US20180064849A1 - Cartilage regenerative material - Google Patents

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US20180064849A1
US20180064849A1 US15/705,826 US201715705826A US2018064849A1 US 20180064849 A1 US20180064849 A1 US 20180064849A1 US 201715705826 A US201715705826 A US 201715705826A US 2018064849 A1 US2018064849 A1 US 2018064849A1
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Hayato Miyoshi
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  • This application includes an electronically submitted sequence listing in .txt format.
  • the .txt file contains a sequence listing entitled “2017-11-16_2870-0673PUS1_ST25.txt” created on Nov. 16, 2017 and is 31,850 bytes in size.
  • the sequence listing contained in this .txt file is part of the specification and is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
  • the present invention relates to a cartilage regenerative material including a cell construct that includes biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells.
  • articular osteochondral defects are not likely to be accompanied by spontaneous regeneration, and thus, regenerative medicine based on cell transplantation therapy has been actively attempted.
  • Cell transplantation therapy has been attempted in many cases by administering cells in the form of cell aggregates.
  • a tissue plug is produced by introducing a cell mass of cells derived from a tissue collected from a test animal or a patient into a chamber having micropores through which culture fluid can pass; and culturing the cell mass in an excess amount of culture fluid compared to the amount of the culture fluid in the chamber by introducing the culture fluid into the chamber in an amount such that a portion of the cell mass is in contact with the gas phase, and the tissue plug thus produced is transplanted.
  • WO2011/108517A describes a cell construct that includes polymer blocks having biocompatibility and cells, in which a plurality of the polymer blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of the cells.
  • the cell construct described in WO2011/108517A delivery of nutrients from the outside to the inside of the cell construct is enabled, the cell construct has a sufficient thickness, and cells are uniformly distributed within the construct.
  • high cell survival activity was verified by using polymer blocks formed from a recombinant gelatin or naturally occurring gelatin material.
  • Example 11 of WO2011/108517A it is described that the cell construct thus produced produces a large amount of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) and promotes chondrocyte differentiation.
  • GAG glycosaminoglycan
  • the inventors of the present invention conducted a thorough investigation in order to solve the problems described above, and as a result, the inventors found that a cell construct including biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells, in which a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells, has excellent cartilage regenerative capacity and excellent bone regenerative capacity.
  • this invention was completed based on these findings.
  • a cartilage regenerative material comprising a cell construct that includes biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells, the cell construct having a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells.
  • cartilage regenerative material according to any one of (1) to (3), in which the cell construct includes the biocompatible polymer blocks in an amount of from 0.0000001 ⁇ g to 1 ⁇ g per stem cell.
  • cartilage regenerative material according to any one of (1) to (6), in which the biocompatible polymer blocks are formed from a recombinant peptide or a chemically synthesized peptide.
  • n units of X each independently represent any amino acid residue
  • n units of Y each independently represent any amino acid residue
  • m represents an integer from 2 to 10
  • n represents an integer from 3 to 100
  • A represents an arbitrary amino acid residue or amino acid sequence
  • B represents an arbitrary amino acid residue or amino acid sequence.
  • a peptide having biocompatibility comprising an amino acid sequence obtained by modifying the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 by deletion, substitution or addition of one or several amino acid residues;
  • a cartilage regenerative material comprising the cartilage regenerative material according to any one of (1) to (12) and a biocompatible polymer film.
  • a cell construct for use in cartilage regeneration therapy comprising biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells, the cell construct having a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells.
  • a method for regenerating cartilage comprising a step of transplanting a cell construct that includes biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells to a patient in need of cartilage regeneration, in which the cell construct has a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells.
  • a cell construct for the production of a cartilage regenerative material comprising biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells, in which the cell construct has a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells.
  • the cartilage regenerative material of the invention has excellent cartilage regenerative capacity and excellent bone regenerative capacity, and is useful for cell transplantation therapy.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a liquid temperature profile obtained under Condition A.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a liquid temperature profile obtained under Condition B.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a liquid temperature profile obtained under Condition C.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a liquid temperature profile obtained under Condition AA.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a liquid temperature profile obtained under Condition BB.
  • FIG. 6 shows the results of staining of a tissue onto which only a sponge was transplanted (without film).
  • FIG. 7 shows the results of staining of a tissue onto which a sponge (without cells) and a film were transplanted.
  • FIG. 8 shows the results of staining of a tissue onto which a cell culture sponge and a film have been transplanted.
  • FIG. 9 shows the results of staining of a tissue onto which a cell mass and a film have been transplanted.
  • FIG. 10 shows the results of staining of a tissue onto which a mosaic cell mass and a film have been transplanted.
  • the cartilage regenerative material of the invention is a material comprising a cell construct that includes biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells, the cell construct having a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells.
  • the cell construct used in the invention may also be referred to as mosaic cell mass (cell mass in a mosaic state) in the present specification.
  • the cartilage regenerative material of the invention has excellent cartilage regenerative capacity and excellent bone regenerative capacity, in addition to the use for regenerating cartilage, the cartilage regenerative material can also be used in order to regenerate cartilage and bone.
  • the cartilage regenerative material of the invention can be used as, for example, a transplant material to be transplanted into a cartilage defect site.
  • a cell construct including biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells in which a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells, has excellent cartilage regeneration action as well as excellent bone regeneration action.
  • JP4122280B and J. I. Lee “Transplantation of scaffold-free spheroids composed of synovium-derived cells and chondrocytes or the treatment of cartilage defects of the knee,” European Cells and Materials , Vol. 22, 2011, p 275-290, it is neither disclosed nor suggested to use biocompatible polymer blocks.
  • the GAG production in WO2011/108517A was achieved in an ex vivo experiment using a particular medium (chondrocyte differentiation medium) that promotes chondrocyte differentiation, and the conditions for this experiment are significantly different from the environment in vivo. Therefore, according to the findings of WO2011/108517A, cartilage regeneration in the in vivo environment cannot be expected, and particularly, it cannot be expected at all from WO2011/108517A that cartilage and bone can be regenerated simultaneously.
  • the cell construct used in the invention includes biocompatible polymer blocks.
  • the biocompatible polymer blocks will be explained below.
  • Biocompatibility means that in a case in which the material is brought into contact with a living body, the material does not give a rise to a noticeably harmful reaction such as a long-term and chronic inflammation reaction.
  • the biocompatible polymer used in the invention is decomposed in vivo is not particularly limited, as long as the polymer has biocompatibility; however, it is preferable that the polymer is a biodegradable polymer.
  • a non-biodegradable polymer include polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyurethane, polypropylene, polyester, vinyl chloride, polycarbonate, acryl, stainless steel, titanium, silicone, and MPC (2-methacryloyloxyethylphosphorylcholine).
  • biodegradable polymer examples include polypeptides such as a recombinant peptide and a chemically synthesized peptide (for example, gelatin that will be explained below), polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, a lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymer (PLGA), hyaluronic acid, glycosaminoglycan, proteoglycan, chondroitin, cellulose, agarose, carboxymethyl cellulose, chitin, and chitosan.
