell / 450 ⁇ L
- (3) Cell viability of 85% or more by trypan blue staining (4) Purity test of cell supernatant by ELISA PDGF-BB: 100 pg / mL or more (5) Purity test by FACS of cell supernatant collected 2 weeks before and / or on the day of transplantation.
- one or more other endpoints disclosed herein can be added to the study.
- the present disclosure provides a highly useful technique in that it creates cultured human corneal endothelial cells showing extremely excellent clinical effects and also clarifies a technique capable of identifying the cells. It can be said that.
- the present disclosure provides human functional corneal endothelial cells (also referred to as functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure) that can induce human corneal endothelial functional properties when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye. do.
- the functional cells having the corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure have the corneal endothelial functional characteristics of the mature and differentiated corneal endothelium, and can induce the corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of a human eye. ), It can be said that it is a human functional corneal endothelial cell that can induce corneal endothelial functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye.
- the functional cells having corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure may include functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells as well as moderately differentiated corneal endothelial cells.
- the functionally matured and differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure are mature and differentiated cells that exert corneal endothelial function, and effector cells, which are an optimal subpopulation for injection, form a small, hexagonal paving stone-like shape due to mitochondrial function. Utilize the energy metabolism system.
- HCEC Human corneal endothelial cells
- corneal endothelial function by anterior chamber injection using "Aro" functional matured differentiated human corneal endothelial cells as a suspension which is of high quality and does not show karyotype abnormality and does not induce an immune rejection response. It is noted that it enables the reproduction of.
- safety and clinical POC for human application have been demonstrated and established by this disclosure.
- the cells used for infusion therapy are a mixture of heterogeneous cell subpopulations, and that they can be used for treatment "on injection into the human anterior chamber”.
- “human functional corneal endothelial cells” that can induce human corneal endothelial functional properties are limited to a part of them.
- corneal endothelial cells karyotype abnormalities occur subgroup-selectively, and there are autoantibodies that react subgroup-selectively.
- the functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure do not have such abnormalities, especially in the functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells, and the HLA class I antigen related to immune rejection is relative to the other subpopulations as compared with other subpopulations. It was also found that the expression was low and the expression of the CD200 antigen, which had been previously assumed to be a cell marker, was negative. It was also found that non-target cells produce high cytokines (SASP-related proteins) involved in cell aging.
- SASP-related proteins high cytokines
- CST cell state phase transitions
- EMT epithelial-mesenchymal transition
- CST endothelial mesenchymal transition
- HCECs tend to cause CST towards the aging phenotype, EMT and fibroblast morphology.
- the cell markers described in WO2017 / 141926 can be used as appropriate, if necessary.
- the functional cells with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure have the corneal expression properties of the cell index defined herein.
- Cell indicators that can be possessed by functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure include cell surface markers (CD markers, etc.), cell product characteristics, cell morphology indicators, cell genetic characteristics, and the like.
- Cell surface markers (CD markers, etc.) Characteristics of proteinaceous products and related biological substances of the products; Expression characteristics of SASP-related proteins; Expression of miRNA (eg, intracellular miRNA, secretory miRNA, etc.); Exosome characteristics; Cells Expression characteristics of metabolites and associated biomaterials of the products; cell size; cell density and presence of autoantibody-reactive cells can be included.
- the functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure show a specific range or level of cell functional characteristics or a combination thereof, whose cell index indicates a specific range or level of cell functional characteristics. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not the cells are functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure by defining the cell functional characteristics or a combination thereof in a specific range or level of a specific cell index.
- the specific range or level of cellular functional properties or combinations thereof specific to the functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure are first identified in the present disclosure, thereby identifying various subpopulations of cells. It has become possible to carry out quality control and quality certification, and by extension, it has become possible to achieve highly effective treatment.
- these cell indicators and their specific range or level of cell functional characteristics or combinations thereof will be described in detail.
- the functional cells with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure have cell functional properties, including CD166-positive and CD133-negative.
- An important further cell function characteristic is the expression characteristic of CD44, and the expression intensity thereof is preferably CD44 negative to medium positive, more preferably CD44 negative to weak positive, and further preferably CD44 negative.
- in order to confirm whether or not it is functional in corneal endothelial cells or cells differentiated like corneal endothelium it is possible to confirm whether or not it is functional by confirming that it is CD166 positive and CD133 negative. I found out what I could do. In addition to this, by confirming that the expression of CD44 is low (CD44 negative to medium positive, preferably CD44 negative to weak positive), it was possible to find out whether it is functional or not with higher accuracy.
- the functional cells with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure have cell functional properties including CD166 positive, CD133 negative and CD44 negative to weakly positive.
- cell functional properties including CD166 positive, CD133 negative and CD44 negative to weakly positive.
- functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells with high quality functionality in corneal endothelial cells or cells differentiated like corneal endothelium by having these three cell markers It was confirmed that. According to the results of clinical studies, such functionality is about 1000 (pieces / mm 2 ) or more in a short period of time (for example, about 1 month) in terms of corneal endothelial cell test (specular) value.
- the functional cells having corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure have cell functional properties including CD166 positive, CD133 negative and CD44 negative.
- cell functional properties including CD166 positive, CD133 negative and CD44 negative.
- CD44-negative cells high-quality cells with highly guaranteed proliferative capacity, etc.
- high-quality functionally matured differentiated corneal endothelium Sometimes referred to as cells
- “High quality” functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells have more stable and improved corneal endothelial functional properties.
- the functional cells with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure have cell functional properties including CD166 positive, CD133 negative and CD200 negative.
- CD200 positivity is a characteristic of corneal endothelial cells.
- CD200 negative is a characteristic of functional corneal endothelial cells that can elicit human corneal endothelial functional characteristics upon transfer into the human anterior chamber. Such characteristics could not be predicted by conventional findings, and can be said to be the result of careful analysis of subpopulations in this disclosure.
- the functional cells with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure have cell functional properties including CD166 positive, CD133 negative, CD44 negative to CD44 weak positive and CD90 negative to weak positive.
- cell surface antigens include CD166-positive, CD133-negative, and CD44-negative to medium-positive, CD90-negative phenotypes.
- the cell foliar antigen comprises a CD166-positive, CD133-negative, and CD44-negative to CD44-weakly positive phenotype, or the cell expresses a cell surface antigen comprising a CD44-negative to CD44-weakly positive phenotype. do.
- Functional cells with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure may have additional cell functional properties.
- Such cell functional characteristics include CD90 negative (CD90 negative to weak positive), CD105 negative to weak positive, CD24 negative, CD26 negative, LGR5 negative, SSEA3 negative, and MHC1 weak positive (particularly, as compared with phase transition cells). Weakly positive.), MHC2 negative, PDL1 positive, ZO-1 positive, Na + K + / ATPase positive, Claudin10 positive, etc., which may contain one or more expression characteristics. Not limited to.
- the group may consist of CD105 negative to weakly positive, CD24 negative, CD26 negative, LGR5 negative, SSEA3 negative, MHC1 weak positive, MHC2 negative, ZO-1 positive, and Na + / K + ATTase positive.
- the intensity of expression of a marker of a cell index such as a CD marker is negative (may be displayed as-) in which there is substantially no expression, and includes any case where-and ⁇ are separated. ) Is displayed.
- negative positive is included in the present specification as negative.
- Those that are not negative, that is, those whose expression is significantly observed, are represented as positive (that is, when they are displayed in two categories of + and-, they may be displayed as +).
- the intensity is classified into three stages, and it is distinguished by weak positive, medium positive, and strong positive.
- the FACS measurement result graph may be displayed as the number of +, and weak positive, medium positive, and strong positive may be displayed as +, ++, and +++, respectively. These are synonymous. In this case, it can be distinguished as “weak positive”, “medium positive” and “strong positive”. If no distinction is made, it may be simply said to be positive. If it is less than weakly positive, it is usually called negative. These levels of strength are used as is customary in the art. These levels are relative and are defined as follows: For example, "-" refers to those with virtually no expression. Those with expression are classified into three stages: weak positive, medium positive, and strong positive. Upon FACS isolation, the signal can be graded negative, weakly positive, medium positive, or strongly positive.
- Specific levels can be identified using the average fluorescence signal intensity (MFI) for negative, negative, weakly positive, medium positive, and strongly positive indications of signal intensity in FACS.
- MFI average fluorescence signal intensity
- the distribution of cells can be displayed as a histogram, and relative judgment can be made to display negative, negative positive, weak positive, medium positive, and strong positive. Specifically, the following levels are exemplified.
- the intensity of expression of a marker of a cell index such as a CD marker is typically different depending on the type of fluorescence of the label and the device setting. Therefore, the following conditions: PE-Cy7 labeled anti-human CD44 antibody Using (BD Biosciences), when FACS Canto II Blue laser Area Scaling Factor is set to 0.75 and PE-Cy 7 voltage is set to 495, the weak fluorescence intensity range is less than about 3800, and the medium fluorescence intensity range is medium. Is about 3800 or more and less than 27500, and the strong fluorescence intensity range is about 27500 or more. In the examples of the present specification, the average fluorescence intensity of the negative control (isotype control) in this setting was about 50.
- the weak fluorescence intensity range is less than about 3800
- the medium fluorescence intensity range is about 3800 or more and less than 27500
- the strong fluorescence intensity range is about 27500 or more
- the average of the negative control isotype control
- Fluorescence intensity PE-Cy 7 Approximately 50 [about 33-80 times]
- medium 76-550 times
- Blue laser 0.75
- Red laser 0.8
- Voltage: FSC 270
- SSC 400
- FITC 290
- PE 290
- PerCP-Cy 5.5 410
- PE-Cy 7 495
- APC 430
- the average fluorescence intensity of the negative control (isotype control) can be as follows. FITC: Approximately 130 [65-225] PE: Approximately 120 [73-204)] PerCP-Cy5.5: Approximately 120 [74-191] PE-Cy 7: Approximately 50 [33-80] APC: Approximately 110 [67-196].
- the intensity of such cell markers can be easily evaluated by techniques such as fluorescence-activated cell classification and immunohistochemistry (not limited to these).
- negative means lack of marker expression or its level is significantly lower, and “positive” means significant expression.
- the transition of cellular markers from “negative” to “positive” indicates a change from absent or low level expression to high or significant level expression.
- weakly positive means weak expression, i.e. low level expression, and is sometimes referred to as “low expression”
- “medium positive” means medium level expression that is easily detectable, and thus “medium expression”.
- “Strongly positive” means strong expression, that is, high level expression, which is prominently expressed and can be detected very easily, and is sometimes displayed as "high expression”.
- non-target cells are strongly CD44 positive
- progenitor cells are CD44 medium positive
- the functionally mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure are CD44 negative or CD44 weakly positive.
- cells can be classified into subpopulations and the like using two or more cell surface markers and the like.
- Further cellular indicators used in the present disclosure include the expression intensity of MHC-1 and MHC-2, both of which are related to the absence of immune rejection. Since the present disclosure is clinically used for cell injection therapy, it is preferable that there is no or low immune rejection.
- Additional cellular indicators used in the present disclosure include ZO-1, Na + K + / ATPase. Since these are properties closely related to exhibit the functionality of human corneal endothelial cells, it is preferable that they are all normally and clearly expressed (+).
- the functional cells having corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure provided by the present disclosure enable clinical application of innovative therapeutic methods, and therefore require quality control and are a highly reliable method for that purpose. Is required. Identification and quality control of functionally mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells that do not cause cell phase transition (CST) and karyotype abnormalities (aneuploidy) can be provided in the present disclosure.
- CST cell phase transition
- karyotype abnormalities aneuploidy
- the functional cells with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure may have functionally specific properties for a particular cytokine or related substance.
- Such properties include, for example, PDGF-BB high production, IL-8 low production, MCP-1 low production, TNF- ⁇ high production, IFN ⁇ high production, IL-1R antagonist high production, VEGF low production and the like. It can be mentioned, but is not limited to these.
- the cytokine level when reflecting the state of attacking others such as inflammatory cells is not preferable, and the cytokine level reflecting the state when it is in the normal state is preferable.
- the cells of the present disclosure meet the following criteria when quality-tested before use.
- the appearance test includes confirming that it has a hexagonal paving stone-like shape and that it is not fibrotic.
- the functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure preferably have a small cell area, that is, small cells.
- the cell area is usually evaluated by the cell area under the condition that the cells treated with PBS are imaged. That is, in the present specification, the measured value of the hybrid cell count is measured in the area where a gap is formed between the cells because the image is acquired in the cells treated with PBS. That is, the cell area is measured at a value lower than that in the mature and differentiated state in which tight junctions are formed during saturated cell culture (confluent) in the culture medium. It has been found in the present disclosure that functional cells have a small area per cell and the highest cell density in culture, resulting in high quality.
- the cell area of the PBS-treated cells at the time of preferable saturated cell culture (confluent) may be about 250 ⁇ m 2 or less for the average of the cell population or individual cells, and more preferably about 245 ⁇ m 2 or less, about 240 ⁇ m.
- the value realized as preferred cell area of the corneal endothelium properties comprising functional cell of the present disclosure for example, about 150 [mu] m 2 or more, about 155 .mu.m 2 or more, about 160 .mu.m 2 or more, about 165 .mu.m 2 or more, about 170 [mu] m 2 or more, about 175 .mu.m 2 or more, there may be mentioned from about 180 [mu] m 2 or more, and the like.
- the cell area can be measured by any method known in the art, but a typical example is a measurement method using a phase-contrast microscope image, in which an inverted microscope system (CKX41, olympus, Tokyo, It can be taken using a commercially available system such as Japan).
- CKX41 inverted microscope system
- olympus olympus
- Japan a commercially available system
- a phase-contrast microscope image is obtained, for example, BZ X-700. It can be obtained using a commercially available system such as a microscope system (Keyence, Osaka, Japan).
- the area distribution can be quantified using commercially available software such as BZ-H3C Hybrid cell counting software (Keyence).
- the functional cells having corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure have the above-mentioned preferable numerical values in at least one cell index selected from the group consisting of cell size; cell density and presence of autoantibody-reactive cells. It is advantageous to have.
- Functional cells with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure are described herein with cell surface markers; proteinaceous products and related biological materials of the products; SASP-related proteins; intracellular or secretory miRNAs; exosomes; amino acids.
- cell index selected from the group consisting of cell metabolites, including cell metabolites and associated biological material of the products; cell size; cell density and presence of autoantibody-reactive cells, the functional features of the corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure.
- It preferably has cell functional properties that are homologous to sex cells (ie, including functional mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells and moderately differentiated corneal endothelial cells), preferably cell functional properties that correspond to functional mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells. ..
- sex cells ie, including functional mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells and moderately differentiated corneal endothelial cells
- cell functional properties that correspond to functional mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells. ..
- cell index in the present disclosure for example, specific numerical values, ranges, and levels described in the description of each index in the present specification are arbitrarily adopted, and combinations thereof may also be adopted. If a candidate cell has a value for these cell indicators that a functional cell with the corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure, preferably a functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cell, as defined herein, should have.
- the function of the functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure has been confirmed by forming a small hexagonal paving stone-like shape and utilizing the energy metabolism system by mitochondrial function, and when injected (for example, in the anterior chamber). In), it can be determined whether or not it can have a therapeutic effect. Furthermore, without limitation, surrogate marker-like indicators are also effective.
- Such indicators include (1) retention of endothelial pump-barrier function, positive (including Claudin expression), (2) high adhesion and binding to laminin 511 or fragment E8 thereof, and (3) secretory cytokine profile.
- the production amount of PDGFbb, TNF ⁇ , IFN ⁇ , IL-1 receptor antagonist is above the standard value (4) Regulation by the microRNA (miRNA) profile produced (5) Regulation by the metabolite profile produced, (6) Corneal membrane Improvement of opacity and hydration edema
- the ion channel, monocarboxylic acid transporter which leads to the above-mentioned cortical endothelium (cell) functional characteristics that maintain the cell density of the corneal endothelial tissue for a long period of time and lead to the improvement of vision.
- TCA circuits that lead to the production of phase-transferred cells, etc., which are not present in the cytoplasm or nucleus but are selectively localized in the endothelium of the endothelium, (8) Saturated cells during in vitro culture Density, (9) Spatial size and distribution of cells obtained during culture, (10) Any one of 10 types of adhesion to the endothelium of the corneal endothelium when cells are injected after low temperature freezing damage of liquid nitrogen to mouse corneum The combination can also be used as an index.
- proteinaceous products or related biomaterials of the products can be used to determine whether they are approximate CST cells, and miRNA can remove some or all unintended cells.
- moderately differentiated corneal endothelial cells can be distinguished from functionally mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells, and higher quality functional corneal endothelial cells can be cultured. This is because it can be selectively propagated in an object.
- the functional cells having corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure do not have karyotype abnormalities.
- the greatest obstacle to the application of cHCEC to cell infusion regenerative medicine is that cHCEC often exhibits aneuploidy in culture in several generations of passage, as shown by Miyai et al. (Miyai T, et al., Mol Vis. 2008; 14: 942-50). The aneuploidy observed in cHCEC is induced during culture due to cell division.
- the present inventors provide a new finding that the presence or absence of aneuploidy in cHCEC is closely related to a specific cell subpopulation that predominates in cHCEC.
- specific cell subpopulations without karyotype abnormalities appear in parallel with specific patterns of functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells present in corneal tissue and surface-expressed types. Succeeded in establishing sophisticated culture conditions that selectively proliferate a cell subpopulation consisting of functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells without nuclear abnormalities, thereby for the treatment of corneal endothelial disorders such as bullous keratopathy.
