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- the present invention relates to a method for inducing differentiation of chondrocytes from pluripotent stem cells.
- the present invention also relates to a therapeutic agent comprising the chondrocytes thus obtained.
- the nose, ears, and joints are formed from cartilage tissue, which includes chondrocytes and a specific extracellular matrix that does not contain type I collagen but contains type II collagen, type IX collagen, type XI collagen, and proteoglycan. It is formed with.
- Cartilage tissue lost due to joint damage or the like does not heal spontaneously, and will deteriorate unless repair treatment such as transplantation is performed.
- repair treatment such as transplantation is performed.
- Non-Patent Document 1 When cultured in vitro, the chondrocytes become fibrotic and the therapeutic effect is not sufficient (Non-Patent Document). 1). In addition, methods for administering mesenchymal stem cells have been proposed, but since mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into many types of cells, fibers that express type I collagen as well as desired chondrocytes A tissue or an enlarged tissue that expresses type X collagen will be transplanted (Non-patent Document 2).
- Non-Patent Documents 3 to 7 methods have been proposed in which pluripotent stem cells such as iPS cells and ES cells are induced into chondrocytes and used.
- pluripotent stem cells such as iPS cells and ES cells are induced into chondrocytes and used.
- problems such as fibrocartilage formation and teratoma formation have been raised. Therefore, there is a need for a method for producing high-quality cartilage tissue without forming cancer in vivo from these pluripotent stem cells.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method for inducing differentiation of chondrocytes from pluripotent stem cells. More specifically, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for stably inducing differentiation of chondrocytes in a simplified process.
- the present inventors combined chondrocytes by combining adhesion culture and suspension culture in a culture solution containing an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. It was found that it can be produced stably.
- the present invention has been completed based on such knowledge.
- a method for producing chondrocytes from pluripotent stem cells comprising the following steps: (I) culturing pluripotent stem cells in a culture solution containing one or more substances selected from the group consisting of BMP2, TGF ⁇ and GDF5 and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and (ii) A step of culturing the cells obtained in step (i) under a floating condition in a culture solution containing one or more substances selected from the group consisting of BMP2, TGF ⁇ and GDF5 and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor.
- the culture solution used in the steps (i) and (ii) is a culture solution containing BMP2, TGF ⁇ , GDF5 and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor.
- the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor is a drug selected from the group consisting of mevastatin, atorvastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, fluvastatin and lovastatin.
- the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor is rosuvastatin.
- the pluripotent stem cell is a cell mass produced by a method comprising a suspension culture in a culture medium in which the pluripotent stem cell can be cultured in an undifferentiated state.
- the chondrocytes are a mass containing chondrocytes and an extracellular matrix.
- the steps (i) and (ii) are each performed in a period of 7 days to 28 days.
- the steps (i) and (ii) are each performed in 14 days.
- a pharmaceutical comprising chondrocytes produced by the method according to [1] to [11].
- the medicament according to [12] which is used for treating articular cartilage damage.
- the present invention makes it possible for the first time to induce differentiation stably in a simplified process from pluripotent stem cells (for example, iPS cells) to high-quality chondrocytes.
- Chondrocytes produced by the method of the present invention can be used for cartilage regenerative medicine.
- FIG. 1 shows HE and Safranin O-stained images of particles after human iPS cell mass was induced to differentiate for 28 days in a cartilage differentiation medium.
- Fig. 2 shows the evaluation of particle and mouse fetal cartilage primordium after induction of human iPS cell mass in cartilage differentiation medium for 70 days by fluorescent double immunostaining of type I collagen and type II collagen, respectively. The results are shown.
- FIG. 3 shows the results of observing the tissue at the transplantation site 3 months and 12 months after transplanting particles after inducing differentiation of human iPS cell masses in a cartilage differentiation medium for 42 days into SCID mice.
- FIG. 4 shows the results of culturing human iPS cell mass for 60 days in a state where two particles were in contact with each other after inducing differentiation for 90 days in a cartilage differentiation medium.