  • a recombinant peptide is particularly preferred.
  • biocompatible polymers may be devised in order to increase the cell adhesiveness.
  • methods such as “coating of a base material surface with a cell adhesion matrix (fibronectin, vitronectin, or laminin) or a cell adhesion sequence (an RGD sequence, a LDV sequence, a REDV (SEQ ID NO: 2) sequence, a YIGSR (SEQ ID NO: 3) sequence, a PDSGR (SEQ ID NO: 4) sequence, a RYVVLPR (SEQ ID NO: 5) sequence, a LGTIPG (SEQ ID NO: 6) sequence, a RNIAEIIKDI (SEQ ID NO: 7) sequence, an IKVAV (SEQ ID NO: 8) sequence, a LRE sequence, a DGEA (SEQ ID NO: 9) sequence, or a HAV sequence; all indicated by one-letter codes of amino acids) peptide”, “amination or cationization of the base material surface”, or “hydrophilic treatment of the base material surface by a plasma treatment or corona discharge” can be used.
  • the type of the polypeptide such as a recombinant peptide or a chemically synthesized peptide is not particularly limited as long as the polypeptide has biocompatibility; however, for example, gelatin, collagen, elastin, fibronectin, pronectin, laminin, tenascin, fibrin, fibroin, entactin, thrombospondin, and retronectin are preferred, while gelatin, collagen, and atelocollagen are most preferred.
  • Gelatin that is intended to be used in the invention is preferably naturally occurring gelatin, a recombinant gelatin, or a chemically synthesized gelatin, and more preferred is a recombinant gelatin.
  • naturally occurring gelatin as used herein means a gelatin produced from naturally occurring collagen.
  • chemically synthesized peptide or chemically synthesized gelatin means a peptide or gelatin that has been artificially synthesized. Synthesis of a peptide such as gelatin may be solid-phase synthesis or liquid-phase synthesis; however, solid-phase synthesis is preferred. Solid-phase synthesis of peptides is well known to those ordinarily skilled in the art, and examples include a Fmoc group synthesis method of using a Fmoc group (Fluorenyl-Methoxy-Carbonyl group) as a protective group for an amino group; and a Boc group synthesis method of using a Boc group (tert-ButylOxyCarbonyl group) as a protective group for an amino group. Regarding preferred embodiments of the chemically synthesized gelatin, the matters described in section (1-3) Recombinant gelatin given below in the present specification can be applied.
  • the hydrophilicity value “1/IOB” value of the biocompatible polymer used in the invention is preferably from 0 to 1.0.
  • the hydrophilicity value is more preferably from 0 to 0.6, and even more preferably from 0 to 0.4.
  • IOB is an index of hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity based on an organic conceptual diagram showing the polarity/non-polarity of organic compounds suggested by FUJITA, Atsushi, and the details thereof are explained in, for example, “Pharmaceutical Bulletin”, Vol. 2, 2, pp. 163-173 (1954), “Kagaku no Ryoiki (Domain of Chemistry)”, Vol. 11, 10, pp. 719-725 (1957), and “Fragrance Journal”, Vol. 50, pp.
  • the root of all organic compounds is considered to be methane (CH 4 ), and other compounds are all regarded as derivatives of methane.
  • Certain values are set respectively for the number of carbon atoms, substituents, modified parts, rings, and the like of the compounds, and the scores are added to determine the organic values (OV) and the inorganic values (IV). These values are plotted on a graph, with the X-axis representing the organic values and the Y-axis representing the inorganic values.
  • the IOB in the organic conceptual diagram means the ratio of the inorganic value (IV) with respect to the organic value (OV) in the organic conceptual diagram, that is, “inorganic value (IV)/organic value (OV)”.
  • the biocompatible polymer By adjusting the “1/IOB” value of the biocompatible polymer used in the invention to the range described above, the biocompatible polymer has higher hydrophilicity and has enhanced water absorbing properties. Accordingly, it is speculated that the high hydrophilicity acts effectively on the retention of nutrient components, and consequently contributes to the stabilization and ease of survival of cells in the cell construct (mosaic cell mass) according to the invention.
  • the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity index represented by the Grand average of hydropathicity (GRAVY) value of the polypeptide is preferably 0.3 or lower and ⁇ 9.0 or higher, and more preferably 0.0 or lower and ⁇ 7.0 or higher.
  • the Grand average of hydropathicity (GRAVY) value can be obtained by the method described in “Gasteiger E., Hoogland C., Gattiker A., Duvaud S., Wilkins M. R., Appel R. D., Bairoch A.; Protein Identification and Analysis Tools on the ExPASy Server; (In) John M. Walker (ed): The Proteomics Protocols Handbook, Humana Press (2005).
  • the biocompatible polymer By adjusting the GRAVY value of the biocompatible polymer used in the invention to the range described above, the biocompatible polymer has higher hydrophilicity and has enhanced water absorbing properties. Accordingly, it is speculated that the high hydrophilicity acts effectively on the retention of nutrient components, and consequently contributes to the stabilization and ease of survival of cells in the cell construct (mosaic cell mass) according to the invention.
  • the biocompatible polymer used in the invention may be a crosslinked polymer, or may be a polymer that is not crosslinked; however, a crosslinked polymer is preferred.
  • a crosslinked biocompatible polymer By using a crosslinked biocompatible polymer, there is obtained an effect that in a case in which the cartilage regenerative material of the invention is cultured in a medium, and in a case which the cartilage regenerative material is transplanted into a living body, the cartilage regenerative material being instantaneously decomposed is prevented.
  • thermal crosslinking crosslinking, crosslinking by means of an aldehyde (for example, formaldehyde or glutaraldehyde), crosslinking by means of a condensing agent (carbodiimide, cyanamide, or the like), enzymatic crosslinking, photocrosslinking, ultraviolet crosslinking, hydrophobic interaction, hydrogen bonding, ionic interaction, and the like are known.
  • the crosslinking method used in the invention is preferably thermal crosslinking, ultraviolet crosslinking, or enzymatic crosslinking, and particularly preferably thermal crosslinking.
  • the enzyme is not particularly limited as long as the enzyme has an effect of crosslinking between polymer molecules; however, preferably a transglutaminase and a laccase, and most preferably a transglutaminase, can be used.
  • a transglutaminase and a laccase preferably a transglutaminase
  • the polymer that is enzymatically crosslinked by a transglutaminase as long as the polymer is a protein having a lysine residue and a glutamine residue.
  • the transglutaminase may be a mammal-derived enzyme or a microbially derived enzyme, and specifically, ACTIVA series manufactured by Ajinomoto Co., Inc., and mammal-derived transglutaminases that are released as reagents, for example, Guinea pig liver-derived transglutaminase, goat-derived transglutaminase, and rabbit-derived transglutaminase, which are products of Oriental Yeast Co., Ltd.; Upstate USA, Inc.; Biodesign International, Inc.; and the like, and human-derived blood coagulation factor (Factor XIIIa, Haematologic Technologies, Inc.).