- the present disclosure provides a cell population comprising the functional cells possessing the corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure, particularly functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells.
- the cell population of the present disclosure has an average cell density of at least about 1500 cells / mm 2 or more, at least about 1600 cells / mm 2 or more, at least about 1700 cells / mm 2 or more, and at least about 1800 cells at the time of saturated cell culture (confluent). It is preferably 2 pieces / mm 2 or more, at least about 1900 pieces / mm 2 or more, or at least about 2000 pieces / mm 2 or more. It is understood that the cell population containing the functional cells having corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure is provided with a considerably high density due to the small cell size.
- Cell density is a characteristic found along with high-quality corneal endothelial functional characteristics, and conversely, by measuring such cell density, it is used as an index for selecting high-quality functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells. Can be done. Since the cell density is a numerical value directly related to the cell area, it can be similarly calculated by measuring the cell area by any method known in the art. As described above, as a typical example, there is a measurement method using a phase-contrast microscope image, and here, it is possible to take a picture using a commercially available system such as an inverted microscope system (CKX41, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan). can.
- CKX41 inverted microscope system
- the target cells are washed with PBS (-) three times to perform pretreatment that is easy to measure, and then a phase-contrast microscope image is obtained, for example, BZ X-700. It can be obtained using a commercially available system such as a microscope system (Keyence, Osaka, Japan).
- the area distribution can be quantified using commercially available software such as BZ-H3C Hybrid cell counting software (Keyence).
- the average cell density of the cell population of the present disclosure is at least about 2100 cells / mm 2 or more, at least about 2200 cells / mm 2 or more, at least about 2300 cells / mm 2 or more, at least about 2400 cells / mm 2.
- it is at least about 2500 pieces / mm 2 or more, but is not limited thereto.
- any feasible numerical value can be mentioned, and for example, about 3000 pieces / mm 2 or more, about 3100 pieces / mm 2 , about 3200 pieces / mm 2 , about 3300 pieces / mm 2 , about 3400 pieces.
- Such characteristics of cell density or cell area can be applied to the evaluation of suitability for clinical trial application of cultured final cell products by the phase difference image quantification technique of cultured cells by the hybrid cell counting method.
- the functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure have been found to have a small area per cell and the highest cell density in culture.
- the cultured human corneal endothelial cells produced by the production method of the present disclosure also have a cell area of 216 ⁇ m 2 and a cell density of 2582 cells / mm 2, which is the same level as the endothelial cells of normal corneal endothelial tissue. , Shows cell density.
- the cell population of the present disclosure is characterized by the presence of functional cells with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure in a higher proportion than naturally occurring.
- the proportion of cells capable of eliciting corneal endothelial functional properties is higher than the naturally occurring proportion, it provides a more effective treatment than using a naturally available population of corneal endothelial cells. Because it can be done. It is possible to increase the proportion of cells capable of inducing such corneal endothelial functional characteristics of the functional cells having the corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure (for example, functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells or moderately differentiated corneal endothelial cells). This is because the technology that can identify and select a large number of subgroups has been provided.
- About 80% or more, about 85% or more, about 90% or more, about 95% or more, about 98% or more, and about 99% or more of the cells are functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure. Is advantageous.
- the cells contained in these cell populations may have the corneal endothelial cell functional properties described herein.
- the cells contained in these cell populations those having cell functional characteristics including CD166 positive and CD133 negative and having CD44 negative to medium positive are selected as necessary.
- the reason why the cell population of the present disclosure is effective is not to be bound by theory, but the inclusion of a certain degree of functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure makes the cell population a subject. This is because when infused, a good therapeutic effect or preventive effect is shown.
- it is advantageous that about 70% or more of the cells are functional cells having the corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure.
- This level of presence of the functional cells with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure makes it possible to achieve a cell density (eg, about 2300 cells / mm 2) that is a measure of the success of corneal cell infusion therapy.
- a cell density eg, about 2300 cells / mm 2
- the cell density which is a measure of the success of corneal cell injection therapy, can be calculated by measuring the average cell density of cells engrafted on the human corneal endothelial surface after injecting a cell population.
- Such cell densities are at least about 1000 cells / mm 2 or higher, preferably at least about 1100 cells / mm 2 or higher, preferably at least about 1200 cells / mm 2 or higher, preferably at least about 1300 cells / mm 2 or higher.
- At least about 1400 pieces / mm 2 or more preferably at least about 1500 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 1600 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 1700 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 1800 pieces / mm 2.
- Pieces / mm 2 or more preferably at least about 1900 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 2000 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 2200 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 2300 pieces / mm 2 or more, Preferably at least about 2400 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 2500 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 2600 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 2700 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 2800 pieces. It can be / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 2900 pieces / mm 2 or more, preferably at least about 3000 pieces / mm 2 or more.
- the cell population of the present disclosure is characterized in that the proportion of functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells is present at a higher proportion than is naturally present.
- Functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells express human corneal endothelial functional characteristics as they are when injected into the anterior chamber, providing a cell population with a higher proportion of high-quality cells than naturally occurring proportions. By doing so, it is possible to provide a more effective treatment than using a naturally available population of corneal endothelial cells.
- about 80% or more, about 85% or more, about 90% or more, about 95% or more, about 98% or more, and about 99% or more of cells are functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells. Is.
- E-ratio The ratio of such functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells
- E ratio Methods for calculating E-ratio are described elsewhere herein.
- the cells contained in these cell populations may have the corneal endothelial cell functional properties described herein. For example, as the cells contained in these cell populations, those having CD166 positive, CD133 negative and CD44 negative to weakly positive (preferably CD44 negative) are selected. Alternatively, CD166-positive, CD133-negative and CD200-negative cells can be selected.
- the cell population of the present disclosure is advantageous in that about 40% or more of the cells are functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells.
- the presence of this level of functional cells provides a high quality cell density that is an indicator of successful corneal cell infusion therapy (eg, about 1000 cells / mm 2 or more, preferably about 2000 cells engrafted on the corneal endothelial surface).
- the cell population of the present disclosure is such that at least about 70% or more, more preferably at least 80% or more, and even more preferably at least about 90% or more of the cells are functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells. It is advantageous to have. When trying to achieve this level of functional cell abundance, it is necessary to establish techniques and information that can accurately and reliably identify and separate cell subpopulations, which cannot be done by chance. This is because it can be said that such a thing was almost impossible with the conventional technology.
- the ratio of functionally mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells can be further increased, for example, at least about 95% or more, at least about 96% or more, at least about 97% or more. It is also possible to provide a cell population in which at least about 98% or more, and at least about 99% or more of the cells are functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells. Then, by providing a cell population containing such functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells, a therapeutic result exceeding about 2300 cells / mm 2 (for example, about 3000 cells / mm 2 ) is injected one month after injection. It has also been demonstrated that it can be achieved in a short time, and it can be said that an unprecedented rapid and high-quality treatment technique is provided.
- the disclosed functional cells having corneal endothelial properties are HLA class I antigens or cells involved in immune rejection as compared to other subpopulations. It is also characterized by low expression of degeneration-related antigens.
- the functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure particularly the functional matured and differentiated corneal endothelial cells, are immunologically stable cells because they do not have autoantibodies found in other subpopulations.
- the present disclosure provides a product comprising the functional cells or cell populations having the corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure.
- Such products may be in any form, including, but not limited to, cell processed products prepared for administration to humans.
- Such cell products preferably do not undergo unintended transformation, are free or minimally affected by bioactive substances produced by cells / tissues, and have no effect on normal cells or tissues. Less or less, no or less chance of forming ectopic tissue, no or less chance of unwanted immune response, no or less chance of tumorigenesis and carcinogenesis If gene transfer has been performed, it is desirable that the safety evaluation specified in the gene therapy product guidelines has been performed and that the general toxicity test has been cleared.
- the present disclosure relates to a method for preserving a functional cell having corneal endothelial properties, a functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cell or a cell population, which comprises subculturing the cell or cell population by media exchange.
- a method for preserving a functional cell having corneal endothelial properties, a functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cell or a cell population which comprises subculturing the cell or cell population by media exchange.
- the cell functional characteristics are maintained and preserved by this medium exchange.
- any medium can be used, but it is preferable to use the components and the medium used in the method for producing cells described in the present specification.
- the disclosure comprises the steps of implementing a method of preserving a functional cell with corneal endothelial properties, a functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cell or a cell population of the present disclosure.
- a method for delivering cells, functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells or cell populations is provided.
- Sorting is a typical procedure for sorting functional cells having corneal endothelial characteristics and functional matured differentiated corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure, but other methods include, for example, target cells and non-target cells. It is possible to use a method of inducing apoptosis (miRNA switch method) or necrosis (glucose starvation, etc.) that is selective for non-target cells by utilizing the difference in cell characteristics. However, in the present disclosure, the production method of the present disclosure is usually used to increase the purity of the functional cells having the corneal endothelial characteristics of the present disclosure or the functionally mature and differentiated corneal endothelial cells.
- the disclosure provides a cell bank containing functional cells or cell populations with corneal endothelial properties of the present disclosure.
- a cell bank is an institution or system that stores "cells" (usually cultured cells) produced or collected through research, etc., and provides them to other researchers and businesses.
- the present disclosure describes functional corneal endothelial cells (particularly, human corneal endothelial functional properties) capable of inducing human corneal tissue function (particularly, human corneal endothelial functional properties) upon injection into the anterior chamber of the human eye.
- Cells or functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cells are provided.
- the cells used in the medicaments of the present disclosure can include any of the cells described elsewhere herein.
- the present disclosure remarkably improves other treatment evaluation items such as corneal thickness and visual acuity. For example, even when the evaluation of corneal thickness is observed, the therapeutic effect is achieved earlier than that of the conventional method. -Ratio is increased and the corneal thickness is sufficiently reduced, showing a remarkable improvement.
- the medicament of the present disclosure is a significant improvement in other items such as visual acuity, parenchymal edema and their total score, and no serious adverse events are observed, and there are also non-serious adverse events. It is rarely observed and is understood to provide good treatment results.
- the medicament of the present disclosure can inject cultured corneal endothelial cells into a patient having a corneal disorder such as bullous keratopathy.
- the medicament of the present disclosure is for the treatment of corneal endothelial dysfunction, corneal endothelial disorder or corneal endothelial disease.
- Such keratopathy, bullous keratopathy or bullous keratopathy eg, bullous keratopathy
- bullous keratopathy eg, bullous keratopathy
- bullous keratopathy eg, bullous keratopathy
- bullous keratopathy associated with pseudo-dropous keratopathy
- bullous keratopathy after laser iristomy bullous keratopathy after catapathic surgery (psebulous keratopathy or bullous keratopathy after glaucomatopathy), bullous keratopathy after glaucoma
- Bullous keratopathy after trauma bullous keratopathy after multiple surgery of unknown cause, implant failure after corneal transplantation, congenital hereditary corneal endotheli
- the grade system used herein is based on the severity classification of corneal endothelial disease based on the Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology 118: 81-83, 2014.
- an example of bullous keratopathy is bullous keratopathy after laser iris incision, but surgery to improve the flow of aqueous humor by making a hole in the iris of a patient whose intraocular pressure is difficult to control with glaucoma treatment alone.
- the running water hits the corneal endothelium and damages the endothelium, and the medicament of the present disclosure is considered to show remarkable efficacy.
- Fuchs corneal dystrophy is a congenital genetic disease that is said to affect 4 to 5% of people aged 40 to 50 years or older in Europe and the United States. It is the leading cause of corneal transplantation.
- the medicament of the present disclosure is considered to have a remarkable effect on Fuchs corneal dystrophy. It is also effective for bullous keratopathy after multiple surgery of unknown cause called MultipleOP-BK. As such multiple surgery, vitrectomy and cataract + intraocular lens insertion are typically performed at the same time, and postoperative surgery usually called "triple surgery" can be mentioned.
- the medicament of the present disclosure can be administered to a subject in any form, but in a preferred embodiment, it is desirable that the cells contained in the medicament of the present disclosure be administered in the anterior chamber.
- the concept of regenerating the corneal endothelium by injecting into the anterior chamber is (1) minimally invasive. This is because (2) highly functional corneal endothelial cells derived from young people with less aging can be used as master cells without using artificial materials.
- corneal endothelial function regeneration is most efficiently performed, and after the culture is expanded in vitro, the cell suspension is applied to the anterior chamber of the patient (bullous keratopathy, etc.).
- the medicament of the present disclosure may be administered together with additional agents in addition to cells.
- additional agents agents commonly used in ophthalmic treatment (eg, steroids, antibiotics, antibacterial agents, NSAIDs) may be used.
- additional agents may be included as pharmaceuticals in the cell medicines of the present disclosure, or may be provided in a form of separate administration. In the case of a separately provided or administered form, it is provided as a kit or combination drug. When used as a kit or a combination drug, an attached document or the like describing the usage method may be combined.
- the products of the cells described in detail here can be injected alone or together with the cells, and the present disclosure describes cells suitable for the administration. Its products are also included.
- kits can be provided as kits.
- the present disclosure provides drug packs or kits comprising one or more containers filled with one or more components of the cells or pharmaceuticals of the present disclosure.
- the medicament of the present disclosure may further include a cell infusion vehicle.
- a cell infusion vehicle Such cell-injected vehicles may be provided mixed with the cells of the present disclosure or may be provided separately. In the case of a separately provided or administered form, it is provided as a kit or combination drug. When used as a kit or a combination drug, an attached document or the like describing the method of use may be combined.
- kits are a unit that is usually divided into two or more compartments and is provided with parts to be provided (for example, a test drug, a diagnostic drug, a therapeutic drug, an antibody, a label, an instruction manual, etc.).
- the form of this kit is preferred when the purpose is to provide a composition that should not be mixed and provided for stability and the like, but is preferably mixed and used immediately prior to use.
- kits are preferably instructions or instructions describing how to use the provided parts (eg, test agents, diagnostic agents, therapeutic agents, or how reagents should be treated).
- the kit When the kit is used as a reagent kit in the present specification, the kit usually includes an instruction manual or the like that describes how to use a test drug, a diagnostic drug, a therapeutic drug, an antibody, or the like. Is included.
- the "instruction” describes the method of using this disclosure to a doctor or another user.
- This instruction sheet contains words instructing the detection method of the present disclosure, how to use a diagnostic agent, or administration of a medicine or the like.
- the instruction sheet may include a wording instructing the administration to the eyeball or the anterior chamber (for example, by injection) as the administration site.
- This instruction is prepared and approved by the regulatory agency of the country in which this disclosure is implemented (eg, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States, etc.). It is clearly stated that it has been received. Instructions are so-called package inserts (labels), which are usually provided in paper media, but are not limited thereto, and may be in the form of electronic media (for example, homepages provided on the Internet, e-mail). Can be provided.
- the "cell-injected vehicle” used in the present specification can be used in any liquid as long as cells can be maintained, and includes those used as an ocular perfusate and the like. Examples of those used as a cell infusion vehicle include Opti-MEM, its additive addition form, OPegward-MA, OPegward + F and the like.
- the cell-injected vehicle used in the invention may further contain at least one of albumin, ascorbic acid and lactic acid.
- the present disclosure is a method for producing functional human corneal endothelial cells capable of inducing human corneal function upon injection into the anterior chamber of the human eye, wherein (b) the corneal endothelial progenitor cells are proliferated.
- a method including a step of proliferation and / or differentiation / maturation under culture conditions that can minimize culture stress such as stress.
- it is a method for producing human functional corneal endothelial cells capable of inducing human corneal functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of human eyes, wherein (a) cells derived from human corneal endothelial tissue are dedifferentiated.
- a method comprising a step of obtaining a corneal endothelial precursor cell and (b) a process of proliferating and / or differentiating / maturing the corneal endothelial precursor cell under a culture condition capable of minimizing a culture stress such as a growth stress.
- it is a method for producing human functional corneal endothelial cells capable of inducing human corneal functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of a human, and (a) dedifferentiating human corneal endothelial tissue-derived cells.
- a method comprising the steps of obtaining corneal endothelial progenitor cells and (b) proliferating and / or differentiating / maturing the corneal endothelial progenitor cells in the presence of a cell growth factor in an amount less than the amount at which transformation occurs. do.
- it is a method for producing human functional corneal endothelial cells capable of inducing human corneal functional characteristics when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye, in which the amount of corneal endothelial progenitor cells is less than the amount at which transformation occurs.
- methods that include the steps of proliferation and / or differentiation and maturation in the presence of cell growth factors.
- the human corneal function comprises a corneal endothelial cell functional property, and more preferably, the human corneal function is a corneal endothelial cell functional property.
- the expression intensity of the CD44 antigen affects the function of the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure.
- the energy metabolism control action of mitochondria via CD44 can be considered as shown in FIG.
- cultured human corneal endothelial cells in which early clinical effect manifestation and long-term stable clinical effect defined by the localization of the following metabolism-related enzymes to mitochodria are confirmed are examples of the cells of the present disclosure:
- mitochondrial OXPHOS is activated as a cell function that leads to clinical effects in standard cells, and cations and anions.
- the water drainage function is enhanced, leading to improvement of corneal opacity, improvement of hydration edema, miniaturization of corneal endothelial cells, and densification of cells of endothelial tissue.
- a culture method in which a ROCK inhibitor for example, Y-27632 is continuously added to the culture medium is used.
- a ROCK inhibitor for example, Y-27632
- a culture method in which a TGF- ⁇ inhibitor for example, SB-431542
- analysis results at the subpopulation level show that cell traits are better if TGF- ⁇ action is not suppressed.
- the p38MAP kinase inhibitor may not be added to the culture broth, or may be added only to the final maturation step of the culture.