- the present invention provides a method for producing chondrocytes from pluripotent stem cells comprising the following steps; (I) adhesion culturing pluripotent stem cells in a culture medium containing one or more substances selected from the group consisting of BMP2, TGF ⁇ and GDF5 and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; A step of subjecting the cells obtained in ii) to suspension culture in a culture solution containing one or more substances selected from the group consisting of BMP2, TGF ⁇ and GDF5 and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor.
- the pluripotent stem cell that can be used in the present invention is a stem cell that has pluripotency that can be differentiated into all cells existing in a living body and also has proliferative ability, and is not particularly limited.
- embryonic stem (ES) cells embryonic stem (ntES) cells derived from cloned embryos obtained by nuclear transfer
- GS cells sperm stem cells
- EG cells embryonic germ cells
- artificial pluripotency Examples include sex stem (iPS) cells, cultured fibroblasts, and pluripotent cells derived from bone marrow stem cells (Muse cells).
- Preferred pluripotent stem cells are ES cells, ntES cells, and iPS cells.
- Embryonic stem cells ES cells are stem cells established from the inner cell mass of early embryos (for example, blastocysts) of mammals such as humans and mice, and having pluripotency and proliferation ability by self-replication.
- ES cells are embryonic stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst, the embryo after the morula, in the 8-cell stage of a fertilized egg, and have the ability to differentiate into any cell that constitutes an adult, so-called differentiation. And ability to proliferate by self-replication.
- ES cells were discovered in mice in 1981 (MJ Evans and MH Kaufman (1981), Nature 292: 154-156), and then ES cell lines were established in primates such as humans and monkeys (JA Thomson et al. (1998), Science 282: 1145-1147; JA Thomson et al. (1995), Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 92: 7844-7848; JA Thomson et al. (1996), Biol. Reprod 55: 254-259; JA JA Thomson and VS Marshall (1998), Curr. Top. Dev. Biol., 38: 133-165).
- ES cells can be established by taking an inner cell mass from a blastocyst of a fertilized egg of a target animal and culturing the inner cell mass on a fibroblast feeder. In addition, maintenance of cells by subculture is performed using a culture solution to which substances such as leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)) are added. It can be carried out.
- LIF leukemia inhibitory factor
- bFGF basic fibroblast growth factor
- DMEM / F-12 culture medium supplemented with 0.1 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, 0.1 mM non-essential amino acid, 2 mM L-glutamic acid, 20% KSR and 4 ng / ml bFGF is used as the culture medium for ES cell production.
- Human ES cells can be maintained in a humid atmosphere of 37 ° C., 2% CO 2 /98% air (O. Fumitaka et al. (2008), Nat. Biotechnol., 26: 215-224).
- ES cells also need to be passaged every 3-4 days, where passage is eg 0.25% trypsin and 0.1 mg / ml collagenase IV in PBS containing 1 mM CaCl 2 and 20% KSR. Can be used.
- ES cells can be generally selected by Real-Time PCR using the expression of gene markers such as alkaline phosphatase, Oct-3 / 4, Nanog as an index.
- gene markers such as alkaline phosphatase, Oct-3 / 4, Nanog
- OCT-3 / 4, NANOG, and ECAD can be used as an index (E. Kroon et al. (2008), Nat. Biotechnol., 26: 443). -452).
- Human ES cell lines for example, WA01 (H1) and WA09 (H9) are obtained from the WiCell Research Institute, and KhES-1, KhES-2 and KhES-3 are obtained from the Institute of Regenerative Medicine (Kyoto, Japan), Kyoto University Is possible.
- sperm stem cells are testis-derived pluripotent stem cells that are the origin of spermatogenesis. Like ES cells, these cells can be induced to differentiate into various types of cells, and have characteristics such as the ability to create chimeric mice when transplanted into mouse blastocysts (M. Kanatsu-Shinohara et al. ( 2003) Biol. Reprod., 69: 612-616; K. Shinohara et al. (2004), Cell, 119: 1001-1012).