  • ACTIVA series manufactured by Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
  • mammal-derived transglutaminases that are released as reagents, for example, Guinea pig liver-derived transglutaminase, goat-derived transglutaminase, and rabbit-derived transglutaminase, which are products
  • the reaction temperature in the case of performing crosslinking is not particularly limited as long as crosslinking is enabled; however, the reaction temperature is preferably ⁇ 100° C. to 500° C., more preferably 0° C. to 300° C., even more preferably 50° C. to 300° C., still more preferably 100° C. to 250° C., and even more preferably 120° C. to 200° C.
  • the recombinant gelatin as used herein means a polypeptide or protein-like substance having an amino acid sequence similar to that of gelatin, which is produced by a gene recombination technology. It is preferable that the recombinant gelatin that can be used in the invention has repeats of a sequence represented by Gly-X-Y (where X and Y each independently represent any amino acid residue), which is characteristic to collagen.
  • Gly-X-Y where X and Y each independently represent any amino acid residue
  • a plurality of the Gly-X-Y sequences may be identical to or different from one another.
  • two or more sequences of cell adhesion signals are included in one molecule.
  • a recombinant gelatin having an amino acid sequence derived from a partial amino acid sequence of collagen can be used.
  • the recombinant gelatins described in EP1014176B, U.S. Pat. No. 6,992,172B, WO2004/85473A, and WO2008/103041A can be used; however, the examples are not limited to these.
  • Preferred examples of the recombinant gelatin that is used in the invention are recombinant gelatins of the following embodiments.
  • a recombinant gelatin has the original properties of naturally occurring gelatin and thus has excellent biocompatibility. Also, since it is not a substance derived from a natural source, a recombinant gelatin has no risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or the like, and has an excellent characteristic of being non-infectious. Since a recombinant gelatin is homogeneous compared to naturally occurring gelatin and has a predetermined sequence, it is possible to precisely design a recombinant gelatin with fewer fluctuations, in connection with strength and degradability, through crosslinking or the like.
  • BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  • the molecular weight of the recombinant gelatin is not particularly limited; however, the molecular weight is preferably from 2,000 to 100,000 (from 2 kDa to 100 kDa), more preferably from 2,500 to 95,000 (from 2.5 kDa to 95 kDa), even more preferably from 5,000 to 90,000 (from 5 kDa to 90 kDa), and most preferably from 10,000 to 90,000 (from 10 kDa to 90 kDa).
  • the recombinant gelatin has repeats of a sequence represented by Gly-X-Y, which is characteristic to collagen.
  • Gly-X-Y a sequence represented by Gly-X-Y
  • a plurality of the Gly-X-Y sequences may be identical to or different from one another.
  • Gly-X-Y Gly represents glycine
  • X and Y each represent an arbitrary amino acid (preferably, an arbitrary amino acid other than glycine).
  • the sequence represented by Gly-X-Y characteristic to collagen is a highly specific partial structure present in the amino acid compositions and sequences of gelatin and collagen, compared to other proteins.
  • glycine accounts for about one-third of the whole composition, and in the amino acid sequence, glycine repeatedly appears at a rate of one in every three amino acid residues.
  • Glycine is the simplest amino acid, and there are fewer restrictions to the arrangement in a molecular chain. Thus, glycine greatly contributes to regeneration of the helix structure in the case of gelation.
  • the amino acids represented by X and Y include a large proportion of imino acids (proline and oxyproline), and imino acids account for 10% to 45% of the total amount of the amino acids.
  • amino acids that account for 80% or more, more preferably 95% or more, and most preferably 99% or more, of the sequence of the recombinant gelatin constitute the repeating structure of Gly-X-Y.
  • polar amino acids that have an electric charge and polar amino acids that are uncharged exist at a ratio of 1:1.
  • polar amino acid specifically refers to cysteine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, histidine, lysine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, or arginine, and among these, polar uncharged amino acids include cysteine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, and tyrosine.
  • the proportion of polar amino acids among all the amino acids that constitute the recombinant gelatin is 10% to 40%, and preferably 20% to 30%.
  • the proportion of uncharged amino acids in the polar amino acids is preferably 5% or more and less than 20%, and more preferably 5% or more and less than 10%. It is also preferable that any one amino acid, and preferably 2 or more amino acids, of serine, threonine, asparagine, tyrosine, and cysteine are not included in the amino acid sequence.
  • minimal amino acid sequences that function as cell adhesion signal sequences are known (for example, “Byotai Seiri (Pathophysiology)”, Vol. 9, No. 7 (1990), p. 527, published by Nagai Shoten Co., Ltd.). It is preferable that the recombinant gelatin used in the invention contains two or more such minimal amino acid sequences that function as cell adhesion signals in one molecule.
  • More preferred sequences include an RGD sequence, a YIGSR (SEQ ID NO: 3) sequence, a PDSGR (SEQ ID NO: 4) sequence, a LGTIPG (SEQ ID NO: 6) sequence, an IKVAV (SEQ ID NO: 8) sequence, and a HAV sequence, and particularly preferred is an RGD sequence.
  • RGD sequences an ERGD (SEQ ID NO: 10) sequence is preferred.
  • GAG glycosaminoglycans
  • the number of amino acids between RGD sequences is between 0 and 100, and preferably between 25 and 60, and is not uniform.
  • the content of these minimal amino acid sequences is preferably 3 to 50, more preferably 4 to 30, even more preferably 5 to 20, and most preferably 12, in one molecule of protein, from the viewpoints of cell adhesion and proliferation properties.
  • the proportion of the RGD sequences (motifs) with respect to the total number of amino acid residues is preferably at least 0.4%.
  • each stretch of 350 amino acid residues includes at least one RGD motif.
  • the proportion of the RGD motif with respect to the total number of amino acid residues is more preferably at least 0.6%, even more preferably at least 0.8%, still more preferably at least 1.0%, even more preferably at least 1.2%, and most preferably at least 1.5%.
  • the number of RGD motifs within a recombinant peptide is preferably at least 4, more preferably at least 6, even more preferably at least 8, still more preferably from 12 to 16, per 250 amino acid residues.
  • the proportion of 0.4% of the RGD motifs corresponds to at least one RGD sequence per 250 amino acid residues. Since the number of the RGD motifs is an integer, in order to satisfy the characteristic requirement of 0.4%, a gelatin molecule containing 251 amino acid residues must include at least two RGD sequences.
  • the recombinant gelatin of the invention includes at least two RGD sequences per 250 amino acid residues; more preferably includes at least three RGD sequences per 250 amino acid residues; and even more preferably includes at least four RGD sequences per 250 amino acid residues.
  • the recombinant gelatin includes at least four RGD motifs, preferably at least six RGD motifs, more preferably at least eight RGD motifs, and still more preferably from 12 to 16 RGD motifs.