- analysis results at the subpopulation level show that cell traits are better if p38MAP kinase is not suppressed under conditions that are not subject to cell stress.
- reagents such as ROCK inhibitor, TGF- ⁇ inhibitor, p38MAP kinase inhibitor, and / or EGF can be used as a minimum at an economically low cost.
- ROCK inhibitor ROCK inhibitor
- TGF- ⁇ inhibitor TGF- ⁇ inhibitor
- p38MAP kinase inhibitor and / or EGF
- the quality of the cells of the living tissue can be estimated because the cells of the level obtained in the living tissue can be obtained by the in vitro manufacturing method.
- TGF- ⁇ inhibitors eg SB-431542
- p38MAP kinase inhibitors may be non-added throughout the culture period, at the 28-35 day stage of the final culture. It may be added only in the form of.
- the human mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium when preparing the human functional corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure. This is because the donor difference / lot difference of human MSC becomes a barrier in the case of medical development on a scale of 10,000 people, the contained SASP destabilizes the quality, and miR suppresses the phase transition paracrinely, but the lot difference is large. Is. In a non-limiting preferred embodiment, it is not desired to be bound by theory, but it can be understood that non-addition of human mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium (MSC-CM) throughout the culture period is sufficient.
- MSC-CM human mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium
- EGF which is a kind of cell growth factor
- the target cells can be obtained in high yield even during long-term passage such as P5.
- the culturing method (manufacturing method) of the present disclosure does not use EGF throughout the culturing period.
- a culturing method may be used in which the culturing method is added only at the initial stage of culturing (for example, within 7 days). It is understood that in one alternative embodiment, the concentration of EGF may be used at a concentration that does not cause culture stress.
- differentiation, maturation, and functional human corneal endothelial cells can be induced by a dedifferentiation pathway from somatic (stem) cells as shown in FIG.
- the proliferative and passable number of young donors is at the level of P6: 83,000 times, and about 10,000 eyes can be obtained from one eye, and the donor age range is widened. Even a middle-aged donor can obtain about 600 eyes from one eye with P4.
- good cell morphology and shape can be maintained, high density can be maintained, cell area is about 200 mm, and distribution is small.
- the manufacturing method as shown in FIG. 5 causes inconvenience due to antagonism because it causes differentiation and phase transition including EMT in parallel.
- a step of proliferating and / or differentiating / maturing a corneal endothelial progenitor cell under culture conditions that can minimize culture stress such as growth stress and / or a step of proliferating and / or differentiating / maturing.
- transformation involves endothelial mesenchymal translocation, and the steps of proliferation and / or differentiation and maturation can also be performed in the presence of a ROCK inhibitor.
- a metabolic enzyme related to the TCA circuit or the like and a metabolite such as AcetylCoA are used for the production of contaminating phase transition cells. It is not present in the cytoplasm or nucleus so as not to be connected, and has the property of being organically localized in mitochondria.
- a metabolic enzyme related to the TCA circuit or the like and a metabolite such as AcetylCoA are used for the production of contaminating phase transition cells. It is not present in the cytoplasm or nucleus so as not to be connected, and has the property of being organically localized in mitochondria.
- a metabolite such as AcetylCoA
- Decreased epigenetic multigene expression including no triggering, increased expression of (iV) sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1 (NHE1) and / or aquaporin 1 (AQP-1), and (v) bicarbonate
- At least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of enhanced expression of dehydration enzyme 5B (CA5B) is confirmed, and when at least one characteristic is contained, the candidate cell is the human functional corneal endothelial cell. Further identification steps can be included.
- intracellular transporter expression and corneal opacity of ion channel Carbonic Anhydrase (CA), NHE-1 and monocarboxylic acid [metabolites such as pyruvate and lactic acid] expressed by cells related to the control of intracellular pH One of the characteristics may be that cells defined by traits such as enhanced AQP1 expression related to water discharge, which are directly related to clinical effects such as reduction of hydration edema, are provided.
- cells are provided in the present disclosure in which the intracellular pH, as a result, the regulation of cell size, and the function related to the control of mitochondrial function are precisely defined.
- citrate synthase (CS), aconitase 2 (ACO2), isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2), From the group consisting of malate dehydrogenase 2 (MDH2), malate enzyme 3 (ME3), ACSS1, acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 1 (ACAT1), pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), BCAT2, and branched chain keto acid dehydrogenase 2 (BCKDH2). It may further include the step of confirming whether one or more selected metabolism-related enzymes are expressed, and if the expression is confirmed, identifying the candidate cell as a human functional corneal endothelial cell. ..
- ATP citrate lyase ACLY
- ACO1 aconitase 1
- IDH1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1
- MDH1 malate dehydrogenase 1
- ME1 malate enzyme 1
- ACAT2 acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 2
- LH lactate dehydrogenase
- expression of the sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1 (NHE1) and / or the water channel aquaporin 1 (AQP-1) in candidate cells obtained after the step of proliferation and / or differentiation and maturation can be further included to determine if the cells are enhanced and, if so, to identify the candidate cells as human functional corneal endothelial cells, in another embodiment proliferating and / or It is confirmed whether or not the expression of bicarbonate dehydration enzyme 5B (CA5B) is enhanced in the candidate cells obtained after the step of differentiation and maturation, and if the enhancement is confirmed, the candidate cells are subjected to human functional corneal endothelium. It can also include the step of identifying it as a cell.
- CA5B bicarbonate dehydration enzyme 5B
- the human functional corneal endothelial cell is a corneal endothelial tissue-derived cell, a pluripotent stem cell, a mesenchyl stem cell, a corneal endothelial precursor cell collected from the corneal endothelium, a cell collected from the corneal endothelium, and the like.
- corneal endothelium progenitor cells are created by corneal endothelium-derived cells, pluripotent stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, corneal endothelium progenitor cells collected from corneal endothelium, cells collected from corneal endothelium, and direct programming methods. It can also include a step of producing from a cell selected from the group consisting of corneal endothelium precursor cells and corneal endothelium-like cells.
- cells derived from corneal endothelial tissue or cells derived from corneal endothelial tissue are differentiated through cells derived from corneal endothelial tissue and a dedifferentiation step, respectively, as defined elsewhere in the present specification.
- it refers to a functional cell having corneal endothelial characteristics or a functional mature differentiated corneal endothelial cell of the present disclosure, which includes cells obtained from the donor's corneal endothelial, iPS cells, ES cells and the like. It includes arbitrary cells such as cells differentiated like corneal endothelial cells and precursor cells before differentiation into corneal endothelial cells, and also includes moderately differentiated corneal endothelial cells as defined herein.
- the cells derived from corneal endothelial tissue as a starting material that can be used are collected from a living body, or the starting material that can be used is from corneal endothelial progenitor cells, for example, stem cells or progenitor cells. It may be differentiated. Such differentiated cells include, for example, cells differentiated from various stem cells (eg, inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), embryonic stem cells (ES cells), fertilized eggs, somatic stem cells). It may include, but is not limited to.
- stem cells eg, inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), embryonic stem cells (ES cells), fertilized eggs, somatic stem cells. It may include, but is not limited to.
- the corneal endothelial tissue-derived cells or corneal endothelial progenitor cells used in the present disclosure are corneal endothelium collected from pluripotent stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, and corneal endothelium.
- Progenitor cells, corneal endothelium cells collected from the corneal endothelium, and corneal endothelium progenitor cells and corneal endothelium-like cells prepared by a direct programming method can be mentioned, but are not limited thereto.
- pluripotent stem cells include, but are not limited to, inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) and embryonic stem cells (ES cells).
- the corneal endothelial cells (as a starting material) or progenitor cells thereof used in the present disclosure are differentiated into corneal endothelium-like cells from inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), embryonic stem cells (ES cells), and the like. It is understood that the cells are prepared by this. Techniques for differentiating from inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), embryonic stem cells (ES cells), etc. into corneal endothelium-like techniques are known in the art, and for example, the AMED method (Ueno et al., Supra), WO2013 / 051722 ( Keio), etc., but not limited to them.
- the present disclosure is a method for quality control or process control of human functional corneal endothelial cells that can induce human corneal endothelial functional characteristics when cells are injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye, in the mitochondria of the cells.
- CS Citrate synthase
- ACO2 aconitase 2
- IDH2 isocitrate dehydrogenase 2
- MDH2 malate dehydrogenase 2
- ME3 malate enzyme 3
- ACSS1 acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 1
- ACAT1 pyruvate It can also include a step of confirming the expression of one or more metabolism-related enzymes selected from the group consisting of acid dehydrogenase (PDH), BCAT2, and branched chain keto acid dehydrogenase 2 (BCKDH2).
- it may further include a step of confirming that acetyl-CoA expression in the cytoplasm and nucleus and epigenetic multigene expression mediated by histone acetylation by acetyl-CoA are not induced in human functional corneal endothelial cells. can.
- ATP citrate lyase ACLY
- ACO1 aconitase 1
- IDH1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1
- malate dehydrogenase 1 MDH1
- MDH1 malic acid enzyme 1
- ME1 malic acid enzyme 1
- ACAT2 acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 2
- LDH lactate dehydrogenase
- sodium / hydrogen exchanger 1 NHE1
- AQP-1 aquaporin 1
- CA5B carbonic anhydrase 5B
- Example 1 Examination experiment of I. added EGF concentration
- EGF epidermal growth factor
- the culture conditions are as follows. SB2, EGF, and Asc mean SB203580, epidermal growth factor, and ascorbic acid, respectively.
- Epidermal growth factor was purchased from Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Osaka, Japan), and SB203580 (SB2) was obtained from Cayman Chemical (Ann Arbor, Michigan).
- Dulbecco's improved eagle medium-high glucose (DMEMHG) and fetal bovine serum were obtained from Gibco Industries (Langley, OK) and plastic culture plates were obtained from Corning. Unless otherwise indicated, all other chemicals are Sigma-Aldrich, Inc. Purchased from (St. Louis, Missouri).
- EGF (-), 0.5 ng / mL, 1 ng / mL, and 5 ng / mL are SB2, EGF, and Asc with or without EGF at their respective concentrations.
- EGF EGF
- P1 EGF 0.5 ng / mL (+ Y, SB2, Asc)
- P2 EGF 0.5 ng / mL (+ Y, SB2, Asc) * TrypLE concentration x10 at the time of peeling
- ECD800 ECD800 at the time of sowing
- Y, SB2, and Asc mean Y27632, SB203580, and ascorbic acid, respectively.
- Rho-related protein kinase (ROCK) inhibitor Y-27632 (Y) and epidermal growth factor were purchased from Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Osaka, Japan), and SB203580 (SB2) was purchased from Cayman Chemical (Ann Arbor, Michigan). obtained.
- Dulbecco's improved eagle medium-high glucose (DMEMHG) and fetal bovine serum were obtained from Gibco Industries (Langley, OK) and plastic culture plates were obtained from Corning. Unless otherwise indicated, all other chemicals are Sigma-Aldrich, Inc. Purchased from (St. Louis, Missouri).
- EGF (-), 0.5 ng / mL is the above Y, SB2, Asc with or without the respective concentrations of EGF. Except for those specifically described, the same applies to Example 1.
- FIGS. 11 to 14 The results of FACS in P0 to P2 are shown in FIGS. 11 to 14.
- the corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure are cultured in the absence of EGF (or at low concentrations) because their proportion increases when EGF is not added. It is understood that stress is reduced and more preferred cells are produced, which is preferred for the production of human functional corneal endothelial cells that can elicit human corneal function upon injection into the human anterior chamber. ..
- Example 3 III. Testing with mIR expression without EGF addition, effect of addition of ROCK inhibitor
- miR184 is (1) inversely proportional to the intracellular CD44 gene expression level, (2) increased expression level in younger than middle age, and (3) ROCK inhibitor. It was found that the expression level increased with the addition of the ROCK inhibitor compared with the non-addition, and (4) the expression level increased with the addition of EGF rather than the addition of EGF.
- miR34a-5p is (1) inversely proportional to the intracellular CD44 gene expression level within the same donor, but in comparison beyond the donor, the comparison with CD44 is Suggested the possibility of reversal, (2) expression level did not change from middle age to younger, (3) expression level increased with ROCK inhibitor addition than ROCK inhibitor addition, (4) expression level increased with EGF addition than EGF addition It turned out that.
- Example 4 IV. Testing by metabolites of cell function characteristics when EGF is not added, effect of adding ROCK inhibitor
- the cell functional characteristic metabolites of the cells of the present disclosure without EGF were tested.
- the effect of adding the ROCK inhibitor was also determined.
- Cationic compounds were measured in the positive mode of CE time-of-flight mass spectrometry (CE-TOFMS), and anionic compounds were measured in the positive and negative modes of CE tandem MS (CE-MS / MS).
- HCA Hierarchical cluster analysis
- Differences in values were statistically analyzed using Student's t-test or one-way ANOVA and Bonferroni's post-test (GraphPadPrism6.0, GraphPad software).
- a p value of ⁇ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
- the effect of adding the ROCK inhibitor was determined according to Example 3.
- FIG. 20 to 22 An example of the hierarchy of metabolites is shown in FIG.
- target cells human functional corneal endothelial cells (target cells) that can induce human corneal function and cells that do not (non-target cells) when injected into the anterior chamber of the human eye.
- FIGS. 20 to 22 The results of confirming the above are shown in FIGS. 20 to 22.
- the target cells had a poor increase in Lactic Acid and L / P (lactic acid / pyruvic acid) ratio, which indicates that the anaerobic glycolytic activity was low. It was also found that Gln increased in the target cells, but Glu did not increase so much, indicating that it enhances the Gln synthesis pathway more than Glutaminonysis.
- BCAA showed a remarkably low value in the target cells, and it was found that this was a metabolism highly dependent on BCAA.
- Example 5 V. Effect of various additives
- SB203580 p38 MAPK inhibitor
- SB2- a method without adding SB203580, which is a p38 MAPK inhibitor
- FIG. 30 shows a culture supernatant / sample list of ELISA PDGF-bb and IL-8 CT09 P4 and P5.
- FIG. 30 shows a culture supernatant / sample list of CT09 P4 and P5 of ELISA PDGF-bb and IL-8.
- the results of classifying PDGF-bb by additives are shown in FIG. 31, and the results of weekly classification are shown in FIG. 32.
- the results of classification of IL-8 by additives are shown in FIG. 33, and the results of classification by week are shown in FIG. 34. From the above results, it is not desired to be bound by the theory, but regarding the effect of the additive, it is desirable to add SB4, no EGF, and add only the final stage of culture from the 10th day of Y. I understand.
- HCEC Corneal Endothelial Cells
- Example 6 Addition of VI.ROCK inhibitor
- a ROCK inhibitor for example, Y27632
- target cells human functional corneal endothelial cells
- Donor information is shown in FIG. Regarding the culture conditions, in # 190719, the Y addition time was examined in P1 and P2, and in # 190802, the Y addition time was examined in P1, so that the culture supernatants of 1w to 5w were each under the conditions shown in FIG. Was recovered. In # 190318, the culture supernatant was collected on P1 and P2 under the conditions shown in FIG. 40.
- the Elisa PDGF-bb measurement result (weekly) in the culture supernatant of # 190719 is shown in FIG. 48
- the Elisa PDGF-bb measurement result (weekly) in the culture supernatant of # 190318 is shown in FIG. 49, respectively. ..
- the PDGF value became high with the addition of Y27632, and the P1 growth phase became slightly low.
- PDGF is an independent factor, largely independent of the presence or absence of SB203580.
- Example 7 Addition of VII. ROCK inhibitor
- Example 6 the conditions regarding the ROCK inhibitor were further investigated. It will be described in detail below.
- FIG. 55 A photograph of DAY35 is shown in FIG. 55, and a FACS result is shown in FIGS. 56 and 57, respectively.
- the results of PDGF-bb and IL-8 in ELISA for each item are shown in FIG. 58, and the results for each week are shown in FIG. 59, respectively.
- the ROCK inhibitor Y27632 certainly enhances the adhesion to the incubator after cell seeding, but even if Y27632 is added for the first time after the 4th day, there is a difference on the 14th day of the culture. Since it is not observed at all, it is understood that standard cells can also be provided by culturing in the presence of a ROCK inhibitor in the step of proliferation and / or differentiation / maturation.
- Example 9 IX. Epigenome regulation by information transmission from mitochondria to the nucleus
- epigenome regulation by information transmission from mitochondria to the nucleus was investigated.
- Epigenome regulation by mitochondrial to nuclear signaling Cell Metab. 2015 Mar 3; 21 (3): 349-50.
- Trends inCell Biology June2017, Vol.27, No.6, and Sheikh et al. Nature. Detailed in Rev. Genetics, 2019, etc.
- Epigenetics regulation by metabolites and disruption of cell aging and cell differentiation can be considered as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG.
- the enzyme localized in the organelle the one shown in FIG. 65 is considered, and the isozyme expressed in the above-mentioned dedifferentiation progenitor cells is present in the cytoplasm and the nucleus to acetylate histones via the nuclear translocation AcCoA.
- HCEC HCEC was cultivated according to a method with some modifications to the published protocol.
- the Descemet's membrane containing CEC was peeled off from the donor cornea and digested with 1 mg / mL collagenase A (Roche Applied Science, Penzberg, Germany) at 37 ° C. for 2 hours.
- HCECs from a single donor cornea were seeded in 1 well of a type I collagen coated 6-well plate (Corning, Inc., Corning, NY). Medium was prepared according to published protocols. When the HCEC reached confluence, it was harvested at 37 ° C.