- GDNF glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
- Embryonic germ cells are cells that are established from embryonic primordial germ cells and have the same pluripotency as ES cells, such as LIF, bFGF, stem cell factor, etc. It can be established by culturing primordial germ cells in the presence of these substances (Y. Matsui et al. (1992), Cell, 70: 841-847; JL Resnick et al. (1992), Nature, 359: 550 -551).
- iPS Artificial pluripotent stem cells
- somatic cells in the form of DNA or protein, which is almost equivalent to ES cells
- It is an artificial stem cell derived from a somatic cell having the characteristics of, for example, differentiation pluripotency and proliferation ability by self-replication (K. Takahashi and S. Yamanaka (2006) Cell, 126: 663-676; K. Takahashi et al (2007), Cell, 131: 861-872; J. Yu et al. (2007), Science, 318: 1917-1920; Nakagawa, M. et al., Nat. Biotechnol.
- the reprogramming factor is a gene specifically expressed in ES cells, its gene product or non-cording RNA, a gene that plays an important role in maintaining undifferentiation of ES cells, its gene product or non-cording RNA, or It may be constituted by a low molecular compound.
- genes included in the reprogramming factor include Oct3 / 4, Sox2, Sox1, Sox3, Sox15, Sox17, Klf4, Klf2, c-Myc, N-Myc, L-Myc, Nanog, Lin28, Fbx15, ERas, ECAT15 -2, Tcl1, beta-catenin, Lin28b, Sall1, Sall4, Esrrb, Nr5a2, Tbx3 or Glis1 etc. are exemplified, and these reprogramming factors may be used alone or in combination.
- the reprogramming factors include histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors [for example, small molecule inhibitors such as valproate (VPA), trichostatin A, sodium butyrate, MC 1293, M344, siRNA and shRNA against HDAC (eg Nucleic acid expression inhibitors such as HDAC1 siRNA Smartpool (Millipore), HuSH 29mer shRNA Constructs against HDAC1 (OriGene) etc.], MEK inhibitors (eg PD184352, PD98059, U0126, SL327 and PD0325901), Glycogen synthase-kinase 3 inhibitors (eg, Bio and CHIR99021), DNA methyltransferase inhibitors (eg, 5-azacytidine), histone methyltransferase inhibitors (eg, small molecule inhibitors such as BIX-01294, Suv39hl, Suv39h2, SetDBl and G9a nucleic acid expression inhibitors such as siRNA and
- the reprogramming factor may be introduced into a somatic cell by a technique such as lipofection, fusion with a cell membrane-permeable peptide (for example, HIV-derived TAT and polyarginine), or microinjection.
- a cell membrane-permeable peptide for example, HIV-derived TAT and polyarginine
- Virus vectors include retrovirus vectors, lentivirus vectors (cell, 126, pp.663-676, 2006; Cell, 131, pp.861-872, 2007; Science, 318, pp.1917-1920, 2007 ), Adenovirus vectors (Science, 322, 945-949, 2008), adeno-associated virus vectors, Sendai virus vectors (WO 2010/008054) and the like.
- artificial chromosome vectors examples include human artificial chromosomes (HAC), yeast artificial chromosomes (YAC), and bacterial artificial chromosomes (BAC, PAC).
- HAC human artificial chromosomes
- YAC yeast artificial chromosomes
- BAC bacterial artificial chromosomes
- a plasmid a plasmid for mammalian cells can be used (Science, 322: 949-953, 2008).
- the vector can contain regulatory sequences such as a promoter, enhancer, ribosome binding sequence, terminator, polyadenylation site, etc. so that a nuclear reprogramming substance can be expressed.
- Selective marker sequences such as kanamycin resistance gene, ampicillin resistance gene, puromycin resistance gene, thymidine kinase gene, diphtheria toxin gene, reporter gene sequences such as green fluorescent protein (GFP), ⁇ -glucuronidase (GUS), FLAG, etc.