  • the recombinant gelatin may be partially hydrolyzed.
  • the recombinant gelatin used in the invention is represented by Formula 1: A-[(Gly-X-Y) n ] m -B.
  • n units of X each independently represent any one amino acid residue
  • n units of Y each independently represent any one amino acid residue.
  • m represents an integer from 2 to 10, and preferably 3 to 5.
  • n represents an integer from 3 to 100, preferably 15 to 70, and more preferably 50 to 65.
  • A represents an arbitrary amino acid residue or amino acid sequence
  • B represents an arbitrary amino acid residue or amino acid sequence.
  • the recombinant gelatin used in the invention is represented by formula (SEQ ID NO: 11): Gly-Ala-Pro-[(Gly-X-Y) 63 ] 3 -Gly (in the formula, 63 units of X each independently represent any one amino acid residue; 63 units of Y each independently represent any one amino acid residue; and 63 units of Gly-X-Y may be identical to or different from one another).
  • the naturally occurring collagen as used herein may be any collagen substance that exists in nature; however, the collagen is preferably type I, type II, type III, type IV, or type V collagen.
  • the collagen is more preferably type I, type II, or type III collagen.
  • the source of the above-mentioned collagens is preferably human, cow, pig, mouse, or rat, and more preferably a human source.
  • the isoelectric point of the recombinant gelatin used in the invention is preferably 5 to 10, more preferably 6 to 10, and even more preferably 7 to 9.5.
  • the recombinant gelatin is not deaminated.
  • the recombinant gelatin does not have a telopeptide.
  • the recombinant gelatin is a substantially pure polypeptide produced from a nucleic acid that encodes an amino acid sequence.
  • the recombinant gelatin used in the invention is particularly preferably:
  • amino acid sequence obtained by modifying . . . by deletion, substitution or addition of one or several amino acid residues means preferably 1 to 20, more preferably 1 to 10, even more preferably 1 to 5, and particularly preferably 1 to 3.
  • the recombinant gelatin used in the invention can be produced by a gene recombination technology that is known to those ordinarily skilled in the art, and the recombinant gelatin can be produced according to the methods described in, for example, EP1014176A2, U.S. Pat. No. 6,992,172B, WO2004/85473A, and WO2008/103041A.
  • a gene that encodes the amino acid sequence of a predetermined recombinant gelatin is obtained, this is incorporated into an expression vector to produce a recombinant expression vector, and this is introduced into an appropriate host.
  • a transformant is produced.
  • the transformant thus obtained is cultured in an appropriate medium, and thereby, a recombinant gelatin is produced.
  • the recombinant gelatin thus produced is collected from the culture product. Thereby, the recombinant gelatin used in the invention can be produced.
  • blocks (masses) comprising the above-described biocompatible polymer are used.
  • the shape of the biocompatible polymer blocks according to the invention is not particularly limited.
  • the shape is an irregular shape, a spherical form, a particulate (granular) form, a powder form, a porous form (porous body), a fibrous form, a spindle shape, a flat shape, and a sheet form
  • preferred examples of the shape include an irregular shape, a spherical form, a particulate (granular) form, a powder form, and a porous form.
  • An irregular shape implies that the surface shape is not uniform, and for example, it is implied that the shape has concavities and convexities such as a rock. Examples of the shape mentioned above are not separate and isolated, and for example, the polymer block may have an irregular shape as an example of a subordinate concept of the particulate (granular) form.
  • the size of one biocompatible polymer block according to the invention is not particularly limited; however, the size is preferably from 1 ⁇ m to 1,000 ⁇ m, more preferably from 10 ⁇ m to 1,000 ⁇ m, even more preferably from 10 ⁇ m to 700 ⁇ m, still more preferably from 10 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m, even more preferably from 10 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m, still more preferably from 20 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m, particularly preferably from 20 ⁇ m to 150 ⁇ m, and most preferably from 50 ⁇ m to 110 ⁇ m. It is preferable from the viewpoint of cartilage regeneration that the size of one biocompatible polymer block is adjusted to be in the range described above.
  • the size of one biocompatible polymer block is not intended to mean that the average value of the size of a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks is in the range described above, but is intended to mean the size of each of individual biocompatible polymer blocks obtainable by sieving a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks.
  • the size of one block can be defined by the size of the sieve used in the case of classifying the blocks. For example, in a case in which blocks that have passed through a sieve having a mesh size of 180 ⁇ m are sieved through a sieve having a mesh size of 106 ⁇ m, the blocks remaining on the sieve can be defined as blocks having a size of 106 to 180 ⁇ m. Next, in a case in which the blocks that have passed through the sieve having a mesh size of 106 ⁇ m are sieved through a sieve having a mesh size of 53 ⁇ m, the blocks remaining on the sieve can be defined as blocks having a size of 53 to 106 ⁇ m.
  • the blocks remaining on the sieve can be defined as blocks having a size of 25 to 53 ⁇ m.
  • the method for producing biocompatible polymer blocks is not particularly limited; however, for example, irregularly shaped biocompatible polymer blocks, which constitute an example of a granular form, can be obtained by pulverizing a porous body of a biocompatible polymer using a pulverizing machine (NEW POWER MILL or the like).
  • the method for producing a porous body of a biocompatible polymer is not particularly limited; however, for example, there may be mentioned a production method including:
  • Step (b) a step of freezing the solution in an unfrozen state of the biocompatible polymer obtained in Step (a);
  • Step (c) a step of freeze-drying the frozen solution of the biocompatible polymer obtained in Step (b).
  • the difference between the temperature of a part having the highest liquid temperature in the solution and the temperature of a part having the lowest liquid temperature in the solution is adjusted to be 2.5° C. or less (preferably 2.3° C. or less, and more preferably 2.1° C. or less), that is, as the difference in temperature is adjusted to be smaller, the difference in the size of the pores in the porous body thus obtainable is made smaller.
  • the lower limit of the difference between the temperature of a part having the highest liquid temperature in the solution and the temperature of a part having the lowest liquid temperature in the solution is not particularly limited, and the temperature difference may be 0° C. or more, and for example, may be 0.1° C.
  • Step (a) it is preferable to perform cooling by means of, for example, a material having a thermal conductivity lower than that of water (preferably, TEFLON (registered trademark)), and the part having the highest liquid temperature in the solution can be assumed to be a part remotest from the cooling surface, and the part having the lowest liquid temperature in the solution can be assumed to be the liquid temperature at the cooling surface.
  • a material having a thermal conductivity lower than that of water preferably, TEFLON (registered trademark)
  • the difference between the temperature of a part having the highest liquid temperature in the solution and the temperature of a part having the lowest liquid temperature in the solution immediately before the generation of the heat of solidification is 2.5° C. or less, more preferably 2.3° C. or less, and even more preferably 2.1° C. or less.
  • the “temperature difference immediately before the generation of the heat of solidification” means the temperature difference at the time when the temperature difference becomes the largest in a time period between 1 second and 10 seconds before the generation of the heat of solidification.