- PBS (-) Remove the PBS (-) in the well with a disposable pipette and inject PBS (-) (24-well: 500 mL, 12-well: 1 mL, 6-well: 2.5 mL, T-25: 7 mL) (second time). ), The culture vessel was shaken lightly to wash the inside of the well. The PBS (-) in the well was removed with a disposable pipette, and PBS (-) (24-well: 500 mL, 12-well: 1 mL, 6-well: 2.5 mL, T-25: 7 mL) was injected (third time). ).
- the TrypLE Select (10x) was diluted to (5x) with PBS ( ⁇ ) (1: 1 dilution), the PBS ( ⁇ ) was removed with a disposable pipette, and completely removed with P-1000.
- a TrypLE Select (5x) was injected (24-well: 200 mL, 12-well: 400 mL, 6-well: 1 mL, T-25: 2.5 mL) and allowed to stand in a CO 2 incubator for 15 minutes. It was confirmed by a phase contrast microscope that more than half of the cells were rounded, and the cells were stripped from the bottom surface by tapping.
- the round cells When the round cells are less than half of the whole, they are left to stand again in the CO 2 incubator for 2 to 5 minutes (the maximum enzyme treatment time by TrypLE is 20 minutes in total, and the round cells are less than half of the whole. Even if a total of 20 minutes passed, it was used for the next step). Subsequently, the cells were placed in a safety cabinet, and the cells were detached by repeating suction and discharge to the bottom surface with a P-1000 chip, and collected in a 1.5-mL proteo save tube or a 15-mL tube. Here you may turn on the lights in the safety cabinet.
- the cells were suspended by replacing with new chips and adding the collected medium per well (24-well: 100 mL, 12-well: 200 mL, 6-well: 500 mL, T-25: 1 mL). Centrifuge in a centrifuge (300 x g; eppendorf # 5452000034, 2,100 rpm for 3 minutes for a desktop centrifuge, 1,200 rpm for 3 minutes for a TOMY # LC-220 tube centrifuge), and replace with a P-1000 tip (long). , The supernatant was removed. The cells were suspended by replacing with new chips and adding the collected medium per well (24-well: 200 mL, 12-well: 400 mL, 6-well: 1 mL, T-25: 2.5 mL).
- a chip was attached to P-20, and 10 mL was rapidly withdrawn from the cell suspension and placed in a measurement 96-well plate (FALCON: 35591, 96-well assay plate U bottomless non-sterile polystyrene). 10 mL of trypan blue was added to 10 mL from the cell suspension, mixed by pipetting, 10 mL was taken, and the number of viable cells was counted on a hemocytometer.
- FALCON 35591, 96-well assay plate U bottomless non-sterile polystyrene
- Subculture was sown at Endothelial Cell Density (ECD: cells / mm 2 ) 400 (as of 191001) (24-well: 7.6 ⁇ 10 4 cells, 12-well: 15.2 ⁇ 10 4 cells, 6-well: 38 ⁇ 10 4 cells, T-25: 100 ⁇ 10 4 cells). (Adjustment of medium) Take the amount of medium + ⁇ (24-well: 500 mL, 12-well: 1 mL, 6-well: 2.5 mL, T-25: 7 mL) to be used in a suitable tube, and add reagents (each for the amount of medium solution). 1/1000 amount) was added. Since the added reagent is sensitive to light, the light in the safety cabinet was turned off during adjustment and medium replacement. The plates were shaken vertically and horizontally to uniformly seed the cells, and the cells were cultured in a CO 2 incubator.
- ECD Endothelial Cell Density
- Centrifugation was carried out at 250 ⁇ g (1,800 rpm) for 2 minutes at 4 ° C., the supernatant was discarded, and the cells were washed with 100 ⁇ L of FACS Buffer (+ NaN3). Centrifugation was carried out at 250 ⁇ g (1,800 rpm) for 2 minutes at 4 ° C., the supernatant was discarded, suspended in 350 ⁇ L of FACS Buffer (-NaN3), and transferred to a 5-mL tube through a cell strainer. NC suspended the rest of the initial suspension in FACS Buffer (-NaN3) to a total of 350 ⁇ L and transferred to a 5-mL tube through a cell strainer.
- LC / MS dataset analysis The LC / MS dataset consisted of a total of 4641 proteins, which were obtained by using the Proteome Discoverer 2.2 software. After removing data for which the abundance ratio could not be calculated, we found that the web-based program DAVID v6.8 (The Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery; https: // david. The rest of the data was analyzed. Eventually, there were 4315 genes, each given a unique DAVID gene ID for subsequent analysis. For gene expression analysis, we calculated statistical P values and rate of change between the two groups, drawn volcano plots, and extracted genes that were differently expressed in HQ cHCEC and LQ cHCEC.
- Example 10 X. ion channel monocarboxylic acid transport system cell decontamination
- Example 10 X. ion channel monocarboxylic acid transport system cell decontamination
- the procedure is as follows. All capacities were per 24-well plate 1-well. First, the cell culture supernatant was removed and washed with 0.5 mL of PBS (-) (once). 0.5 mL of fixative was added and allowed to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes (-30 ° C for MeOH). 0.5 mL of PBS (-) / 0.2% Triton X-100 was added and incubated for 15 minutes at room temperature. The solution was removed, 0.5 mL of 1% BSA / PBS (-) was added, and blocking was performed at room temperature for 60 minutes. The solution was removed, the primary antibody was diluted with 1% BSA / PBS (-), 0.3 mL was added and incubated at 4 ° C. O / N.
- cation / anion transporter ion transporter
- MCT monocarboxylic acid transporter
- SLC solute carrier family protein expression patterns
- CA carbonate dehydrogenase
- Example 12 Intracellular pH measurement
- Example 12 Intracellular pH measurement
- the intracellular pH of cultured human corneal endothelial cells is thought to determine cell size and mitochondrial function. Below, standard cells and non-standard cells with phase transition were prepared under culture conditions, and the pH was tested, and it was verified that the intracellular pH of standard cells with CD44- was lower than that with non-standard cells with phase transition of CD44 +++++.
- HEPES buffer 153 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 5 mM glucose, 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.4
- Calibration buffer 130 mM KCl, 10 mM NaCl, 1 mM DDL4, 10 mM Na-MOPS)... pH 6.6 / 7.0 / 7.2 / 7.4 / 7.8 / 8.2 2 mg / mL Nigercin / EtOH stock solution... Dispense and store at -30 °C 1 mM BCECF-AM / DMSO solution (Donology B221: Add 72.612 mL DMSO to 50 mg / tube, mix and dispense -30 °C storage)
- Method preparation of cell suspension (cells to be measured)
- the cells were photographed with a phase-contrast microscope camera, and human cultured corneal endothelial cells were detached with PBS (-) (cells were photographed with a phase-contrast microscope camera) and 5 ⁇ TrypLE / PBS (-).
- the number of cells was counted (real values: cells / mL, total cells / mL) and suspended in a HEPES Buffer so as to be 2-10 ⁇ 10 5 cells / 1 mL HEPES in one 1.5-mL proteo save tube. 5 mL of 1 mM BC ECF-AM / DMSO was added per mL (final conc. 5 mM) (real value: cells / mL ⁇ ), and the mixture was reacted in a 37 ° C. 5% CO2 incubator in the culture room for 30 minutes.
- the cells were transferred to a laboratory table, centrifuged at 300 ⁇ g (1,867 rpm: eppendorf centrifuge5418) for 3 min, the supernatant was removed, and the cell pellet was suspended in 200 mL of HEPES buffer (first wash). Centrifuge for 3 min at 300 ⁇ g (1,867 rpm), remove supernatant , suspend in HEPES Buffer to give 2 ⁇ 10 5 cells / mL HEPES, and combine everything into 15-mL tubes (ex. 8 ⁇ 10 5). cells / 4 mL HEPES). Cells were dispensed from this cell suspension into 500 mL / 1.5-mL proteo-save tubes (ex.
- a buffer solution for calibration was prepared, and 6 cells were taken from the cell suspension into a 500 mL / 1.5-mL proteo save tube. The cells were centrifuged at 300 ⁇ g (1,867 rpm) for 3 min (second wash), the supernatant was discarded, and the cell Pellet was suspended in 500 mL of each pH solution. 2 mg / mL Nigercin / EtOH was added in an amount of 2.5 mL per 500 mL (final conc. 10 mg / mL) and incubated for 10 minutes at room temperature. 150 mL / well (96-well plate) and 3-well were added to the cell suspension for calibration and the cell suspension.
- Measurements were performed using a fluorescent plate reader (GloMax Explorer, Promega) at an excitation of 500 nm and a fluorescence wavelength of 530 nm (in GloMax, excitation Blue (475 nm) and fluorescence filter set to 500-550 nm).
- Example 14 Increased oxidative phosphorylated respiration
- the expression of Mira34a is decreased in non-standard cells, and as a result, the glycolysis system of mitondoria is enhanced. Therefore, it was confirmed that when mimics of miR43a were forcibly introduced into cells to enhance the expression of miR43a, oxidative phosphorylation respiration was enhanced (FIGS. 101 and 102).
- Whether the cells of the present disclosure become mature differentiated cells or are in a dedifferentiated state is considered to be due to the influence of intracellular pH on mitochondrial function (Fig. 105).
- the corneal endothelial cells of the present disclosure function to excrete excess water to the anterior chamber side of the corneal stroma and keep the corneal stroma transparent. Therefore, corneal opacity reduction / transparency and non-thinning of corneal thickening, which are evaluated as clinical effects, can be mentioned.
- mitochondrial OXPHOS is enhanced in cells eligible for cell-injection medicine, and a concentration gradient of lactic acid is formed in the endothelial cells from the parenchymal side to the anterior chamber side, and as a result, osmotic pressure promotes water discharge via the AQP1 channel. Therefore, as the cell function characteristic evaluation, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation function, AQP1 channel expression and the like can be mentioned. Then, as described above, the intracellular pH suppresses the decrease in the dedifferentiation inhibitory miR34a, the expression of CD44 is suppressed, and the mitochondrial OXPHOS is maintained. And so on.
- the intracellular cation-anion equilibrium maintains the intracellular pH in the neutral range of 7.0 to 7.2 to maintain high levels of mitochondrial OXPHOS.
- Examples of cell function characteristic evaluation include Na + K + ATPase (AT1P1), NVCa1 (bicarbonate ion channel), NHE1 (Na +, H + exchange ion channel), MCT4 (lactic acid transporter: released to the anterior aqueous humor side), SLC4A11, and the like. can.
- a functional evaluation method for the mixture of non-qualified cells in the final product qualified cells a method for confirming that the intracellular cation / anion equilibrium causes the intracellular pH to be biased to the alkaline range can be considered. The presence or absence of histone acetylation and mitochondrial dysfunction can be confirmed.
- Example 15 Immunostaining of cells
- Example 10 the ion channel and / or monocarboxylic acid transport system was confirmed based on the results of proteomics, but in this example, the selective expression of the ion channel was confirmed by immunostaining of cells.
- FACS measurement result (Lot # CR04_Day41) After sowing with ECD800-900 by CPC, the cells were cultivated on Day 2 to the car and then up to Day 41, peeled off by 5xTripLE select, and used for FACS.
- the culture conditions are as shown in the table below.
- the photograph of the 41st day is shown in FIG.
- ATP1A1 is localized to the cell membrane
- NHE1 is localized to the cell membrane
- AQP1 is localized to the cell membrane
- NBCe1 is localized to the cell membrane
- AE2 is localized to the cell membrane / cell membrane.
- Acetyl-Histone H3 was low.
- Example 16 Increased acetylation of histones in non-standard cells
- Example 16 Increased acetylation of histones in non-standard cells
- the intracellular pH enhances mitochondrial Glycolysis, and the titrate transferred from mitochondria to the nucleus acetylates histones by ACLY and ACSS2 localized in the nucleus, thereby changing the composition of mitochondrial matrix constituent proteins.
- ACLY and ACSS2 localized in the nucleus
- Example 17 Comparison of standard cells and non-standard cells
- CST cells CST cells
- # 191224S P4 Day46 (+ Y) was used as the standard cell
- # 200313 P1 Day74 (+ SB4, EGF) was used as the non-standard cell.
- the results are shown in FIGS. 109 to 111.
- HAT / HDAC activity is measured in standard cells and non-standard cells in order to confirm that histone deacetylase activity is decreased in standard cells. bottom.
- the HAT / HDAC activity was measured as follows.
- the culture conditions were as shown in the table below. After seeding with ECD400 for 1 and ECD800 (passage from non-standard cells) for 2, the cells were cultured to Day 42. Each 1 well was exfoliated by FACS: 5xTripLE select and used in the experiment (same sample as for miRNA expression measurement). In addition, 1 well was extracted with nucleoprotein, and the cells were directly collected by Nuclear Extension Kit. The results are shown in FIGS. 112 to 114.
- acetyl-CoA in the cytoplasm and nucleus may epigeneticly participate in histone acetylation and regulate plasma expression in CST cells under the influence of an environmental factor called culture stress. It is considered that the uneven distribution of nuclear localized AcetylCoA plays an important role in the differentiation failure of dedifferentiated cells.
- This disclosure is found to be available in the medical industry related to corneal endothelium regenerative medicine and its peripheral industries.