- GFP green fluorescent protein
- GUS ⁇ -glucuronidase
- FLAG FLAG
- the above vector has a LoxP sequence before and after the introduction of the gene into a somatic cell in order to excise the gene or promoter encoding the reprogramming factor and the gene encoding the reprogramming factor that binds to it. May be.
- RNA it may be introduced into somatic cells by techniques such as lipofection and microinjection, and in order to suppress degradation, RNA incorporating 5-methylcytidine and pseudouridine® (TriLink® Biotechnologies) is used. Yes (Warren L, (2010) Cell Stem Cell. 7: 618-630).
- Examples of the culture medium for inducing iPS cells include DMEM, DMEM / F12 or DME culture medium containing 10 to 15% FBS (these culture media include LIF, penicillin / streptomycin, puromycin, L-glutamine). , Non-essential amino acids, ⁇ -mercaptoethanol, etc.) or mouse ES cell culture medium (TX-WES culture medium, Thrombo X), primate ES cell culture medium (primate) ES / iPS cell culture media, Reprocell), serum-free pluripotent stem cell maintenance media (for example, mTeSR (Stemcell Technology), Essential 8 (Life Technologies), StemFit AK03 (AJINOMOTO)) Illustrated.
- DMEM DMEM / F12 or DME culture medium containing 10 to 15% FBS
- these culture media include LIF, penicillin / streptomycin, puromycin, L-glutamine). , Non-essential amino acids, ⁇ -mercaptoethanol, etc.
- the somatic cell and the reprogramming factor are contacted on DMEM or DMEM / F12 containing 10% FBS for about 4 to 7 days. Thereafter, the cells are re-seeded on feeder cells (for example, mitomycin C-treated STO cells, SNL cells, etc.), and about 10 days after the contact of the somatic cells with the reprogramming factor, the culture solution for primate ES cell culture containing bFGF is used. Culturing and generating iPS-like colonies about 30 to about 45 days or more after the contact.
- feeder cells for example, mitomycin C-treated STO cells, SNL cells, etc.
- 10% FBS-containing DMEM medium including LIF, penicillin / streptomycin, etc.
- feeder cells eg, mitomycin C-treated STO cells, SNL cells, etc.
- 5% CO 2 at 37 ° C. can be suitably included with puromycin, L-glutamine, non-essential amino acids, ⁇ -mercaptoethanol, etc.
- ES-like colonies after about 25 to about 30 days or more .
- somatic cells to be reprogrammed themselves are used (Takahashi K, et al. (2009), PLoS One. 4: e8067 or WO2010 / 137746), or extracellular matrix (eg, Laminin- 5 (WO2009 / 123349) and Matrigel (BD)) are exemplified.
- iPS cells may be established under hypoxic conditions (oxygen concentration of 0.1% or more and 15% or less) (Yoshida Y, et al. (2009), Cell Stem Cell. 5: 237 -241 or WO2010 / 013845).
- the culture medium is exchanged with a fresh culture medium once a day from the second day onward.
- the number of somatic cells used for nuclear reprogramming is not limited, but ranges from about 5 ⁇ 10 3 to about 5 ⁇ 10 6 cells per 100 cm 2 of culture dish.
- IPS cells can be selected according to the shape of the formed colonies.
- a drug resistance gene that is expressed in conjunction with a gene that is expressed when somatic cells are initialized for example, Oct3 / 4, Nanog
- a culture solution containing the corresponding drug selection The established iPS cells can be selected by culturing with the culture medium.
- the marker gene is a fluorescent protein gene
- iPS cells are selected by observing with a fluorescence microscope, in the case of a luminescent enzyme gene, by adding a luminescent substrate, and in the case of a chromogenic enzyme gene, by adding a chromogenic substrate can do.