  • the temperature of a part having the lowest liquid temperature in the solution is (melting point of the solvent ⁇ 5° C.) or lower, more preferably (melting point of the solvent ⁇ 5° C.) or lower and (melting point of the solvent ⁇ 20° C.) or higher, and even more preferably (melting point of the solvent ⁇ 6° C.) or lower and (melting point of the solvent ⁇ 16° C.) or higher.
  • the solvent of the “melting point of the solvent” is the solvent of the solution of the biocompatible polymer.
  • Step (b) the solution of the biocompatible polymer in an unfrozen state obtained in Step (a) is frozen.
  • the cooling temperature for freezing in Step (b) is not particularly limited and may vary depending on the cooling equipment.
  • the cooling temperature is a temperature lower by 3° C. to 30° C., more preferably a temperature lower by 5° C. to 25° C., and even more preferably a temperature lower by 10° C. to 20° C., than the temperature of the part having the lowest liquid temperature in the solution.
  • Step (c) the frozen solution of the biocompatible polymer obtained in Step (b) is freeze-dried.
  • Freeze-drying can be carried out by a conventional method, and for example, freeze-drying can be carried out by performing vacuum drying at a temperature lower than the melting point of the solvent, and further performing vacuum drying at room temperature (20° C.).
  • any arbitrary stem cells can be used as long as the stem cells are capable of cell transplantation and are capable of exhibiting cartilage regenerative capacity, and the type of the cells is not particularly limited.
  • One type of stem cells may be used, or a combination of multiple types of stem cells may also be used.
  • the stem cells to be used are preferably animal cells, more preferably vertebrate-derived cells, and particularly preferably human-derived cells.
  • the type of the vertebrate-derived cells (particularly, human-derived cells) may be any of pluripotent cells and somatic stem cells.
  • the pluripotent cells for example, embryonic stem cells (ES cells), germline stem cells (GS cells), or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) can be used.
  • somatic stem cells for example, mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), amniotic cells, cord blood-derived cells, bone marrow-derived cells, or adipose-derived stem cells can be used, and particularly preferred are mesenchymal stem cells (MSC).
  • MSC mesenchymal stem cells
  • the origin of the cells may be any of autologous cells and heterologous cells.
  • a cell construct is produced using the biocompatible polymer blocks and the stem cells described above, by disposing a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells three-dimensionally in a mosaic pattern.
  • the biocompatible polymer blocks and the stem cells are disposed three-dimensionally in a mosaic pattern, a cell construct in which the stem cells are uniformly distributed in the cell construct is formed, and delivery of nutrients such as medium components from the outside to the interior of the cell construct is enabled.
  • a plurality of biocompatible polymer blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of stem cells, and here, the “gaps between stem cells” need not be spaces closed by the constituting stem cells, and may be spaces sandwiched between the stem cells. Furthermore, it is not necessary that gaps should be provided everywhere in between the stem cells, and there may be sites where the stem cells are in contact.
  • the distance of a gap between stem cells that sandwich the biocompatible polymer blocks therebetween that is, the distance of the gap in the case of selecting a certain stem cell and another stem cell that exists in the shortest distance from the foregoing stem cell, is not particularly limited. However, it is preferable that the distance is equal to the size of the biocompatible polymer block, and a suitable distance is also in the range of a suitable size of the biocompatible polymer block.
  • the biocompatible polymer blocks are configured to be interposed between stem cells; however, it is not necessary that stem cells should be present between all the biocompatible polymer blocks, and there may be sites where the biocompatible polymer blocks are in contact.
  • the distance between the biocompatible polymer blocks sandwiching stem cells therebetween that is, the distance in the case of selecting a biocompatible polymer block and another biocompatible polymer block that exists in the shortest distance from the foregoing biocompatible polymer block, is not particularly limited.
  • the distance is preferably the size of a mass of the stem cells obtainable in the case of gathering one to several stem cells that are used, and for example, the distance is from 10 ⁇ m to 1,000 ⁇ m, preferably from 10 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m, and even more preferably from 10 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m.
  • the expression “uniformly distributed” is used in the phrase “cell construct in which stem cells are uniformly distributed in the cell construct” and the like; however, this does not mean perfect uniformity, and it is meant that delivery of nutrients such as medium components from the outside to the interior of the cell construct is enabled.
  • the thickness or diameter of the cell construct can be adjusted to any desired thickness; however, as the lower limit, the thickness is preferably 215 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 400 ⁇ m or more, and even more preferably 500 ⁇ m or more.
  • the upper limit of the thickness or diameter is not particularly limited; however, as a general range for practical use, the upper limit is preferably 3 cm or less, more preferably 2 cm or less, and even more preferably 1 cm or less.
  • the range of the thickness or diameter of the cell construct is preferably from 400 ⁇ m to 3 cm, more preferably from 500 ⁇ m to 2 cm, and even more preferably from 500 ⁇ m to 1 cm.
  • regions comprising biocompatible polymer blocks and regions comprising stem cells are arranged in a mosaic pattern.
  • the “thickness or diameter of the cell construct” is intended to represent the following. In a case in which a certain point A inside the cell construct is selected, among straight lines that pass through the point A, a line segment that divides the cell construct such that the distance from the outside the cell construct becomes the shortest, is selected, and the length of this line segment is designated as line segment A. A point A at which the line segment A becomes the longest inside the cell construct is selected, and the length of the line segment A in this case is designated as the “thickness or diameter of the cell construct”.
  • the ratio of the stem cells and the biocompatible polymer blocks in the cell construct is not particularly limited; however, the mass of the biocompatible polymer block per stem cell is preferably from 0.0000001 ⁇ g to 1 ⁇ g, more preferably from 0.000001 ⁇ g to 0.1 ⁇ g, even more preferably from 0.00001 ⁇ g to 0.01 ⁇ g, and most preferably from 0.00002 ⁇ g to 0.006 ⁇ g. As the ratio between the stem cells and the biocompatible polymer blocks is adjusted to the range described above, the stem cells can be distributed more uniformly.
  • the effects of the stem cells can be manifested in a case in which the cell construct is used for the above-described applications, and by adjusting the upper limit to the range described above, any components that optionally exist in the biocompatible polymer blocks can be supplied to the stem cells.
  • the components in the biocompatible polymer blocks are not particularly limited, and the components may be the components included in the medium that will be described below.
  • a cell construct can be produced by mixing biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells. More specifically, a cell construct can be produced by alternately disposing the biocompatible polymer blocks and the stem cells.
  • the production method is not particularly limited; however, a method of forming the biocompatible polymer blocks and then inoculating the stem cells is preferred.
  • a cell construct can be produced by incubating a mixture of biocompatible polymer blocks and a stem cell-containing culture fluid.
  • stem cells and biocompatible polymer blocks that have been produced in advance are disposed in a mosaic pattern in a liquid that is retained in the container.
  • it is preferable to promote or control the formation of the mosaic-patterned arrangement formed from stem cells and biocompatible polymer blocks by using spontaneous aggregation, gravity drop, centrifugation, or stirring.