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本開示は、世界で初めて、何時も同じ医療を提供するための絶対要件である安定的生産が可能で、全世界での広汎な適用を可能とするコスト的に格段に安価な製法により均質で小型で移植後高細胞密度角膜内皮組織を長期に亘り再構築する患者にやさしい画期的な医療を提供する。ミトコンドリア依存性の酸化的呼吸が亢進した培養ヒト角膜内皮細胞である。角膜移植においては拒絶応答の起こる患者にも有効であることが判明している。
また本開示に係る製造法では、細胞質や核において働くTCA代謝経路に係る酵素による代謝産物、就中、アセチルコエンザイムA(AcCoA)によるヒストンのアセチル化などのエピジェネティックな多遺伝子の活性化が回避されることで、培養細胞の相転移が起きず、代謝リプログラミングがミトコンドリア機能の保持に傾斜するという革新的な発明により、上述の夾雑亜集団細胞の生成が極小化され、汎く角膜内皮機能不全患者の角膜混濁や水和浮腫の改善に極めて長期的に有用な高機能内皮細胞が提供されるものである。
(項目1)ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜機能を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞を製造する方法であって、
(b)角膜内皮前駆細胞を、増殖ストレスなど培養ストレスを極小化し得る培養条件下で増殖および/または分化・成熟させる工程
を含む、方法。
(項目2)前記ヒト角膜機能は、角膜内皮細胞機能特性を含む、(項目1)に記載の方法。
(項目3)(a)ヒト角膜内皮組織由来細胞を脱分化させて前記角膜内皮前駆細胞を得る工程をさらに包含する、(項目1)または(項目2)に記載の方法。
(項目4)ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜機能、就中、角膜内皮細胞機能特性を惹起し得る機能性ヒト角膜内皮細胞を製造する方法であって、ヒト角膜内皮前駆細胞を形質転換が生じる量未満の細胞成長因子の存在下で増殖および/または分化・成熟させる(項目1)~(項目3)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目5)前記細胞成長因子は上皮成長因子(EGF)を含む、(項目1)~(項目4)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目6)前記形質転換は内皮間葉転換を含む、(項目1)~(項目5)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目7)前記増殖および/または分化・成熟させる工程はROCK阻害剤の存在下で行われる、(項目1)~(項目6)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目8)(b)で得られた細胞が、ミトコンドリアにおいてミトコンドリア依存性酸化的リン酸化が増加し、細胞質・核内のアセチルCoAの発現が増加しないこと、並びにアセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現が惹起されていない細胞であることを確認する工程を含む、(項目1)~(項目6)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目9)(b)で得られた細胞が、ミトコンドリアにおいて、クエン酸シンターゼ(CS)、アコニターゼ2(ACO2)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(IDH2)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(MDH2)、リンゴ酸酵素3(ME3)、ACSS1、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ1(ACAT1)、ピルビン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(PDH)、BCAT2、及び分岐鎖ケト酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(BCKDH2)からなる群から選択される1または複数の代謝関連酵素が発現している細胞であることを確認する工程を含む、(項目1)~(項目8)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目10)(b)で得られた細胞が、ATPクエン酸リアーゼ(ACLY)、アコニターゼ1(ACO1)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ1(IDH1)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ1(MDH1)、リンゴ酸酵素1(ME1)、ACSS2、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ2(ACAT2)、及び/または乳酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(LDH)が発現しない、もしくはほとんど発現しないことを確認する工程を含む、(項目1)~(項目9)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目10A)(b)で得られた細胞におけるIDH1および/またはACSS2の発現が、非ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞と比較して減弱している、上記項目のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目10B)(b)で得られた細胞において、ATPクエン酸リアーゼ(ACLY)が発現しない、上記項目のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目10C)(b)で得られた細胞におけるIDH2の発現が、非ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞と比較して増強している、上記項目のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目11)(b)で得られた細胞が、角膜混濁や水和浮腫の改善、その結果、持続的に長期に亘り角膜内皮組織細胞密度を保持させ、視力改善に繋がるような角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性に繋がるイオンチャンネルおよび/または単カルボン酸輸送体の発現の認められることを確認する工程を含む、(項目1)~(項目10)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目12)(b)で得られた細胞が、ナトリウム/水素交換体1(NHE1)並びに/または、アクアポリン1(AQP-1)の発現が亢進していることを確認する工程を含む、(項目1)~(項目11)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目13)(b)で得られた細胞が、重炭酸脱水酵素5B(CA5B)の発現が亢進していることを確認する工程を含む、(項目9)~(項目10)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目14)(b)で得られた細胞が、TCA回路などに係る代謝酵素やAcetylCoAなどの代謝産物が夾雑相転移細胞の生成に繋がらないように細胞質や核には存在せずに、ミトコンドリアにオルガネラ選択的に局在する特性を有することを確認する工程を含む、(項目1)~(項目12)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目15)前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞が、角膜内皮組織由来細胞、多能性幹細胞、間葉系幹細胞、角膜内皮から採取した角膜内皮前駆細胞、角膜内皮から採取した細胞、並びにダイレクトプログラミング法で作成される角膜内皮前駆細胞および角膜内皮様細胞からなる群から選択される細胞を起源として作製されたものである、(項目1)~(項目14)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目16)ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞であって、角膜混濁や水和浮腫の改善、その結果、持続的に長期に亘り角膜内皮組織細胞密度を保持させ、視力改善に繋がるような角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性に繋がる機能性蛋白の発現が認められるか、または当該角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性を阻害する蛋白が惹起されないまたは低下している、細胞。
(項目17)前記細胞は、ヒト眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞であり、ミトコンドリアにおいて、クエン酸シンターゼ(CS)、アコニターゼ2(ACO2)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(IDH2)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(MDH2)、リンゴ酸酵素3(ME3)、ACSS1、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ1(ACAT1)、ピルビン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(PDH)、BCAT2、及び分岐鎖ケト酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(BCKDH2)からなる群から選択される1または複数の代謝関連酵素が発現している、(項目16)に記載の細胞。
(項目18)前記細胞は、ヒト眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞であり、ミトコンドリアにおいてミトコンドリア依存性酸化的リン酸化が増加し、または細胞質・核内のアセチルCoAの発現が増加しないこと、並びにアセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現が惹起されていない群から選択される少なくとも1つを含む、(項目16)または(項目17)に記載の細胞。
(項目19)前記細胞はヒト角膜内皮細胞であり、ATPクエン酸リアーゼ(ACLY)、アコニターゼ1(ACO1)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ1(IDH1)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ1(MDH1)、リンゴ酸酵素1(ME1)、ACSS2、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ2(ACAT2)、及び/または乳酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(LDH)が発現しない、または実質的に発現しない、(項目16)~(項目18)のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
(項目20)前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞において、ナトリウム/水素交換体1(NHE1)並びに/または、アクアポリン1(AQP-1)の発現が亢進している、(項目16)~(項目19)のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
(項目21)
前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞において、重炭酸脱水酵素5B(CA5B)の発現が亢進している、(項目16)~(項目20)のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
(項目22)前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞が、(i)TCA回路などに係る代謝酵素やAcetylCoAなどの代謝産物が夾雑相転移細胞の生成に繋がらないように細胞質や核には存在せずに、ミトコンドリアにオルガネラ選択的に局在する特性、(ii)ミトコンドリアにおけるミトコンドリア依存性酸化的リン酸化の増加、(iii)アセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現の低下(惹起無を含む)、(iV)ナトリウム/水素交換体1(NHE1)および/またはアクアポリン1(AQP-1)の発現の亢進、並びに(v)重炭酸脱水酵素5B(CA5B)の発現の亢進からなる群から選択されるすべてを含む、(項目16)~(項目21)のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
(項目23)内皮間葉系移行が起きていない、または実質的に起きていない、(項目16)~(項目22)のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
(項目24)
ヒト眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞であって、内皮間葉系移行が起きていない、または実質的に起きていない、細胞。
(項目25)前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞は、角膜内皮組織由来細胞、多能性幹細胞、間葉系幹細胞、角膜内皮から採取した角膜内皮前駆細胞、角膜内皮から採取した細胞、並びにダイレクトプログラミング法で作成される角膜内皮前駆細胞および角膜内皮様細胞からなる群から選択される細胞を起源として作成されたものである、(項目16)~(項目24)のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
(項目26)(項目1)~(項目15)のいずれか一項に記載の方法によって製造された細胞および/または請求項16~25のいずれか一項に記載の細胞を含む細胞集団。
(項目27)ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞の品質管理または工程管理の方法であって、前記細胞のミトコンドリアにおいて、クエン酸シンターゼ(CS)、アコニターゼ2(ACO2)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(IDH2)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(MDH2)、リンゴ酸酵素3(ME3)、ACSS1、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ1(ACAT1)、ピルビン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(PDH)、BCAT2、及び分岐鎖ケト酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(BCKDH2)からなる群から選択される1または複数の代謝関連酵素が発現していることを確認する工程を含む、方法。
(項目28)
前記細胞において細胞質・核内のアセチルCoAの発現、およびアセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現が惹起されていないことを確認する工程をさらに含む、(項目27)に記載の方法。
(項目29)前記細胞において、ナトリウム/水素交換体1(NHE1)および/またはアクアポリン1(AQP-1)の発現が亢進していることを確認する工程をさらに含む、(項目27)または(項目28)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目30)
前記細胞において、重炭酸脱水酵素5B(CA5B)の発現が亢進していることを確認する工程をさらに含む、(項目27)~(項目29)のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
(項目31)ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞の品質管理もしくは工程管理の方法、またはヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞に混在する角膜内皮非機能性細胞を検出する方法であって、以下:
(1)移植日の位相差画像による外観検査で、線維芽細胞、異物、変色、または他の異常なし
(2)移植日2週間前および/または移植日の細胞数が1.5×106細胞/450μL(3)細胞生存率がトリパンブルー染色で85%以上
(4)細胞上清のELISAによる純度試験で、
PDGF-BB:100pg/mL以上
(5)移植日2週間前および/または移植日に採取された細胞上清のFACSによる純度試験で、
CD166+>99%
CD24+<5%
CD26+<5%
CD200+<5%
CD44high<5%
CD44low>90%
CD105-~weak>90%
CD90+<5%
(6)エフェクター細胞(E-ratio)>90%
(7)移植日2日前のポンプ機能(Na+/K+ATPase):陽性
(8)移植日2日前のバリア機能(ZO-1):陽性
(9)BSA陰性試験で125ng/μL未満
(10)移植日のECDが1500細胞/mm2以上
(11)miR184の発現
(12)乳酸産生
(13)細胞サイズが250μm未満
の1または複数の項目を確認する工程を含む、方法。
(項目32)ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞の細胞集団であって、以下:
(1)移植日の位相差画像による外観検査で、線維芽細胞、異物、変色、または他の異常なし
(2)移植日2週間前および/または移植日の細胞数が1.5×106細胞/450μL(3)細胞生存率がトリパンブルー染色で85%以上
(4)細胞上清のELISAによる純度試験で、
PDGF-BB:100pg/mL以上
(5)移植日2週間前および/または移植日に採取された細胞上清のFACSによる純度試験で、
CD166+>99%
CD24+<5%
CD26+<5%
CD200+<5%
CD44high<5%
CD44low>90%
CD105-~weak>90%
CD90+<5%
(6)エフェクター細胞(E-ratio)>90%
(7)移植日2日前のポンプ機能(Na+/K+ATPase):陽性
(8)移植日2日前のバリア機能(ZO-1):陽性
(9)BSA陰性試験で125ng/μL未満
(10)移植日のECDが1500細胞/mm2以上
(11)miR184の発現
(12)乳酸産生
(13)細胞サイズが250μm未満
の1または複数の項目を充足する、細胞集団。
(医薬)
(項目A1)ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞を含む医薬であって、角膜混濁や水和浮腫の改善、その結果、持続的に長期に亘り角膜内皮組織細胞密度を保持させ、視力改善に繋がるような角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性に繋がる機能性蛋白の発現が認められるか、または当該角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性を阻害する蛋白が惹起されないまたは低下している、医薬。
(項目A12)前記細胞は、ヒト眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞であり、ミトコンドリアにおいて、クエン酸シンターゼ(CS)、アコニターゼ2(ACO2)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(IDH2)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(MDH2)、リンゴ酸酵素3(ME3)、ACSS1、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ1(ACAT1)、ピルビン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(PDH)、BCAT2、及び分岐鎖ケト酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(BCKDH2)からなる群から選択される1または複数の代謝関連酵素が発現している、(項目A1)に記載の医薬。
(項目A3)前記細胞は、ヒト眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞であり、ミトコンドリアにおいてミトコンドリア依存性酸化的リン酸化が増加し、または細胞質・核内のアセチルCoAの発現が増加しないこと、並びにアセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現が惹起されていない群から選択される少なくとも1つを含む、(項目A1)または(項目A2)に記載の医薬。
(項目A4) 前記細胞はヒト角膜内皮細胞であり、ATPクエン酸リアーゼ(ACLY)、アコニターゼ1(ACO1)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ1(IDH1)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ1(MDH1)、リンゴ酸酵素1(ME1)、ACSS2、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ2(ACAT2)、及び/または乳酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(LDH)が発現しない、または実質的に発現しない、(項目A1)~(項目A3)のいずれか一項に記載の医薬。
(項目A5)前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞において、ナトリウム/水素交換体1(NHE1)並びに/または、アクアポリン1(AQP-1)の発現が亢進している、(項目A1)~(項目A4)のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
(項目A6)前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞において、重炭酸脱水酵素5B(CA5B)の発現が亢進している、(項目A1)~(項目A5)のいずれか一項に記載の医薬。
(項目A7)前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞が、(i)TCA回路などに係る代謝酵素やAcetylCoAなどの代謝産物が夾雑相転移細胞の生成に繋がらないように細胞質や核には存在せずに、ミトコンドリアにオルガネラ選択的に局在する特性、(ii)ミトコンドリアにおけるミトコンドリア依存性酸化的リン酸化の増加、(iii)アセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現の低下(惹起無を含む)、(iV)ナトリウム/水素交換体1(NHE1)および/またはアクアポリン1(AQP-1)の発現の亢進、並びに(v)重炭酸脱水酵素5B(CA5B)の発現の亢進からなる群から選択されるすべてを含む、(項目A1)~(項目A6)のいずれか一項に記載の医薬。
(項目A8)内皮間葉系移行が起きていない、または実質的に起きていない前記細胞を有する、(項目A1)~(項目A7)のいずれか一項に記載の医薬。
(項目A9)ヒト眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞を有する医薬であって、前記細胞が、内皮間葉系移行が起きていない、または実質的に起きていない、医薬。