- the term “somatic cell” refers to any animal cell (preferably, a mammalian cell including a human) except a germ line cell such as an egg, oocyte, ES cell, or totipotent cell.
- Somatic cells include, but are not limited to, fetal (pup) somatic cells, neonatal (pup) somatic cells, and mature healthy or diseased somatic cells. , Passage cells, and established cell lines.
- somatic cells include, for example, (1) neural stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, tissue stem cells such as dental pulp stem cells (somatic stem cells), (2) tissue progenitor cells, (3) lymphocytes, epithelium Cells, endothelial cells, muscle cells, fibroblasts (skin cells, etc.), hair cells, hepatocytes, gastric mucosal cells, enterocytes, spleen cells, pancreatic cells (exocrine pancreas cells, etc.), brain cells, lung cells, kidney cells Examples thereof include differentiated cells such as fat cells.
- somatic cells having the same or substantially the same HLA genotype as the transplant destination individual from the viewpoint that rejection does not occur.
- substantially the same means that the HLA genotype matches the transplanted cells to such an extent that an immune response can be suppressed by an immunosuppressive agent.
- HLA-A, HLA-B And somatic cells having an HLA type in which 3 loci of HLA-DR or 4 loci plus HLA-C are matched.
- E Cloned embryo-derived ES cells obtained by nuclear transfer ntES cells are cloned embryo-derived ES cells prepared by nuclear transfer technology and have almost the same characteristics as ES cells derived from fertilized eggs (T. Wakayama et al. (2001), Science, 292: 740-743; S. Wakayama et al. (2005), Biol. Reprod., 72: 932-936; J. Byrne et al. (2007), Nature, 450: 497-502).
- an ES cell established from an inner cell mass of a blastocyst derived from a cloned embryo obtained by replacing the nucleus of an unfertilized egg with a somatic cell nucleus is an ntES (nuclear transfer ES) cell.
- ntES nuclear transfer ES
- nuclear transfer technology JB Cibelli et al. (1998), Nature Biotechnol., 16: 642-646) and ES cell production technology (above) is used (Kiyaka Wakayama). (2008), Experimental Medicine, 26, 5 (extra number), 47-52).
- Nuclear transfer can be initialized by injecting a somatic cell nucleus into a mammal's enucleated unfertilized egg and culturing for several hours.
- Muse cells are pluripotent stem cells produced by the method described in WO2011 / 007900. Specifically, fibroblasts or bone marrow stromal cells are treated with trypsin for a long time, preferably 8 or 16 hours. It is a pluripotent cell obtained by suspension culture after treatment, and is positive for SSEA-3 and CD105.
- the pluripotent stem cells used for the production of the chondrocytes of the present invention are desirably made into a cell mass state by three-dimensional suspension culture while maintaining the undifferentiated state so as not to be lost during the induction step.
- the three-dimensional suspension culture is a method for culturing cells in a culture solution with stirring or shaking under non-adherent conditions.
- the diameter of the cell mass exceeds 300 ⁇ m, differentiation induction or necrosis occurs inside the cell mass due to the influence of cytokines secreted by the cells, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the cell mass diameter to within 300 ⁇ m.
- the cell density and the stirring speed are appropriately adjusted, and the size is adjusted by passing the cell mass through a mesh.
- the mesh used here is not particularly limited as long as it can be sterilized, and examples thereof include a metal mesh such as nylon mesh and stainless steel.
- the culture medium used in the three-dimensional suspension culture of the pluripotent stem cells of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it can maintain the undifferentiated state of the pluripotent stem cells.
- DMEM / F12 or DMEM culture medium containing% FBS may further contain LIF, penicillin / streptomycin, puromycin, L-glutamine, non-essential amino acids, ⁇ -mercaptoethanol and the like as appropriate).
- culture medium for mouse ES cell culture TX-WES culture medium, Thrombo X
- culture medium for primate ES cell culture culture medium for primate ES / iPS cells, Reprocell
- serum-free pluripotency Commercially available culture media such as stem cell maintenance media (for example, mTeSR (Stemcell Technology), Essential 8 (Life Technologies), StemFit AK03 (AJINOMOTO)) are exemplified.
