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- Title
Public Cord Blood Banks as a source of starting material for clinical grade HLA-homozygous induced pluripotent stem cells.
- Authors
Álvarez-Palomo, Belén; Veiga, Anna; Raya, Angel; Codinach, Margarita; Torrents, Silvia; Ponce Verdugo, Laura; Rodriguez-Aierbe, Clara; Cuellar, Leopoldo; Alenda, Raquel; Arbona, Cristina; Hernández-Maraver, Dolores; Fusté, Cristina; Querol, Sergi
- Abstract
Background: The increasing number of clinical trials for induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cell therapy products makes the production on clinical grade iPSC more and more relevant and necessary. Cord blood banks are an ideal source of young, HLA-typed and virus screened starting material to produce HLA-homozygous iPSC lines for wide immune-compatibility allogenic cell therapy approaches. The production of such clinical grade iPSC lines (haplolines) involves particular attention to all steps since donor informed consent, cell procurement and a GMP-compliant cell isolation process. Methods: Homozygous cord blood units were identified and quality verified before recontacting donors for informed consent. CD34+ cells were purified from the mononuclear fraction isolated in a cell processor, by magnetic microbeads labelling and separation columns. Results: We obtained a median recovery of 20.0% of the collected pre-freezing CD34+, with a final product median viability of 99.1% and median purity of 83.5% of the post-thawed purified CD34+ population. Conclusions: Here we describe our own experience, from unit selection and donor reconsenting, in generating a CD34+ cell product as a starting material to produce HLA-homozygous iPSC following a cost-effective and clinical grade-compliant procedure. These CD34+ cells are the basis for the Spanish bank of haplolines envisioned to serve as a source of cell products for clinical research and therapy.
- Subjects
CORD blood; BLOOD banks; PLURIPOTENT stem cells; INDUCED pluripotent stem cells; CD34 antigen; CELL separation
- Publication
Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1757-6512
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13287-022-02961-6