(項目A10)前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞は、角膜内皮組織由来細胞、多能性幹細胞、間葉系幹細胞、角膜内皮から採取した角膜内皮前駆細胞、角膜内皮から採取した細胞、並びにダイレクトプログラミング法で作成される角膜内皮前駆細胞および角膜内皮様細胞からなる群から選択される細胞を起源として作成されたものである、(項目A1)~(項目A9)のいずれか一項に記載の医薬。
(項目A11)(項目1)~(項目15)のいずれか一項に記載の方法によって製造された細胞および/または(項目16)~(項目25)のいずれか一項に記載の細胞を含む細胞集団を含む医薬。
(項目A12)ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞の細胞集団を含む医薬であって、前記細胞集団は、以下:
(1)移植日の位相差画像による外観検査で、線維芽細胞、異物、変色、または他の異常なし
(2)移植日2週間前および/または移植日の細胞数が1.5×106細胞/450μL(3)細胞生存率がトリパンブルー染色で85%以上
(4)細胞上清のELISAによる純度試験で、
PDGF-BB:100pg/mL以上
(5)移植日2週間前および/または移植日に採取された細胞上清のFACSによる純度試験で、
CD166+>99%
CD24+<5%
CD26+<5%
CD200+<5%
CD44high<5%
CD44low>90%
CD105-~weak>90%
CD90+<5%
(6)エフェクター細胞(E-ratio)>90%
(7)移植日2日前のポンプ機能(Na+/K+ATPase):陽性
(8)移植日2日前のバリア機能(ZO-1):陽性
(9)BSA陰性試験で125ng/μL未満
(10)移植日のECDが1500細胞/mm2以上
(11)miR184の発現
(12)乳酸産生
(13)細胞サイズが250μm未満
の1または複数の項目を充足する、医薬。
れた細胞等を細胞試料として用いることができる。また、インビトロで分化誘導された、本開示の角膜内皮特性具備機能性細胞または機能性成熟分化角膜内皮細胞を含む培養細胞を試料として用いることができる。インビトロにおける本開示の角膜内皮特性具備機能性細胞または機能性成熟分化角膜内皮細胞への分化誘導は、公知のES細胞、iPS細胞、骨髄間質細胞等の細胞を出発材料として、公知の方法、例えば、AMED法等による分化させる<Ueno M, Matsumura M, Watanabe K, Nakamura T, Osakada F, Takahashi M, Kawasaki H, Kinoshita S, Sasai Y:, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 103(25): 9554-9559, 2006.>処理を行うことにより実施することができる。
図64の模式図のように考えることができる。
以下に本開示の好ましい実施形態を説明する。以下に提供される実施形態は、本開示のよりよい理解のために提供されるものであり、本開示の範囲は以下の記載に限定されるべきでないことが理解される。従って、当業者は、本明細書中の記載を参酌して、本開示の範囲内で適宜改変を行うことができることは明らかである。また、本開示の以下の実施形態は単独でも使用されあるいはそれらを組み合わせて使用することができることが理解される。
本開示の一局面において、本開示は、角膜混濁や水和浮腫の改善、その結果、持続的に長期に亘り角膜内皮組織細胞密度を保持させ、視力改善に繋がるような角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性に繋がる機能性蛋白の発現が認められるか、または当該角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性を阻害する蛋白が惹起されないまたは低下している、ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞を提供する。このような機能性蛋白の発現または蛋白の惹起がされないまたは低下されることは、本明細書の開示に従って、本実施例の例示に鑑み、当業者が適宜実施することができる。本開示では、角膜混濁や水和浮腫の改善、その結果、持続的に長期に亘り角膜内皮組織細胞密度を保持させ、視力改善に繋がるような角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性に繋がる機能性蛋白の発現が認められるか、または当該角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性を阻害する蛋白が惹起されないまたは低下している、ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞は、「角膜混濁や水和浮腫の改善、その結果、持続的に長期に亘り角膜内皮組織細胞密度を保持させ、視力改善に繋がるような角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性に繋がる機能性蛋白の発現が認められる、ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞」と表現されることもあるが、これらは特に注釈を入れない限り同義である。
(1)移植日の位相差画像による外観検査で、線維芽細胞、異物、変色、または他の異常なし
(2)移植日2週間前および/または移植日の細胞数が1.5×106細胞/450μL
(3)細胞生存率がトリパンブルー染色で85%以上
(4)細胞上清のELISAによる純度試験で、
PDGF-BB:100pg/mL以上
(5)移植日2週間前および/または移植日に採取された細胞上清のFACSによる純度試験で、
CD166+>99%
CD24+<5%
CD26+<5%
CD200+<5%
CD44high<5%
CD44low>90%
CD105-~weak>90%
CD90+<5%
(6)エフェクター細胞(E-ratio)>90%
(7)移植日2日前のポンプ機能(Na+/K+ATPase):陽性
(8)移植日2日前のバリア機能(ZO-1):陽性
(9)BSA陰性試験で125ng/μL未満
(10)移植日のECDが1500細胞/mm2以上
(11)miR184の発現
(12)乳酸産生
(13)細胞サイズが250μm未満
の1または複数の項目を確認する工程を含む、方法を提供する。
(1)移植日の位相差画像による外観検査で、線維芽細胞、異物、変色、または他の異常なし
(2)移植日2週間前および/または移植日の細胞数が1.5×106細胞/450μL(3)細胞生存率がトリパンブルー染色で85%以上
(4)細胞上清のELISAによる純度試験で、
PDGF-BB:100pg/mL以上
(5)移植日2週間前および/または移植日に採取された細胞上清のFACSによる純度試験で、
CD166+>99%
CD24+<5%
CD26+<5%
CD200+<5%
CD44high<5%
CD44low>90%
CD105-~weak>90%
CD90+<5%
(6)エフェクター細胞(E-ratio)>90%
(7)移植日2日前のポンプ機能(Na+/K+ATPase):陽性
(8)移植日2日前のバリア機能(ZO-1):陽性
(9)BSA陰性試験で125ng/μL未満
(10)移植日のECDが1500細胞/mm2以上
(11)miR184の発現
(12)乳酸産生
(13)細胞サイズが250μm未満
の1または複数の項目を充足する、細胞集団を提供し、この場合、(1)~(13)のすべての項目を充足する細胞集団とすることもできる。
このように、本開示は、臨床で極めて優れた効果を示す培養ヒト角膜内皮細胞を作出した上で、その細胞を同定できる技術も明確にしたという点で、極めて有用性の高い技術を提供するものといえる。
なお、本開示では、必要に応じて、適宜WO2017/141926に記載されている細胞マーカーを用いることができる。
・Area Scaling Factor: FSC=0.5、Blue laser= 0.75、Red laser=0.8
・voltage: FSC=270、SSC=400、FITC=290、PE=290、PerCP-Cy 5.5=410、PE-Cy 7=495、APC=430
・陰性対照(アイソタイプコントロール)の平均蛍光強度としては、以下を挙げることができる。
FITC: 約130 [65~225程度]
PE: 約120 [73~204程度)]
PerCP-Cy5.5: 約120 [74~191程度]
PE-Cy 7: 約50 [33~80程度]
APC: 約110 [67~196程度]。
撮影することができる。また、面積分布測定のためには、例えば、対象となる細胞をPBS (-)で3回洗浄する等して測定しやすい前処理を行った後、位相差顕微鏡画像を例えば、BZ X-700顕微鏡システム(Keyence, Osaka, Japan)等の市販のシステムを用いて取得することができる。また、面積分布はBZ-H3C Hybrid細胞計数ソフトウェア(Keyence)等の市販のソフトウェアを用いて定量することができる。
とも約2300個/mm2以上、好ましくは少なくとも約2400個/mm2以上、好ましくは少なくとも約2500個/mm2以上、好ましくは少なくとも約2600個/mm2以上、好ましくは少なくとも約2700個/mm2以上、好ましくは少なくとも約2800個/mm2以上、好ましくは少なくとも約2900個/mm2以上、好ましくは少なくとも約3000個/mm2以上でありうる。
本開示の医薬は、任意の形態で被験体に投与することができるが、好ましい実施形態では、本開示の医薬に含まれる細胞は前房内投与されることが望ましい。培養角膜内皮細胞を前房内に注入する技術が確立されており、理論に拘束されることを望まないが、前房内注入により角膜内皮を再生させるという概念は、(1)低侵襲性で、(2)人工材料を用いず、(3)若年者由来の老化の少ない高機能性の角膜内皮細胞をマスター細胞として用いることが可能であるからである。また、前房内注入することによって、角膜内皮機能再生が最も効率よく行われるからであり、また、生体外で培養拡大後、細胞懸濁液を(水疱性角膜症等の)患者の前房内に注入することは、ヒト幹細胞を用いる臨床研究に関する指針に基づく研究(偵察・探索臨床研究)により、ヒト適用においての安全性、臨床POCは確立していることが本開示の過程において明らかになっているからである。
本明細書において得られた知見をもとにして、代謝産物等を指標として、患者を層別化し、層別化された患者の病態に応じて本開示の細胞を適宜調製し、適切な治療を行うことができる。
一つの局面において、本開示は、ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜機能を惹起し得る機能性ヒト角膜内皮細胞を製造する方法であって、(b)前記角膜内皮前駆細胞を、増殖ストレスなど培養ストレスを極小化し得る培養条件下で増殖および/または分化・成熟させる工程とを含む、方法を提供する。
本開示で有用な点の一つとしては、ROCK阻害剤、TGF-β阻害剤、p38MAPキナーゼ阻害剤、および/あるいは、EGFなどの試薬をミニマムに使用することで、経済的に低価格において、使用した場合に匹敵する品質の細胞を提供しうることを見出した点が挙げられる。
また、インビトロの製法で、生体組織で得られるレベルの細胞を入手することができるようになったことで、生体組織の細胞における品質を推測できるようになった点も有用な点でありうる。
非限定的な好ましい実施形態では、理論に束縛されることを望まないが、TGF-β阻害剤(例えば、SB-431542)についていえば、培養期間を通じて非添加であることが好ましい。
非限定的な好ましい実施形態では、理論に束縛されることを望まないが、p38MAPキナーゼ阻害剤(例えば、SB203580)についていえば、培養期間を通じて非添加でもよく、培養最終の28-35日の段階でのみ添加する形態でもよい。
本開示の一実施形態において、ヒトの眼前房内への細胞注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞の品質管理または工程管理の方法であって、前記細胞のミトコンドリアにおいて、クエン酸シンターゼ(CS)、アコニターゼ2(ACO2)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(IDH2)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(MDH2)、リンゴ酸酵素3(ME3)、ACSS1、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ1(ACAT1)、ピルビン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(PDH)、BCAT2、及び分岐鎖ケト酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(BCKDH2)からなる群から選択される1または複数の代謝関連酵素が発現していることを確認する工程を含むこともできる。この場合、ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞において細胞質・核内のアセチルCoAの発現、およびアセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現が惹起されていないことを確認する工程をさらに含むこともできる。
本開示の1つまたは複数の態様に係る判定方法および解析方法について、実施の形態に基づいて説明したが、本開示は、この実施の形態に限定されるものではない。本開示の趣旨を逸脱しない限り、当業者が思いつく各種変形を本実施の形態に施したものや、異なる実施の形態における構成要素を組み合わせて構築される形態も、本開示の1つまたは複数の態様の範囲内に含まれてもよい。
本実施例では、機能性ヒト角膜内皮細胞の製造において、使用する上皮成長因子(EGF)の濃度についての検討を行った。以下に詳細を示す。
ドナー情報は#202、ABG-404OSCN/ODCN(右目左目)、年齢64、内皮細胞密度(ECD)= 3104/3070、死因(COD):Metastatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Uterus、D-P (角膜ドナーの死亡後、角膜を保存液に入れるまでの時間)=12:15、D-C(角膜ドナーの死亡後、細胞培養に入るまでの時間)=8Dである。
添加EGFの濃度は、以下の培養条件において、検討した。詳細は以下のとおりである。
0+Y, SB2,EGF,Asc(アスコルビン酸)で培養
↓
P1 +Y, SB2,EGF,Ascで培養
↓
P2 EGF(-), 0.5ng/mL,1 ng/mL, 5 ng/mLの4通りで培養(+Y, SB2, Asc)
↓ P2それぞれの条件から継代
P3 EGF(-),0.5ng/mL, 1 ng/mL, 5 ng/mLの4通りで培養(+Y, SB2, Asc)
↓ P3それぞれの条件から継代
P4 EGF(-),0.5ng/mL, 1 ng/mL, 5 ng/mLの4通りで培養(+Y, SB2, Asc)
*剥離時のトリプシン(TrypLE、ThermoFisher)濃度x10、播種細胞数ECD800
(以上、Pは継代数を示す。)
SB2,EGF,Ascは、それぞれ、SB203580、上皮細胞成長因子、アスコルビン酸を意味する。表皮成長因子は和光純薬工業株式会社(大阪、日本)から購入し、SB203580(SB2)はケイマンケミカル(アンアーバー、ミシガン州)から入手した。ダルベッコの改良イーグル中高グルコース(DMEMHG)およびウシ胎児血清はギブコ・インダストリーズ社(ラングリー、OK)から入手し、プラスチック培養プレートはコーニングから入手した。異なる指示がない限り、他のすべての化学物質は、Sigma-Aldrich、Inc.(ミズーリ州セントルイス)から購入した。
EGF(-),0.5ng/mL, 1 ng/mL, 5 ng/mLは、上記SB2, EGF, Ascにそれぞれの濃度のEGFを加えたもの、または加えないものである。
P2のD41での4つの写真を図6に示した。またP3~P4でのFACSの結果を図7~図10に示した。
これらの結果から、理論に束縛されることを望まないが、顕微鏡観察での細胞形状、および細胞表面CD抗原形質の両面から判断して、P2-P4のどの継代時でもEGF非添加が望ましいことがわかった。また、成長因子EGF非添加での増殖ストレス解除の意義として、本開示のヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞を作成する際にEGF非添加とすると、EMTを含む細胞相転移CSTが解除され細胞老化回路が回避され成熟分化細胞が効率よく製造されることが考えられる。
次に、初代培養時におけるEGFの添加の与える影響について調べた。以下に詳細を示す。
次に、P0初代培養時からEGFを添加した場合の効果を調べた。
ドナー情報は、#214、ABS-355OSCN/ODCN、NancyY(+)、年齢 18、内皮細胞密度(ECD)= 3571 / 3401、死因: Multitrauma 2’ MVA、D-P= 12:32、D-C = 7Dである。
また培養条件等は以下のとおりである。
P0 2眼まとめてEGF(-),0.5ng/mLの2通りで培養(+Y, SB2, Asc)
↓ P0それぞれの条件から継代
P1 EGF(-),0.5ng/mLの2通りで培養(+Y, SB2, Asc)
↓ P1それぞれの条件から継代
P2 EGF(-),0.5ng/mLの2通りで培養(+Y, SB2, Asc)
*剥離時のTrypLE濃度x10、播種時ECD800
EGF(-),0.5ng/mLは、上記Y, SB2, Ascにそれぞれの濃度のEGFを加えたもの、また
は加えないものである。具体的に記載したもの以外は実施例1に準ずる。
またP0~P2でのFACSの結果を図11~図14に示した。理論に束縛されることを望まないが、本開示の角膜内皮細胞は、EGF非添加の場合にその比率が上昇することから、EGFの非添加の場合(または濃度が低い場合)には、培養ストレスが減少し、より好ましい細胞が製造されることが理解され、ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜機能を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞の製造には、好ましいことが理解される。
本実施例では、EGF非添加の細胞規格をmIR発現で検定し得るかどうかを試験し、また、ROCK阻害剤の添加効果についても検証した。
図15のように場合分けし、miR378、miR146、miR34、miR184の細胞内での遺伝子変動を測定した。
ROCK阻害剤としてはY27632を使用した。
培養条件は、実施例1および2に準ずる。
FACS測定および写真評価結果を図16に示した。その結果、年齢差の影響がY+/-に重層していることがわかった。
胞内CD44遺伝子発現量と逆比例関係であるが、ドナーを超えた比較ではCD44との対比は逆転する可能性を示唆、(2)壮年より若年で発現量変化なし、(3)ROCK阻害剤非添加よりROCK阻害剤添加で発現量増加、(4)EGF添加よりEGF非添加で発現量増加、ということがわかった。
続いて、EGF非添加の本開示の細胞の細胞機能特性代謝産物の検定を行った。また、ROCK阻害剤の添加効果も判定した。
本実施例では、ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞の代謝産物特性と非目的細胞の代謝産物特性と差異を確認した。
(代謝産物検定)
培地中の代謝産物の測定
培養上清(CS)の代謝物の測定用に、20μLのCSおよび内部標準溶液1(H3304-1002;HumanMetabolome Technologies、Inc.、Yamagata、Japan)を含む80μLMilli-Q(Merck1 KGaA、ドイツ、ダルムシュタット)を完全に混合した。陽イオン化合物は、CE飛行時間型質量分析(CE-TOFMS)のポジティブモードで測定し、陰イオン化合物は、CEタンデムMS(CE-MS/MS)のポジティブモードとネガティブモードで測定した。階層的クラスター分析(HCA)は、独自のソフトウェアである「PeakStat」を使用して実行した。値の違いは、スチューデントのt検定または一元配置分散分析(ANOVA)とボンフェローニの事後検定(GraphPadPrism6.0、GraphPadソフトウェア)を使用して統計的に分析した。<0.05のp値を統計的に有意とみなした。
ROCK阻害剤の添加効果については、実施例3に準じて行った。
代謝産物の階層性の例を図19に示した。
また、本開示が目的とするヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜機能を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞(目的細胞)と、そうではない細胞(非目的細胞)との代謝産物特性を確認した結果を図20~図22に示した。
本実施例では、各種添加物の効果を試験した。以下に詳述する。
V-1.p38 MAPK阻害剤(SB203580)非存在の新培養法での製品の評価
本実施例では、p38 MAPK阻害剤であるSB203580を加えない手法(SB2-ともいう。)について試験した。
SB2-の新培養法で製品を評価するため、ロットCT09 P5を用いて添加物の効果を検定した。まずCT09 P4(FBSロット検定用細胞余り)を用いて、継代前日に培養上清を回収し(Day42)、その後CT09 P5にECD400で継代(181219)し、Nancy培地(FBS#1652794、アスコルビン酸含)で図23に示す1~5の条件で培養した(各6ウェルプレート2ウェル)。1週目から5週目までは培養上清を回収し、Day34(190122)で1ウェルをFACS測定し、培養上清はIL-8,PDGF-bbをELISAで測定した。
各条件でのCT09 P5の写真を図24~図26に、またDay34でのFACSの結果を図27~図29にそれぞれ示した。
またELISA PDGF-bbおよびIL-8のCT09 P4、P5の培養上清・サンプルリストを図30に示した。PDGF-bbを添加物で分類した結果を図31に、週で分類した結果を図32に、それぞれ示した。またIL-8を添加物で分類した結果を図33に、週で分類した結果を図34に、それぞれ示した。
以上の結果から、理論に束縛されることを望まないが、添加物の効果について、総合的に見てSB4、EGFなし、Y 10日目から、SB2非添加または培養最終期のみの添加が望ましいことがわかった。
本実施例では、ミトコンドリア呼吸能を調べた。
角膜内皮細胞(HCEC)をSightLife(Seattle、WA、USA)が提供したドナー角膜から入手し、そのHCECを公開されているプロトコル(Toda M,UenoM, et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.2017;58:2011)にいくつかの修正を加えた方法で培養した。2~5代のHCECをすべての実験に使用した。CSTを含むSPは、低細胞密度で継代培養した。cHCECのSPは、位相差顕微鏡画像とフローサイトメトリー法を用いて、細胞表面マーカー(CD24、44、105、166)によって特定した。
その結果を図35~図37に示した。
以上の結果から、規格細胞ではミトコンドリア呼吸能が高いことがわかった。またEGF添加は規格細胞比率を低下させるが、これに対応してミトコンドリア呼吸能が低下し、酸化的リン酸化(OXPHOS)が低下することもわかった。
本実施例では、ROCK阻害剤(例えば、Y27632)の添加について、ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜機能を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞(目的細胞)産生に与える効果を調べた。
ドナー情報を図38に示す。培養の条件については、#190719ではP1,P2でY添加時期の検討を行い、#190802ではP1でY添加時期の検討を行うため、図39に示した条件で各1w~5wの培養上清を回収した。また#190318ではP1,P2で図40に示した条件で培養上清を回収した。