- a ROCK inhibitor may be added to the culture solution used in the three-dimensional suspension culture of the pluripotent stem cells of the present invention.
- the ROCK inhibitor is not particularly limited as long as it can suppress the function of Rho-kinase (ROCK).
- ROCK Rho-kinase
- Y-27632 eg, Ishizaki et al., Mol. Pharmacol. 57, 976-983 (2000) ; Narumiya et al., Methods Enzymol. 325,273-284 (2000)
- Fasudil / HA1077 eg, Uenata et al., Nature 389: 990-994 (1997)
- H-1152 eg, Sasaki et al
- Wf-536 eg, Nakajima et al., Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 52 (4): 319-324 (2003)
- their derivatives As well as antisense nucleic acids against ROCK, RNA interference-inducing nucleic acids (eg, siRNA), dominant negative mutants, and expression vectors thereof.
- RNA interference-inducing nucleic acids eg, siRNA
- Other known low-molecular compounds can also be used as ROCK inhibitors (for example, US Patent Application Publication Nos. 2005/0209261, 2005/0192304, 2004/0014755, 2004/0002508).
- a preferred ROCK inhibitor used in this step includes Y-27632.
- the concentration of the ROCK inhibitor used in this step can be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art depending on the ROCK inhibitor to be used.For example, when Y-27632 is used as the ROCK inhibitor, 0.1 ⁇ M to 100 ⁇ M, preferably 1 ⁇ M to 50 ⁇ M, more preferably 5 ⁇ M to 20 ⁇ M.
- a reagent that suppresses adhesion between cell masses or a reagent for maintaining the floating state of cell masses may be added.
- the reagent include water-soluble polymers, more preferably water-soluble polysaccharides (for example, methyl cellulose and gellan gum).
- the incubator used for the three-dimensional suspension culture is not particularly limited as long as it is a non-adhesive culture vessel.
- a bioreactor, a flask, a tissue culture flask, a dish, a petri dish, a tissue culture dish, a multi-dish examples include microplates, microwell plates, multiplates, multiwell plates, chamber slides, petri dishes, tubes, trays, culture bags, and roller bottles.
- a stirring device and an air supply system may be appropriately attached to these containers.
- the air supply system can be omitted by generating an axial flow on the upper surface of the culture tank. it can.
- a suitable incubator used for the three-dimensional suspension culture of the present invention is exemplified by a bioreactor manufactured by Able Inc. equipped with a magnetic stirrer.
- the stirring speed is not particularly limited as long as the suspended state of the cells can be maintained, but for example, 30 to 80 rpm, preferably 40 to 70 rpm. Examples of rpm are 50 rpm and 60 rpm.
- the three-dimensional suspension culture is exemplified to have a cell density of 1.0 ⁇ 10 4 cells / ml to 1.0 ⁇ 10 6 cells / ml, preferably 3.0 ⁇ 10 4 cells / ml to 1.0 ⁇ 10 5 cells / ml, It is possible to adjust the desired number of cells by appropriately increasing or decreasing the volume of the culture solution.
- the culture temperature is not particularly limited, but is about 30 to 40 ° C., preferably about 37 ° C., and the culture is performed in an atmosphere of CO 2 -containing air.
- the CO 2 concentration is about 2-5%, preferably about 5%.
- the culture period of this step is not particularly limited as long as the diameter of the cell mass is kept within 300 ⁇ m, but examples include a culture period of 3 days or more and 10 days or less, preferably 4 days or more and 7 days or less. , Preferably 5 days.
- a chondrocyte means a cell that produces an extracellular matrix that constitutes cartilage such as collagen, or a precursor cell that becomes such a cell.
- Such chondrocytes may be cells that express a chondrocyte marker, and examples of chondrocyte markers include type II collagen (COL2A1) or SOX9.