  • a container formed from a low-cell-adhesive material or a non-cell-adhesive material is preferred, and a container formed from polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, glass, polycarbonate, or polyethylene terephthalate is more preferred.
  • the shape of the bottom face of the container is preferably a flat bottom type, a U-shaped form, or a V-shaped form.
  • a cell construct having a mosaic-patterned arrangement that is obtained by the method described above, a cell construct having a desired size can be produced by, for example, a method such as:
  • the volume of the cell construct can be increased by replacing the medium with a differentiation medium or a proliferation medium.
  • a cell construct having a desired size, in which stem cells are uniformly distributed in the cell construct can be produced by further adding biocompatible polymer blocks.
  • the method of integrating mosaic-patterned cell masses that have been produced separately is specifically a method for producing a cell construct, the method including a step of integrating a plurality of cell constructs, each of the cell constructs including a plurality of biocompatible polymer blocks and a plurality of stem cells, in which one or a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks are disposed in some or all of a plurality of gaps formed by a plurality of the stem cells.
  • the thickness or diameter of each cell construct before integration or volume increase is from 10 ⁇ m to 1 cm, and the thickness or diameter after integration or volume increase is from 100 ⁇ m to 3 cm.
  • the thickness or diameter of each cell construct before integration is more preferably from 10 ⁇ m to 2,000 ⁇ m, even more preferably from 15 ⁇ m to 1,500 ⁇ m, and most preferably from 20 ⁇ m to 1,300 ⁇ m.
  • the range of the thickness or diameter after integration is more preferably from 100 ⁇ m to 2 cm, even more preferably from 100 ⁇ m to 1 cm, still more preferably from 200 ⁇ m to 1 cm, and particularly preferably from 400 ⁇ m to 1 cm.
  • the cell constructs that need to be integrated are disposed at a distance of from 0 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m, and the distance is more preferably from 0 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m, and even more preferably from 0 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m.
  • the distance is more preferably from 0 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m, and even more preferably from 0 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m.
  • a cell construct having a desired size can also be produced by further adding biocompatible polymer blocks.
  • second biocompatible polymer blocks can be further added to a cell construct including a plurality of first biocompatible polymer blocks and a plurality of stem cells, the cell construct having one or a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks disposed in some or all of a plurality of gaps formed by a plurality of the stem cells, and the mixture can be incubated.
  • the rate at which the second biocompatible polymer blocks are added in a case in which the second biocompatible polymer blocks are further added to the cell construct and incubated together is appropriately selected in accordance with the rate of proliferation of the stem cells that are used.
  • the rate of addition is selected in consideration of the rate of proliferation of the stem cells used.
  • the cell construct described above is used as a cartilage regenerative material.
  • the cartilage regenerative material of the invention can be used for the purpose of cell transplantation to a diseased site of cartilage defect.
  • the disease associated with cartilage defect include, but are not particularly limited to, arthrosis deformans, osteochondral defect, osteochondritis dissecans, traumatic cartilage injury, osteoarthritis, relapsing polychondritis, achondroplasia, injury of intervertebral discs, and hernia of intervertebral discs.
  • transplantation method examples include methods using incision, injection, an arthroscope, and an endoscope.
  • the cell construct of the invention unlike cell transplants such as a cell sheet, the size of the construct can be made small, and therefore, a less invasive transplantation method such as transplantation by injection is enabled.
  • the amount used in the case of transplanting the cartilage regenerative material of the invention can be appropriately selected in accordance with the disease state or the like; however, the number of cells to be transplanted is preferably 1.0 ⁇ 10 5 cells/cm 3 to 1.0 ⁇ 10 10 cells/cm 3 , and more preferably 1.0 ⁇ 10 6 cells/cm 3 to 1.0 ⁇ 10 9 cells/cm 3 .
  • transplantation may be performed only once, or transplantation may be performed two or more times as necessary.
  • the cartilage regenerative material of the invention as described above may be used alone as a cartilage regenerative material; however, the cartilage regenerative material can also be used in combination with a biocompatible polymer film as a cartilage regenerative material.
  • the cartilage regenerative material of the invention and the biocompatible polymer film described above may be supplied separately in the form of kits, or the cartilage regenerative material of the invention and the biocompatible polymer film may also be supplied in the form of a product bonded together.
  • the user can bond the cartilage regenerative material and the biocompatible polymer film together and then transplant the resultant.
  • the user may transplant the biocompatible polymer film and then transplant the cartilage regenerative material.
  • the biocompatible polymer film is used as a film for isolating a portion or the entirety of the transplant face of the cell construct from the site of transplantation.
  • the biocompatible polymer film is transplanted first to the site of transplantation, and subsequently, the cell construct is transplanted on the top surface of the biocompatible polymer film (the surface on the opposite side of the surface that is in contact with the site of transplantation).
  • the biocompatible polymer film is transplanted so as to be brought into direct contact with the site of transplantation.
  • biocompatible polymer that constitutes the biocompatible polymer film are the same as those in the case of the biocompatible polymer that constitutes the biocompatible polymer blocks, and specifically, the specific examples and the preferred ranges are as described above in sections (1-1) Biocompatible polymer, (1-2) Crosslinking, and (1-3) Recombinant gelatin in the present specification.
  • the biocompatible polymer that constitutes the biocompatible polymer film may be the same as, or may be different from, the biocompatible polymer that constitutes the biocompatible polymer blocks.
  • the method for producing a biocompatible polymer film is not particularly limited, and the production can be carried out by a conventional method.
  • a biocompatible polymer film can be produced by causing an aqueous solution of a biocompatible polymer to flow into a plastic tray, and drying the aqueous solution at low temperature (for example, in a refrigerator).
  • the biocompatible polymer film can be crosslinked.
  • the degree of crosslinking is not particularly limited; however, the degree of crosslinking is generally 4 to 15, and more preferably 6 to 13.
  • the degree of crosslinking is the number of crosslinks per molecule. Measurement of the degree of crosslinking can be carried out using the TNBS (2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid) method described in section [7] Method for measuring degree of crosslinking in the Examples.
  • the rate of decomposition of the biocompatible polymer film varies depending on the degree of crosslinking.
  • the rate of decomposition of the biocompatible polymer film can be measured and evaluated by the method described below in section [8] Method for measuring rate of decomposition in the Examples.
  • the rate of decomposition of the biocompatible polymer film measured by the method is not particularly limited; however, the rate of decomposition is generally 0.1 to 10 [mass %/hour], and more preferably 0.5 to 6.9 [mass %/hour].
  • a cell construct for use in the treatment of cartilage regeneration including biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells, in which a plurality of the polymer blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells.
  • the biocompatible polymer film can also be used in combination. Preferred ranges of the biocompatible polymer blocks, the stem cells, the cell construct, and the biocompatible polymer film are the same as described above in the present specification.
  • a cartilage regeneration method including a step of transplanting the above-described cell construct to a patient in need of cartilage regeneration.