FACS結果を図41および図43~図45に、培養細胞写真を図42に示した。この結果から、3つの実験のいずれにおいてもROCK阻害剤を培養開始後10日目に添加したほうが規格細胞の割合は高くなっていた。理論に束縛されることを望まないが、この結果から、増殖および/または分化・成熟させる工程において、ROCK阻害剤の存在下で培養することが好ましいことが理解される。これらからも、本開示において、角膜内皮前駆細胞を得るために不可欠な効率よい分化が誘導されることが判明した。
本実施例でも、実施例6に続き、ROCK阻害剤に関する条件をさらに調べた。以下に詳述する。
#190719のP4を用いて1~5wで培養上清を回収してROCK阻害剤の有無による違いを調べた。添加物の条件を図54に示した。ドナー情報は、#190719S/D、AEB-301、OSCN/ODCN、Age= 40 / Gender = M、ECD = 3448 / 3289、COD:BleomycinLung Toxicity 2/2 ChemoTreatments、D-P = 11:28、D-C = 8Dである。
DAY35の写真を図55に、FACS結果を図56及び図57に、それぞれ示した。またELISAでのPDGF-bbおよびIL-8の項目ごとの結果を図58に、週ごとの結果を図59に、それぞれ示した。
次に、ROCK阻害剤の接着増強に関する試験を行った。ROCK阻害剤による接着増強が規格細胞製造に関係するかどうかを調べるため、以下の条件で培養された細胞をP0においてY添加またはY非添加で比較検証した。
AEM-510(62Y,Male)、ECD ODCN :3058、OSCN : 3058を用いて、1/30に4℃で保存し、1/31 10:00に角膜処理を行い、10:45にODコラゲナーゼ処理を開始し、11:05にOSコラゲナーゼ処理を開始した。その後、14:45から播種を開始し、ODではY-,A(アスコルビン酸)+で、OSではY+,A+で培養した。2/4 10:00に培地交換し、両眼:Y+,A+、写真撮影(位相差x4, x10)を行った。
その結果を図60~図63に示した。この実施例で示した実施形態では、ROCK阻害剤Y27632は細胞播種後、確かに培養器への接着を亢進するものの、4日目以降に初めてY27632を添加しても培養14日目に差異はまったく認められないことから、増殖および/または分化・成熟させる工程において、ROCK阻害剤の存在下で培養することでも、規格細胞が提供され得ることが理解される。
本実施例では、ミトコンドリアから核への情報伝達によるエピゲノム制御を調べた。
ミトコンドリアから核への情報伝達によるエピゲノム制御については、Cell Metab. 2015 Mar 3;21(3):349-50.、Trends inCell Biology,June2017, Vol.27, No.6、およびSheikh et al. Nature Rev. Genetics,2019などに詳しく、代謝産物によるEpigenetics制御と細胞老化や細胞分化の破綻については図64の模式図のように考えることができる。またオルガネラ局在の酵素としては図65のものが考えられ、上述の脱分化前駆細胞で発現するアイソザイムは細胞質、核に存在することで核内移行AcCoAを介してヒストンのアセチル化を行う。
いわゆるDAVID解析を行った。以下に手順を示す。
(HCEC)
まずHCECは、公開されているプロトコルにいくつかの修正を加えた手法に従って培養した。CECを含むデスメ膜をドナー角膜から剥がし、1mg/mLコラゲナーゼA(RocheApplied Science、Penzberg、Germany)で37℃で2時間消化した。単一のドナー角膜から得られたHCECを、I型コラーゲンコーティング6ウェルプレート(Corning,Inc.,Corning,NY)の1ウェルに播種した。培地は公開されたプロトコルに従って調製した。HCECがコンフルエンスに達したときに、37℃で12分間、10×TrypL Select(ThermoFisherScientific, Inc., Waltham, MA)処理で収穫した後に継代した。2~3代のHCECをすべての実験に使用したドナー情報は、#184、ABF-956OSCN/ODCN、Age= 11、Gender = Female、ECD = 3207/3588と、#225、ABZ-612 OSCN/ODCN、Age= 27、Gender =Male、ECD = 3195 / 3425である。また培養条件は図66に示したとおりである。P1とP4でのFACS結果を図67及び図68に、また各細胞写真を図69に、それぞれ示した。
顕微鏡写真以外の作業はすべて安全キャビネット内で行い、培養室に入る際は手をきれいに洗い、マスク・手袋を着用した。
予めPBS(-)、培地(Nancy medium)を37℃で温め、添加試薬(グレーのボックス)を常温に戻しておいた。培養中の細胞を取り出し、ロット番号を確認し、位相差顕微鏡下にて細胞を観察した。位相差顕微鏡用カメラにて40倍(24-well:1箇所,12-well:1箇所,6-well:2箇所,T-25:3箇所)と100倍(24-well:2箇所,12-well:2箇所,6-well:3箇所,T-25:3箇所)の写真を撮影した。細胞を安全キャビネット内に入れ、ピペットマンまたはディスポピペットを用いて培養上清をチューブ(1.5-mLまたは15-mL)に回収した。PBS(-)(24-well:500mL,12-well:1mL,6-well:2.5mL,T-25:7mL)を注入し(1回目)、培養容器を軽く揺らしウェル内を洗浄した。ウェル内のPBS(-)をディスポピペットで取り除き、PBS(-)(24-well:500mL,12-well:1mL,6-well:2.5mL,T-25:7mL)を注入し(2回目)、培養容器を軽く揺らしウェル内を洗浄した。ウェル内のPBS(-)をディスポピペットで取り除き、PBS(-)(24-well:500mL,12-well:1mL,6-well:2.5mL,T-25:7mL)を注入した(3回目)。タイマー10分をスタートさせ、位相差顕微鏡用カメラにて40倍(24-well:1箇所,12-well:1箇所,6-well:2箇所,T-25:3箇所)と100倍(24-well:2箇所,12-well:2箇所,6-well:3箇所,T-25:3箇所)の写真を撮影した。CO2インキュベーターにて10分間(タイマーが鳴るまで)静置した。恒温槽中でTrypLE Select(10×)を37℃で温め、タイマー10分が経過する前に安全キャビネット内においた。PBS(-)でTrypLE Select(10×)を(5×)に希釈し(1:1希釈)、ディスポピペットでPBS(-)を取り除き、P-1000で完全に除去した。TrypLE Select(5×)を注入し(24-well:200mL,12-well:400mL,6-well:1mL,T-25:2.5mL)、CO2インキュベーターにて15分間静置した。位相差顕微鏡にて全体の半分以上の細胞が丸くなってきているか確認し、タッピングして細胞を底面から剥離した。丸い細胞が全体の半分に満たない場合は再度CO2インキュベーターにて2~5分間静置した(TrypLEによる酵素処理時間の最大を計20分とし、丸い細胞が全体の半分を満たない場合であっても計20分を経過時点で次の工程に用いた)。
続いて、安全キャビネット内に入れ、P-1000チップにて吸引と底面への吐出を繰り返して細胞を剥離し、1.5-mLプロテオセーブチューブあるいは15-mLチューブに回収した。ここでは安全キャビネットのライトを点けてもよい。P-1000を用いて、1ウェルあたり回収した培養上清(24-well:200mL,12-well:400mL,6-well:1mL,T-25:2.5mL)を添加してウェルを洗いこみ、21のチューブに回収した。遠心機にて遠心し(300×g;eppendorf #5452000034卓上遠心機では2,100rpm 3分、TOMY #LC-220チューブ遠心機では1,200rpm 5分)、P-1000チップ(ロング)に付け替えて、上清を除去した。新しいチップに交換し、回収した培地を1ウェル当たり(24-well:100mL,12-well:200mL,6-well:500mL,T-25:1mL)添加し、細胞を懸濁した。遠心機にて遠心し(300×g;eppendorf #5452000034卓上遠心機では2,100rpm 3分、TOMY #LC-220チューブ遠心機では1,200rpm 3分)、P-1000チップ(ロング)に付け替えて、上清を除去した。新しいチップに交換し、回収した培地を1ウェル当たり(24-well:200mL,12-well:400mL,6-well:1mL,T-25:2.5mL)添加し、細胞を懸濁した。P-20にチップをつけ、細胞懸濁液から10mLを速やかに抜き取り、計測用96-well plate(FALCON:35591,96-wellアッセイプレートU底蓋なし非滅菌ポリスチレン)に入れた。細胞懸濁液から10mLにトリパンブルー10mLを加え、ピペッティングにより混合し、10mL取って血球計算盤にて生細胞数をカウントした。
細胞数計算
生細胞数(カウント値)÷____(区画数)×2×104=生細胞数(cells/mL)
生細胞数(cells/mL)×懸濁液量(mL)=総生細胞数(cells)
FACS解析を行う場合は、16×104cells(抗体1種類+Negative control)をプロテオセーブチューブに分注して、残りを継代した。FACSは抗体1種類につき8×104cells必要とした。継代はEndothelialCell Density(ECD:cells/mm2)400(191001時点)で播種した(24-well:7.6×104cells,12-well:15.2×104cells,6-well:38×104cells,T-25:100×104cells)。
(培地の調整)
使用する量の培地+α(24-well:500mL,12-well:1mL,6-well:2.5mL,T-25:7mL)を適したチューブに取り、添加試薬(培地液量に対して各1/1000量)を加えた。添加試薬は光に弱いため、調整時・培地交換時は安全キャビネットのライトは消した。プレートを縦横に揺らして細胞を均一に播き、CO2インキュベーターにて培養した。
〈必要な試薬類〉
□cHCEC suspension(FACS抗体1種類+Negative Control(NC)で16×104 cells必要)
□FACS Buffer(+NaN3)
BSA(グロブリンフリー)0.5%/NaN3 0.05%/1×PBS 100mL
FACS Buffer(-NaN3)
BSA(グロブリンフリー)0.5%/1×PBS 100mL
FACS用抗体(ex.CD90-FITC/CD166-PE/CD24-PerCP-Cy5.5/CD44-PE-Cy7/CD105-APC)
セルストレーナー
氷箱
FACSを立ち上げ、抗体溶液(以下遮光、on ice)を以下のように調整した。抗原 蛍光色素 容量(μL) ×サンプル種類+α(μL)
CD90 FITC 4
CD166 PE 4
CD24 PerCP-Cy5.5 1
CD44 PE-Cy7 0.25
CD105 APC 1
FACS Buffer(+NaN3) 9.75 (total vol.20μL)
サンプルが複数ある場合は、+αの溶液を調整した。
細胞懸濁液を250×g(1,800rpm)、2分、4℃で遠心を行い、P-200を用いて上清を除き、4×106 cells/mLに濃度を合わせてFACS Buffer(+NaN3)で懸濁した。懸濁液が30μLに満たない場合は30μLで懸濁して20μLを反応に、10μLをNCとして使用した。
抗体溶液20μLと懸濁液20μLをピペッティングでよく混ぜ、チューブにアルミを巻いて遮光、4℃、ローテーターで2時間(max 4時間まで)回転させた。250×g(1,800rpm)、2分、4℃で遠心を行い、上清を捨て、FACS Buffer(+NaN3)100μLで洗浄した。250×g(1,800rpm)、2分、4℃で遠心を行い、上清を捨て、FACS Buffer(-NaN3)350μLで懸濁して、セルストレーナーを通して5-mLチューブへ移した。NCは、最初の懸濁液の残りすべてを計350μLになるようにFACS Buffer(-NaN3)で懸濁して、セルストレーナーを通して5-mLチューブへ移した。FACS測定の間も、サンプルは遮光、on iceにしておき、FACSのレーザーの値、ターゲットセルの範囲を決め、ファイルを作成した(Bookを開く⇒Syringe開く⇒緑⇒Cytometer tab:Laser⇒Area scaling for HCEC labelに従う:FSC 0.5/Blue 0.75/Red 0.80)。NCをSITにセットして少し流し(Flow rate:mediumにセット、Acquire data 5秒⇒サンプルをSITから外してon ice)、蛍光のパラメーターグラフとターゲットセルの範囲をチェックした。パラメーター:102~103の間にピークが来るか確認し、ずれている場合は流れている間にパラメーターの数値を上下させてRestartで確認して調整を行った。サンプルを流したときにピークがグラフ外へ出ると、グラフ外のピークが最大値105にすべて換算されてしまうので、それを超えないように調整が必要。ターゲットセル:死細胞や細胞の塊を測定範囲に入れないように調整した。NC、サンプルの順に流した(Acquire data⇒Record data⇒10,000 events or 5 min⇒(after 5 min) Stop Recording⇒Stop acquire)。サンプルを流し終えたらFACSシャットダウンの手順を行った。
液体クロマトグラフィー/質量分析(LC/MS)による複合プロテオミクス
継代4のcHCECの細胞ライセートを、プロテオーム分析に使用した。93.9%の比率(エフェクター比=E比、n=3)でCD44-/+成熟分化cHCEC SPを含む高品質(HQ)cHCEC、および73.8%の比率(n=3)でCD44++/+++未成熟cHCEC SPを含む低品質(LQ)cHCECを、分析した。HQ cHCECまたはLQ cHCECそれぞれの3アリコートからの細胞ライセートを乾燥させ、20mmol/L HEPES-NaOH(pH58.0)、12mmol/L デオキシコール酸ナトリウムおよび12mmol/L N-ラウロイルサルコシンナトリウム中で再構成させた。10分間100℃での20mmol/L ジチオスレイトールでの還元、および45分間周囲温度での50 mmol/L ヨードアセトアミドでのアルキル化の後、6時間にわたり37℃でshaking at 1000rpmで振盪しながら、タンパク質を固定化トリプシン(Thermo Fisher Scientific)で消化した。デオキシコール酸ナトリウムの除去後、得られたペプチドを、Oasis HLB m-溶出プレート(Waters)によって脱塩し、質量分析に供した。ペプチドを、Ulti- Mate 3000 RSLCナノフローHPLCシステム(Thermo Fisher Scientific)と組み合わせたLTQ-Orbitrap-Velos質量分析計(Thermo Fisher Scientific)によって分析した。タンパク質の同定および定量分析を、MaxQuantソフトウェアで行った。MS/MSスペクトルを、ペプチド同定フィルターおよびタンパク質同定フィルターの両方について偽発見率1%に設定してSwiss-Prot内のホモサピエンスタンパク質データベースに対して検索した。「Razor unique peptides」のみを、相対的タンパク質濃度の計算に使用した。タンパク質の複合分析について、検出された全てのピークを、1.0~104にメジアン値を補正することによって標準化した。
(LC/MSデータセット分析)
LC/MSデータセットは、総計4641種のタンパク質からなり、これは、Proteome Discoverer 2.2ソフトウェアを使用することによって得られた。存在量比が計算できないデータを除去した後、本発明者らは、ウェブベースのプログラムであるDAVID v6.8(The Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery; https://david.ncifcrf.gov)によって残りのデータを分析した。最終的に、4315種の遺伝子になり、その後の分析のために、各々、固有のDAVID遺伝子IDを与えた。遺伝子発現分析に関しては、本発明者らは、2群間の統計的P値および変化倍率を計算し、ボルケーノプロットを描画し、HQ cHCECおよびLQ cHCECで異なって発現された遺伝子を抽出した。着目した遺伝子ならびにcHCEC代謝に関連することが示唆される関連遺伝子/経路のさらなる調査は、DAVIDおよびそのオプション「BIOCARTA」および「KEGG_PATHWAY」を使用することによって実行した。BioCarta(https://cgap.nci.nih.gov/Pathways/BioCarta_Pathways)またはKEGG(KyotoEncyclopediaofGenes and Genomes; https://www.genome.jp/kegg/)の元のデータベースを参照して、図中の参照遺伝子/経路はわずかに変更した。遺伝子オントロジー(GO)分析については、存在比率(LQ/HQ)の範囲に基づいてデータを3つのグループに分割し、各グループに「GOTERM_DIRECT」オプションを使用してDAVIDで分析した。GOの結果をP値でソートし、各グループの上位10位のGO用語を表示した。LC/MSデータ解析では、HQとLQ cHCECの違いの有意性は、F検定による確認後、スチューデントまたはウェルチのt検定によって評価した。
続いて、プロテオミクスのDAVID解析を以下の順に行った(図70)。
(1)3群解析
(2)ratio 27越えのものの解析
(3)GOTERMのみの解析
(4)DAVID解析後のミトコンドリアに関する比較
Proteins数4641個について、Abundance Ratio:(225)相転移非規格細胞LQ/(184)規格細胞HQのない323個は除外した(323個)。残りの4318個のProteinsをAbundance Ratio:LQ/HQを基に群に分けた(一つでもデータがあれば、解析対象)。
3群わけは以下の表のとおりとなった。
次に、ratio 27越えのものを解析した。図71においてAbundance Ratio:LQ/HQが27を超えている2つについてDAVID解析をしたところ、結果はcluster 0であった。KEGG PATHWAYで調べると、Nitrogen metabolismがあがった。KEGG PATHWAYのNitrogen metabolismに含まれている遺伝子(17個)と今回解析にかけたタンパク(4641個)とで共通するものを探し、7つ(CA12,CA2,CA3,CA5B,GLUD1,GLUD2,GLUL)をピックアップした。これらを更にDAVIDにかけ、KEGG PATHWAY(Nitrogen metabolism)を探し、確認した。
次にGOTERMのみの解析を行った。DAVID解析では、50ほどのデータベースを使い解析ができ、DAVID推奨(Defaults)の解析では、そのうちの10ほど(例えば、UP_KEYWORD、KEGG_PATHWAY、INTERPROなど)を使うこととなっており(GOTERMも含まれている)、今回はその中の3つ(GOTERM_BP_DIRECT,GOTERM_CC_DIRECT,GOTERM_MF_DIRECT)のGOTERMのみを使った解析をした。Biological Process(BP):細胞内での機能。Cellular Component(CC):細胞の構成要素。Molecular Function(MF):分子の機能。その結果を図72に示した。
続いて、DAVID解析後のミトコンドリアに関する比較を行った。
AbundanceRatio:LQ/ HQ0.5-0.2のグループ(398個)のAnnotation Cluster1(EnrichmentScore:72.73354929082193)では、ミトコンドリアに関するものが多かった(図73)。そこでPATHWAYをもう少し確認するため、398個を再びDAVIDで解析し、GOTERM,PASTHWAY,PROTEINDOMAINSの項目のうち、DAVIDのDefaultsで選ばれている項目でクラスタリングした(図74)。クラスタリングした結果から調べるpathwayを選択した(図75)。pathwayを調べGenesのグラフを書き入れた。更に、代謝経路上関心のある経路をKEGGPathwayで検索図示し〔太字〕、相転移非規格細胞と規格細胞の代謝経路に係る酵素や基質のタンパク発現強度を比較した(図76~図83)。
本実施例では、イオンチャンネル 単カルボン酸輸送体系について調べた。
以下のドナーの角膜組織から得られた細胞を免染した。また使用抗体データは図84に示した。
#190802S/D、ACW-134OSCN/ODCN、年齢28/ 性別:女性、ECD = 3003 / 3021、死因: ESRDD-P = 08:57、D-C=5D
免疫染色結果は以下の表のとおりであった。
1は規格細胞、2は相転移非規格細胞、かつEGF添加培養である。いずれもDay 0-41, 42 または 43まで培養後、実験に使用した。いずれの細胞もそれぞれ200倍で画像取得し、2箇所ずつ染色した。
ImmunofluorescentStainingof cHCECs (24-well plate)を行うに際して、以下のものを準備した。
□固定液 (-30℃氷冷特級メタノール(nacalai#21915-35) or RTに戻した4% PFA/リン酸緩衝液 (wako #163-20145))
□PBS (-)
□PBS(-)/0.2%TritonX-100(0.5 mL × wells × 1.1 = mL)
□1%BSA/PBS(-)(BSA: EIA/RIA grade, nacalai #01281084) (BSA g / PBS(-) mL)
□一次抗体(Isotypecontrol含む)
□蛍光標識二次抗体
□DAPI (同人化学,wako#340-07971)
まず、細胞の培養上清を除き、PBS(-) 0.5 mLで洗浄した(1回)。固定液を0.5 mL加え、15分室温で静置した(MeOHの場合は-30℃)。PBS(-)/0.2%TritonX-100を0.5mL加え、15分室温でインキュベートした。溶液を除き、1%BSA/PBS(-) を0.5 mL加え、60分室温でブロッキングした。溶液を除き、一次抗体を1%BSA/PBS(-)で希釈し、0.3 mL加えて4℃でインキュベートO/Nした。PBS(-)0.5 mLで5分間洗浄した(3回)。溶液を除き、蛍光標識二次抗体を1%BSA/PBS(-) で希釈し、0.3mL加えて室温で60分以上インキュベートした。PBS(-)0.5 mLで5分間洗浄した (1回)。溶液を除き、DAPIをPBS(-)で200倍希釈し、0.3 mL加えて室温で5~15分インキュベートした。PBS(-)0.5mLで5分間洗浄した (2回)。PBS(-) 0.5 mLを加え、蛍光顕微鏡で観察した。
その結果を図85~図88に示した。その結果、ATP1A1(Na+KLATPase)およびAQP1は、規格細胞で細胞膜に高発現しているが、非規格細胞では発現していないことが分かった。SLC4A11、NHE1、SLC25A42についても同様であった。以上から、理論に束縛されることを望まないが、単カルボン酸輸送体のオルガネラ選択的局在が明らかになった。以上から、角膜混濁や水和浮腫の改善、その結果、持続的に長期に亘り角膜内皮組織細胞密度を保持させ、視力改善に繋がるような角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性に繋がる機能性蛋白の発現が、規格細胞では認められることが理解される。
次に、本実施例では、どのような輸送体SLCファミリータンパクの発現が規格細胞でみられるか観察した。以下に詳述する。
本実施例では、輸送体SLCファミリータンパクについて、発現について実験を行った。
CD44-/+(成熟)主構成cHCECまたはCD44++/+++細胞状態転移(CST)主構成cHCECのいずれかについて、各々3つの検体を対象に液体クロマトグラフィー-タンデム質量分析(LC-MS/MS)による細胞溶解物についての統合プロテオミクス解析を行った。細胞培養の条件などは、上記実施例に記載したものに準じる。
カチオン/アニオン輸送体(イオン輸送体)、単カルボン酸輸送体および溶質キャリア(SLC)ファミリータンパク質の発現パターンならびに炭酸脱水素酵素(CA)を検定した。
MS/MSスペクトルをヒトタンパク質配列データベース(SwissProt)に対して、MascotまたはSEQUEST検索エンジンを用いて、Proteome Discoverer 2.2ソフトウェア(Thermo Fisher Scientific)を用いて解析した。
本実施例では、細胞内pHとの関係を目的細胞について調べた。以下に詳述する。
続いて、細胞内pHを測定した。ドナー情報は以下のとおりである。Lot#190802P3: #190802S/D、ACW-134OSCN/ODCN、年齢28 /性別女性、内皮細胞密度ECD = 3003 / 3021、死因: ESRD、D-P =08:57、D-C = 5D
細胞の形態を示す位相差顕微鏡写真と細胞表面CD抗原発現プロファイルでの亜集団解析並びにpH測定を行った。
(調整試薬)
HEPES buffer (153mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 5 mMglucose, 20 mM HEPES, pH7.4)
Calibration buffer(130 mM KCl, 10 mMNaCl, 1 mM MgSO4, 10 mM Na-MOPS)…pH6.6/7.0/7.2/7.4/7.8/8.2
2 mg/mLNigercin/EtOHストック溶液…分注して-30℃保存
1 mM BCECF-AM/DMSO溶液 (同人化学B221: 50 mg/tubeに72.612 mL DMSOを添加・混合し、分注して-30℃保存)
黒色平底96-wellプレート(Thermo Fisher: 237105 蓋つき個包装、未処理)
回収できる細胞数を検討しておく (1×105 cells/sample; calibrationに6 samples使
用するので最低7~8×105cells用意した)
pHi測定試薬(HEPES,1 mM BCECF-AM/DMSO, 2 mg/mL Nigercin/EtOH)
cHCECs剥離関連試薬(PBS,TrypLE/PBS)
(細胞浮遊液(測定したい細胞)の調製)
位相差顕微鏡用カメラで細胞を撮影し、ヒト培養角膜内皮細胞をPBS(-) (位相差顕微鏡用カメラで細胞を撮影)、5×TrypLE/PBS(-) にて剥離した。
キャリブレーション用緩衝液を準備し、細胞浮遊液から細胞を500 mL/1.5-mLプロテオセーブチューブへ6本分取した。300×g (1,867 rpm) 3 min遠心し(wash 2回目)、上清を捨て、細胞Pelletを各pH液500mLで懸濁した。2mg/mL Nigercin/EtOH を500 mLあたり2.5mL 添加し(final conc. 10 mg/mL)、10分室温にてインキュベートした。このキャリブレーション用細胞浮遊液と細胞浮遊液とを150mL/well(96-wellplate)、3-wellずつ加えた。
蛍光プレートリーダー (GloMax Explorer, Promega) を使用し、励起500 nm・蛍光波長530 nmにて測定した(GloMaxでは励起Blue(475nm)、蛍光フィルタ500-550nmに設定)。
結果を図89~図93に示す。
本実施例では、添加物の効果をさらに調べた。以下に詳述する。
(材料および方法)
P3 T-251枚を24wpに継代して使用 (=P4)した。C37、ABH-096 OSCN/ODCN、Age = 26Y /ECD = 3255 / 3137、COD:Trauma、D-P= 17:57 / D-C = 8D
結果を図94~図100に示した。測定項目のうち、IL-1b、IL-2、IL-4、IL-5、IL-7、IL-9、IL-10、IL-13、IL-15、IL-17、basic FGF、IFN-g、MIP-1a、MIP-1b、TNF-a、VEGFについては検出限界以下となった。
図1で説明したとおり、非規格細胞でMir34a発現が低下し、結果、ミトンドリアの解糖系が亢進する。そこで、強制的にmiR43aのmimicsを細胞内導入し、miR43aの発現を高めたところ、酸化的リン酸化呼吸が高まることを確認した(図101、図102)。
本開示の角膜内皮細胞は余分な水を角膜実質より前房側に排泄し角膜実質を透明に保つために機能する。そのため、臨床効果として評価される角膜混濁軽減・透明化、角膜肥厚の非薄化などを挙げることができる。また、細胞注入医療適格細胞ではミトコンドリアのOXPHOSが亢進し、内皮細胞内に実質側から前房側への乳酸の濃度勾配が形成され、結果、浸透圧によりAQP1チャンネルを介する水排出を促進する。したがって、細胞機能特性評価としては、ミトコンドリア酸化的リン酸化機能、AQP1チャンネル発現などを挙げることができる。そして、上記のとおり、細胞内pHが脱分化抑制性miR34aの低下を抑制し、CD44の発現を抑制し、ミトコンドリアのOXPHOSを維持するため、細胞機能特性評価として、細胞内mir34a、CD44の発現低下などを挙げることができる。細胞内カチオン・アニオン平衡が細胞内pHを7.0~7.2の中性域に維持することでミトコンドリアのOXPHOSを高水準に維持する。細胞機能特性評価としては、Na+K+ATPase(AT1P1)、NBCe1(重炭酸イオンチヤンネル)、NHE1(Na+,H+交換イオンチャンネル)、 MCT4(乳酸輸送体:前房水側に放出)、SLC4A11などを挙げることができる。また最終製品適格細胞への非適格細胞の混在の機能的評価法として、細胞内カチオン・アニオン平衡が細胞内pHをアルカリ域に偏奇させることを確認する手法が考えられ、細胞機能特性評価として、ヒストンのアセチル化の有無、ミトコンドリア機能異常などを確認できる。
実施例10では、プロテオミクスの結果をもとにイオンチャンネルおよび/または単カルボン酸輸送体系について確認しているが、本実施例では、イオンチャンネルの選択的発現を細胞の免疫染色によって確認した。
(Lot#CR04_P3:ドナー情報)
#CR04
ORL2002-314 LCN/RCN
・年齢=12/性別=男性
・ECD=3546/3460
・死因:Blunt head trauma
・D-P=6:42
・D-C=--D
(Lot#CR04_Day41)
CPCによってECD800~900で播種後、Day2にて御車へ
その後Day41まで培養し、5xTrypLE selectで剥離し、FACSに使用した。培養条件は以下の表のとおりである。
また41日目の写真を図106に示した。
その結果、ATP1A1は細胞膜局在し、NHE1は細胞内局在し、一部で細胞膜にも局在し、AQP1は細胞膜局在し、NBCe1は細胞膜局在し、AE2は細胞内・細胞膜局在し、Acetyl-Histone H3は低発現となった。この結果をまとめたものを図107に示した。
本実施例では、非規格細胞がなぜ生成するかについて確認した。図108に示したとおり、細胞内pHがミトコンドリアのGlycolysisを亢進し、ミトコンドリアから核へ移送されるCitrateが核内に局在するACLY、ACSS2によってヒストンをアセチル化し、ミトコンドリアMatrix構成タンパク組成を変えることが示唆された。
本実施例では、規格細胞と非規格細胞(CST細胞)における特定のタンパク質の発現を比較した。規格細胞として#191224S P4 Day46(+Y)を、非規格細胞として#200313 P1 Day74(+SB4、EGF)を用いた。結果を図109~図111に示した。
#191224S
AEN-024 OSCN
年齢=29/性別=男性
ECD=2941
死因:Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
D-P=07:32
D-C=7D
1についてはECD400、2についてはECD800(非規格細胞からの継代)で播種後、Day42まで培養した。
それぞれ1wellをFACS:5xTrypLE selectで剥離し、実験に使用した(miRNA発現測定用と同サンプル)。また1wellを核タンパク抽出し、細胞を直接NuclearExtractionKitで回収した。結果を図112~図114に示した。
以上のように、本開示の好ましい実施形態を用いて本開示を例示してきたが、本開示は、特許請求の範囲によってのみその範囲が解釈されるべきであることが理解される。本明細書において引用した特許、特許出願及び他の文献は、その内容自体が具体的に本明細書に記載されているのと同様にその内容が本明細書に対する参考として援用されるべきであることが理解される。本願は、日本国特許庁に2020年2月27日に出願された特願2020-32139に対して優先権主張をするものであり、その内容はその全体があたかも本願の内容を構成するのと同様に参考として援用される。
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- ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜機能を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞を製造する方法であって、
(b)角膜内皮前駆細胞を、増殖ストレスなど培養ストレスを極小化し得る培養条件下で増殖および/または分化・成熟させる工程
を含む、方法。 - 前記ヒト角膜機能は、角膜内皮細胞機能特性を含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- (a)ヒト角膜内皮組織由来細胞を脱分化させて前記角膜内皮前駆細胞を得る工程をさらに包含する、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜機能、就中、角膜内皮細胞機能特性を惹起し得る機能性ヒト角膜内皮細胞を製造する方法であって、ヒト角膜内皮前駆細胞を形質転換が生じる量未満の細胞成長因子の存在下で増殖および/または分化・成熟させる請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記細胞成長因子は上皮成長因子(EGF)を含む、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記形質転換は内皮間葉転換を含む、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記増殖および/または分化・成熟させる工程はROCK阻害剤の存在下で行われる、請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- (b)で得られた細胞が、ミトコンドリアにおいてミトコンドリア依存性酸化的リン酸化が増加し、細胞質・核内のアセチルCoAの発現が増加しないこと、並びにアセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現が惹起されていない細胞であることを確認する工程を含む、請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- (b)で得られた細胞が、ミトコンドリアにおいて、クエン酸シンターゼ(CS)、アコニターゼ2(ACO2)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(IDH2)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(MDH2)、リンゴ酸酵素3(ME3)、ACSS1、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ1(ACAT1)、ピルビン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(PDH)、BCAT2、及び分岐鎖ケト酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(BCKDH2)からなる群から選択される1または複数の代謝関連酵素が発現している細胞であることを確認する工程を含む、請求項1~8のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- (b)で得られた細胞が、ATPクエン酸リアーゼ(ACLY)、アコニターゼ1(ACO1)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ1(IDH1)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ1(MDH1)、リンゴ酸酵素1(ME1)、ACSS2、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ2(ACAT2)、及び/または乳酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(LDH)が発現しない、もしくはほとんど発現しないことを確認する工程を含む、請求項1~9のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- (b)で得られた細胞が、角膜混濁や水和浮腫の改善、その結果、持続的に長期に亘り角膜内皮組織細胞密度を保持させ、視力改善に繋がるような角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性に繋がるイオンチャンネルおよび/または単カルボン酸輸送体の発現の認められることを確認する工程を含む、請求項1~10のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- (b)で得られた細胞が、ナトリウム/水素交換体1(NHE1)並びに/または、アクアポリン1(AQP-1)の発現が亢進していることを確認する工程を含む、請求項1~11のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- (b)で得られた細胞が、重炭酸脱水酵素5B(CA5B)の発現が亢進していることを確認する工程を含む、請求項9~10のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- (b)で得られた細胞が、TCA回路などに係る代謝酵素やAcetylCoAなどの代謝産物が夾雑相転移細胞の生成に繋がらないように細胞質や核には存在せずに、ミトコンドリアにオルガネラ選択的に局在する特性を有することを確認する工程を含む、請求項1~12のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞が、角膜内皮組織由来細胞、多能性幹細胞、間葉系幹細胞、角膜内皮から採取した角膜内皮前駆細胞、角膜内皮から採取した細胞、並びにダイレクトプログラミング法で作成される角膜内皮前駆細胞および角膜内皮様細胞からなる群から選択される細胞を起源として作製されたものである、請求項1~14のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞であって、角膜混濁や水和浮腫の改善、その結果、持続的に長期に亘り角膜内皮組織細胞密度を保持させ、視力改善に繋がるような角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性に繋がる機能性蛋白の発現が認められるか、または当該角膜内皮(細胞)機能特性を阻害する蛋白が惹起されないまたは低下している、細胞。
- 前記細胞は、ヒト眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞であり、ミトコンドリアにおいて、クエン酸シンターゼ(CS)、アコニターゼ2(ACO2)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(IDH2)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(MDH2)、リンゴ酸酵素3(ME3)、ACSS1、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ1(ACAT1)、ピルビン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(PDH)、BCAT2、及び分岐鎖ケト酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(BCKDH2)からなる群から選択される1または複数の代謝関連酵素が発現している、請求項16に記載の細胞。
- 前記細胞は、ヒト眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞であり、ミトコンドリアにおいてミトコンドリア依存性酸化的リン酸化が増加し、または細胞質・核内のアセチルCoAの発現が増加しないこと、並びにアセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現が惹起されていない群から選択される少なくとも1つを含む、請求項16または17に記載の細胞。
- 前記細胞はヒト角膜内皮細胞であり、ATPクエン酸リアーゼ(ACLY)、アコニターゼ1(ACO1)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ1(IDH1)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ1(MDH1)、リンゴ酸酵素1(ME1)、ACSS2、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ2(ACAT2)、及び/または乳酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(LDH)が発現しない、または実質的に発現しない、請求項16~18のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
- 前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞において、ナトリウム/水素交換体1(NHE1)並びに/または、アクアポリン1(AQP-1)の発現が亢進している、請求項16~19のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
- 前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞において、重炭酸脱水酵素5B(CA5B)の発現が亢進している、請求項16~20のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
- 前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞が、(i)TCA回路などに係る代謝酵素やAcetylCoAなどの代謝産物が夾雑相転移細胞の生成に繋がらないように細胞質や核には存在せずに、ミトコンドリアにオルガネラ選択的に局在する特性、(ii)ミトコンドリアにおけるミトコンドリア依存性酸化的リン酸化の増加、(iii)アセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現の低下(惹起無を含む)、(iV)ナトリウム/水素交換体1(NHE1)および/またはアクアポリン1(AQP-1)の発現の亢進、並びに(v)重炭酸脱水酵素5B(CA5B)の発現の亢進からなる群から選択されるすべてを含む、請求項16~21のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
- 内皮間葉系移行が起きていない、または実質的に起きていない、請求項16~22のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
- ヒト眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞であって、内皮間葉系移行が起きていない、または実質的に起きていない、細胞。
- 前記ヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞は、角膜内皮組織由来細胞、多能性幹細胞、間葉系幹細胞、角膜内皮から採取した角膜内皮前駆細胞、角膜内皮から採取した細胞、並びにダイレクトプログラミング法で作成される角膜内皮前駆細胞および角膜内皮様細胞からなる群から選択される細胞を起源として作成されたものである、請求項16~24のいずれか一項に記載の細胞。
- 請求項1~15のいずれか一項に記載の方法によって製造された細胞および/または請求項16~25のいずれか一項に記載の細胞を含む細胞集団。
- ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞の品質管理または工程管理の方法であって、前記細胞のミトコンドリアにおいて、クエン酸シンターゼ(CS)、アコニターゼ2(ACO2)、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(IDH2)、リンゴ酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(MDH2)、リンゴ酸酵素3(ME3)、ACSS1、アセチルCoAアセチルトランスフェラーゼ1(ACAT1)、ピルビン酸デヒドロゲナーゼ(PDH)、BCAT2、及び分岐鎖ケト酸デヒドロゲナーゼ2(BCKDH2)からなる群から選択される1または複数の代謝関連酵素が発現していることを確認する工程を含む、方法。
- 前記細胞において細胞質・核内のアセチルCoAの発現、およびアセチルCoAによるヒストンアセチル化を介するエピジェネティックな多遺伝子発現が惹起されていないことを確認する工程をさらに含む、請求項27に記載の方法。
- 前記細胞において、ナトリウム/水素交換体1(NHE1)および/またはアクアポリン1(AQP-1)の発現が亢進していることを確認する工程をさらに含む、請求項27または28のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記細胞において、重炭酸脱水酵素5B(CA5B)の発現が亢進していることを確認する工程をさらに含む、請求項27~29のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞の品質管理もしくは工程管理の方法、またはヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞に混在する角膜内皮非機能性細胞を検出する方法であって、以下:
(1)移植日の位相差画像による外観検査で、線維芽細胞、異物、変色、または他の異常なし
(2)移植日2週間前および/または移植日の細胞数が1.5×106細胞/450μL(3)細胞生存率がトリパンブルー染色で85%以上
(4)細胞上清のELISAによる純度試験で、
PDGF-BB:100pg/mL以上
(5)移植日2週間前および/または移植日に採取された細胞上清のFACSによる純度試験で、
CD166+>99%
CD24+<5%
CD26+<5%
CD200+<5%
CD44high<5%
CD44low>90%
CD105-~weak>90%
CD90+<5%
(6)エフェクター細胞(E-ratio)>90%
(7)移植日2日前のポンプ機能(Na+/K+ATPase):陽性
(8)移植日2日前のバリア機能(ZO-1):陽性
(9)BSA陰性試験で125ng/μL未満
(10)移植日のECDが1500細胞/mm2以上
(11)miR184の発現
(12)乳酸産生
(13)細胞サイズが250μm未満
の1または複数の項目を確認する工程を含む、方法。 - ヒトの眼前房内への注入時にヒト角膜内皮機能特性を惹起し得るヒト機能性角膜内皮細胞の細胞集団であって、以下:
(1)移植日の位相差画像による外観検査で、線維芽細胞、異物、変色、または他の異常なし
(2)移植日2週間前および/または移植日の細胞数が1.5×106細胞/450μL
(3)細胞生存率がトリパンブルー染色で85%以上
(4)細胞上清のELISAによる純度試験で、
PDGF-BB:100pg/mL以上
(5)移植日2週間前および/または移植日に採取された細胞上清のFACSによる純度試験で、
CD166+>99%
CD24+<5%
CD26+<5%
CD200+<5%
CD44high<5%
CD44low>90%
CD105-~weak>90%
CD90+<5%
(6)エフェクター細胞(E-ratio)>90%
(7)移植日2日前のポンプ機能(Na+/K+ATPase):陽性
(8)移植日2日前のバリア機能(ZO-1):陽性
(9)BSA陰性試験で125ng/μL未満
(10)移植日のECDが1500細胞/mm2以上
(11)miR184の発現
(12)乳酸産生
(13)細胞サイズが250μm未満
の1または複数の項目を充足する、細胞集団。
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