  • the cell construct described above is used as a cartilage regenerative material.
  • the biocompatible polymer film may be transplanted. Preferred ranges of the biocompatible polymer blocks, the stem cells, the cell construct, and the biocompatible polymer film are the same as described above in the present specification.
  • the cell construct for the production of a cartilage regenerative material.
  • the biocompatible polymer film can also be used in combination. Preferred ranges of the biocompatible polymer blocks, the stem cells, the cell construct, and the biocompatible polymer film are the same as described above in the present specification.
  • RGD sequence 12 sequences
  • CBE3 comprises an ERGD (SEQ ID NO: 10) sequence.
  • GAP GAP(GAPGLQGAPGLQGMPGERGAAGLPGPKGERGDAGPKGADGAPGAPG LQGMPGERGAAGLPGPKGERGDAGPKGADGAPGKDGVRGLAGPIGPPGER GAAGLPGPKGERGDAGPKGADGAPGKDGVRGLAGPIGPPGPAGAPGAPGL QGMPGERGAAGLPGPKGERGDAGPKGADGAPGKDGVRGLAGPIGPPGPAGAPGAPGL QGMPGERGAAGLPGPKGERGDAGPKGADGAPGKDGVRGLAGPP)3G
  • porous body and a sponge according to the present specification are synonyms.
  • a cylindrical cup-shaped container made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and having a bottom face thickness of 3 mm, a diameter of 51 mm, a lateral face thickness of 8 mm, and a height of 25 mm was prepared.
  • the cylindrical cup was such that when the curved face was erected as the lateral face, the lateral face was closed with a PTFE plate having a thickness of 8 mm, and the bottom face (circular-shaped flat plate) was also closed with a PTFE plate having a thickness of 3 mm. Meanwhile, the cylindrical cup had an open top face. Therefore, the inner diameter of the cylindrical cup was 43 mm.
  • this container will be referred to as PTFE thick cylindrical container.
  • a cylindrical cup-shaped container made of aluminum and having a thickness of 1 mm and a diameter of 47 mm was prepared.
  • the cylindrical cup was such that when the curved face was erected as the lateral face, the lateral face was closed with an aluminum plate with a thickness of 1 mm, and the bottom face (circular-shaped flat plate) was also closed with an aluminum plate having a thickness of 1 mm. Meanwhile, the cylindrical cup had an open top face.
  • a TEFLON (registered trademark) plate having a thickness of 1 mm was uniformly lined over the entire surface on the inner side of the lateral face, and as a result, the inner diameter of the cylindrical cup was 45 mm.
  • the bottom face of this container was in a state of being joined with a glass plate having a thickness of 2.2 mm on the outside of aluminum.
  • this container will be referred to as an aluminum glass cylindrical container.
  • the container, the final concentration of the aqueous solution of CBE3, the liquid amount, and the setting of the shelf board temperature employed in this case were as described below.
  • the liquid temperature of the liquid surface at the circle center in the container was measured as the liquid temperature at the remotest place from the cooling side (non-cooling surface liquid temperature) within the solution, and the liquid temperature at the bottom in the container was measured as the liquid temperature closest to the cooling side (cooling surface liquid temperature) within the solution.
  • the temperature difference at the time when the non-cooling surface liquid temperature reached the melting point (0° C.), the temperature difference immediately before lowering of the shelf board temperature from ⁇ 10° C. to ⁇ 20° C., and the temperature difference immediately before the generation of the heat of solidification will be described in conjunction with Condition A, Condition B, and Condition C.
  • the “temperature difference immediately before” as used in the present specification means the largest temperature difference among the temperature differences detectable in a period between 1 second and 20 seconds before the main event.
  • a 1 mass % (w/w) ethanol-containing aqueous solution of CBE3 was respectively poured into the PTFE thick cylindrical container and the aluminum glass plate cylindrical container, and the aqueous solution of CBE3 was cooled through the bottom face using a cooling shelf board inside a vacuum freeze-drying machine (TF5-85ATNNN: Takara Co., Ltd.). Since an ethanol-containing aqueous solution at a final concentration of 1 mass % was used, the melting point was ⁇ 0.4° C. The melting point change at the ethanol/water concentration ratio was calculated from literature “Pickering S. U.: A Study of the Properties of Some Strong Solutions. J. Chem. Soc. London, 63 (1893), 998-1027”.
  • the container, the final concentration of the aqueous solution of CBE3, the liquid amount, and the setting of the shelf board temperature employed in this case were as described below.
  • the liquid temperature of the liquid surface at the circle center in the container was measured as the liquid temperature at the remotest place from the cooling side (non-cooling surface liquid temperature) within the solution, and the liquid temperature at the bottom in the container was measured as the liquid temperature closest to the cooling side (cooling surface liquid temperature) within the solution.
  • the solvent melting point was ⁇ 0.4° C.
  • the melting point change at the ethanol/water concentration ratio was calculated from literature “Pickering S. U.: A Study of the Properties of Some Strong Solutions. J. Chem. Soc. London, 63 (1893), 998-1027”.
  • Each of the CBE3 porous bodies of Condition A and Condition B obtained in the above section [2] (for the measurement of temperature difference, section [3]) was pulverized with a NEW POWER MILL (Osaka Chemical Co., Ltd., NEW POWER MILL PM-2005). Pulverization was carried out for 1 minute ⁇ 5 times at the maximum rotation speed, for 5 minutes in total.
  • the pulverization product thus obtained was classified by size with sieves made of stainless steel, and uncrosslinked blocks having sizes of 25 to 53 ⁇ m, 53 to 106 ⁇ m, and 106 ⁇ m to 180 ⁇ m were obtained. Subsequently, the uncrosslinked blocks were subjected to thermal crosslinking at 160° C.
  • E and F are small temperature difference blocks produced from freezing step with small temperature difference/porous bodies.
  • products obtained by crosslinking for 48 hours were used herein as representative products. Furthermore, since consequently there was no difference observed between E and F in terms of performance, these were collectively used as petaloid blocks later.
  • aqueous solution of CBE3 at a concentration of 4 mass % was prepared, and 5.4 ml of this aqueous solution of CBE3 was caused to flow into a plastic tray provided with a silicon frame (8 cm ⁇ 3.5 cm). This plastic tray was transferred into a refrigerator, and the aqueous solution was dried until no moisture left. Thus, a recombinant peptide film was obtained. The recombinant peptide film was taken out from the plastic tray/silicon frame, and was subjected to thermal crosslinking at 160° C. under reduced pressure (crosslinking time was 48 hours or 72 hours). Thus, samples for an animal test were obtained.
  • the degree of crosslinking (number of crosslinks per molecule) of the film produced in the above section [6] was calculated.
  • a TNBS (2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid) method was used.
  • a sample (about 10 mg), a 4 mass % aqueous solution of NaHCO 3 (1 mL), and a 1 mass % aqueous solution of TNBS (2 mL) were introduced into a glass vial, and the mixture was shaken for 3 hours at 37° C. Subsequently, 37 mass % hydrochloric acid (10 mL) and pure water (5 mL) were added thereto, and then the mixture was left to stand for 16 hours or longer at 37° C. The resultant was used as a sample.
  • a sample (about 10 mg), a 4 mass % aqueous solution of NaHCO 3 (1 mL), and a 1 mass % aqueous solution of TNBS (2 mL) were introduced into a glass vial, 37 mass % hydrochloric acid (3 mL) was added thereto immediately thereafter, and the mixture was shaken for 3 hours at 37° C. Subsequently, 37 mass % hydrochloric acid (7 mL) and pure water (5 mL) were added thereto, and then the mixture was left to stand for 16 hours or longer at 37° C. The resultant was used as a blank.
  • the light absorbance (345 nm) of a dilution of the sample obtained by diluting 10 times with pure water, and the light absorbance of the blank were measured, and the degree of crosslinking (number of crosslinks per molecule) was calculated from (Formula 2) and (Formula 3).
  • Form 2 represents the amount of lysine (molar equivalent) per gram of the recombinant peptide.
  • the film obtained by crosslinking for 48 hours in the above section [6] had a degree of crosslinking of 6, and the film obtained by crosslinking for 72 hours in the above section [6] had a degree of crosslinking of 13.
  • the tube was centrifuged for 1 minute at 10,000 G, and the supernatant was removed using a pipette. This operation was repeated one more time. Subsequently, the sample was freeze-dried, and the mass of the tube containing the sample was recorded.
  • the rate of decomposition of the film was calculated from the following formula (Formula 4).
  • Rate of decomposition (( W ⁇ We ) ⁇ wo )/ wo/T (Formula 4)
  • W represents the mass of the tube containing the sample, which was recorded after freeze-drying; and We represents the blank mass of the tube that was recorded in advance.
  • wo represents the actual amount of addition of the sample.
  • T represents the time taken for shaking in the collagenase solution, and in this test, T was 5 hours.
  • the film of the above section [6] resulted in a rate of decomposition of 6.9 [mass %/hour] under crosslinking for 48 hours, and a rate of decomposition of 0.5 [mass %/hour] under crosslinking for 72 hours.
  • the bone marrow aspirates of five Japanese white rabbits (3-week old male) were collected from 10 femurs and 10 tibias.
  • the bones were disinfected with an isodine dilution and were washed with DULBECCO's phosphate buffered saline (DPBS).
  • DPBS phosphate buffered saline
  • the bones were transferred onto a 10-cm dish, and both ends of each bone were cut with bone clippers.
  • 5 mL of a medium dispensed in a 10-mL syringe equipped with an 18G needle was collected, a femur was taken using a Dispin, and the needle was pierced into the bone marrow on a 50-mL tube.
  • a medium was caused to flow into the bone marrow, and the bone marrow was collected into the 50-mL tube.
  • the bone marrow aspirate thus collected was carefully pipetted and passed through a cell strainer.
  • the bone marrow aspirate was centrifuged for 5 minutes at 1,000 rpm, subsequently the supernatant was removed, and the residue was suspended in a medium.
  • the suspension was inoculated into a flask.
  • the medium was exchanged the next day after the inoculation, and adhered cells were collected 5 days after the inoculation. Thereby, collection of rabbit MSC cells was completed. Thereafter, the cells were subcultured for proliferation as appropriate for use.
  • a medium of DULBECCO's modified Eagle medium/high glucose (DMEM high glucose), 10 vol % fetal bovine serum (FBS), and penicillin/streptomycin (50,000 U) was used in all cases.
  • the rabbit bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (rabbit MSC) collected in the above section [9] were prepared into a suspension at a concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 5 cells/mL or 4 ⁇ 10 5 cells/mL using a medium, and the petaloid blocks 53-106 ⁇ m produced in the above section [5] were added thereto at a concentration of 0.1 mg/mL. Subsequently, 200 ⁇ L of the cell suspension thus obtained was inoculated onto a SUMILON CELL-TIGHT X96U plate (Sumitomo Bakelite, with a U-shaped bottom), and the cell suspension was centrifuged (600 g, 5 minutes) using a tabletop plate centrifuge and left to stand for 24 hours.
  • SUMILON CELL-TIGHT X96U plate Suditomo Bakelite, with a U-shaped bottom
  • a spherical mosaic cell mass having a diameter of about 1 mm or a diameter of about 1.3 mm and formed from petaloid blocks and rabbit MSC cells was produced (0.001 ⁇ g of blocks per cell). Since the cell mass was produced in a U-shaped plate, this mosaic cell mass was spherical in shape.
  • the mosaic cell mass produced at a density of 1 ⁇ 10 5 cells/mL is referred to as small mosaic cell mass, and the mosaic cell mass produced at a density of 4 ⁇ 10 5 cells/mL is referred to as large mosaic cell mass.
  • the rabbit bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (rabbit MSC) collected in the above section [9] were prepared into a suspension at a concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 5 cells/mL or 4 ⁇ 10 5 cells/mL using a medium.
  • 200 ⁇ L of the cell suspension thus obtained was inoculated onto a SUMILON CELL-TIGHT X96U plate (Sumitomo Bakelite, with a U-shaped bottom), and the cell suspension was centrifuged (600 g, 5 minutes) using a tabletop plate centrifuge and left to stand for 24 hours. Thereby, a spherical cell mass having a diameter of about 400 ⁇ m or a diameter of about 1 mm was produced.
  • the cell mass produced at a density of 1 ⁇ 10 5 cells/mL is referred to as small cell mass
  • the cell mass produced at a density of 4 ⁇ 10 5 cells/mL is referred to as large cell mass.
  • a specimen having a diameter of 5 mm and a thickness of 1 mm was cut out from the CBE3 sponge produced under Condition AA in the above section [4], and the rabbit bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (rabbit MSC) collected in the above section [9] were inoculated into the sponge.
  • a cell culture sponge was prepared.
  • the film (having a degree of crosslinking of 6) prepared in the above section [6] and cut out into the bottom area size (diameter 5 mm) of the defect, was placed at the rabbit osteochondral defect site produced in the above section [13]. The following was transplanted thereon.
  • Comparative Example 1 a group in which only a sponge without cells was transplanted, without placing the film prepared in the above section [6] (Comparative Example 1), was also prepared.
  • the rabbit that received transplantation in the above section [14] was autopsied after 8 weeks, and osteochondral tissue slices in the periphery of the transplantation site were produced.
  • the tissue was fixated with formalin and embedded in paraffin.
  • skin tissue slices including mosaic cell masses were produced. Staining of the slices was carried out by HE staining (hematoxylin-eosin staining) or safranin O staining.
  • FIG. 6 to FIG. 10 The results of staining are shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 10 .
  • Cartilage regeneration, bone regeneration, suppression of fibrous soft tissue, and formation of bone-cartilage interface were evaluated according to the following criteria. The evaluation criteria are presented in Table 1.

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