- COL2A1 contains NCBI accession numbers as follows. Naturally occurring variants having the following functions are included.
- SOX9 has the NCBI accession number, NM_000346 for humans, NM_011448 for mice, NM_011448, the protein encoded by the gene, and these functions. Naturally occurring variants are included.
- the chondrocytes produced in the present invention may be produced as a cell population containing other cell types, for example, 70% or more, 80% or more, 90% or more, 95% or more, or 98% or more chondrocytes. Is a cell population.
- the chondrocytes obtained by the method of the present invention may be obtained as a cartilage-like tissue (also referred to as cartilage particles) containing an extracellular matrix together with chondrocytes.
- the cartilage-like tissue is composed of an outer membrane and contents conjugated to the outer membrane, and the outer membrane contains COL1 fibers but does not contain COL2 fibers, and the thickness of the outer membrane is 10 ⁇ m.
- the content is 50 ⁇ m or less, and the content includes Col11 fiber, Col2 fiber, proteoglycan and chondrocytes.
- the COL1 fiber is a fiber in which a protein encoded by the COL1 gene forms a triple helical structure.
- the COL2 fiber is a fiber in which a protein encoded by the COL2 gene forms a triple helical structure.
- the COL11 fiber is a fiber in which a protein encoded by the COL11 gene forms a triple helical structure.
- a proteoglycan is a compound in which serine, which is an amino acid of a core protein, and a saccharide (xylose, galactose, glucuronic acid) are combined, and a polysaccharide that is continuous in two saccharide units such as chondroitin sulfate.
- (I) a step of culturing pluripotent stem cells in a culture solution containing one or more substances selected from the group consisting of BMP2, TGF ⁇ and GDF5 and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in an adhesive condition .
- the culture medium to be used can be prepared by adding one or more substances selected from the group consisting of BMP2, TGF ⁇ and GDF5 and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor to a basal medium used for culturing animal cells.
- a preferred culture medium used in this step (i) is a basal medium supplemented with BMP2, TGF ⁇ , GDF5 and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor.
- basal medium examples include IMDM medium, Medium 199 medium, Eagle's Minimum Essential Medium (EMEM) medium, ⁇ MEM medium, Dulbecco's modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM) medium, Ham's F12 medium, RPMI 1640 medium, Fischer's medium, and mixtures thereof.
- Basal media include serum (eg, FBS), albumin, transferrin, KnockOut Serum Replacement (KSR) (FBS serum substitute for ES cell culture) (Invitrogen), N2 supplement (Invitrogen), B27 as necessary.
- the basal medium is DMEM containing insulin, transferrin, sodium selenite, ethanolamine, ascorbic acid, non-essential amino acids, sodium pyruvate, antibiotics and 1% serum.
- BMP2 includes BMP2 derived from humans and other animals, and functional variants thereof, and for example, those commercially available from Osteopharma, etc. can be used.
- the concentration of BMP2 used in this step is 0.1 ng / ml to 1000 ng / ml, preferably 1 ng / ml to 100 ng / ml, more preferably 5 ng / ml to 50 ng / ml, 10 ng / ml. It is.
- BMP2 may be replaced with BMP4.
- TGF ⁇ includes TGF ⁇ derived from humans and other animals, and functional variants thereof, and for example, those commercially available from PeproTech, etc. can be used.
- concentration of TGF ⁇ used in this step is 0.1 ng / ml to 1000 ng / ml, preferably 1 ng / ml to 100 ng / ml, more preferably 5 ng / ml to 50 ng / ml, 10 ng / ml. It is.
- GDF5 includes GDF5 derived from humans and other animals, and functional modifications thereof, for example, those commercially available from PeproTech, etc. can be used.
- the concentration of GDF5 used in this step is 0.1 ng / ml to 1000 ng / ml, preferably 1 ng / ml to 100 ng / ml, more preferably 5 ng / ml to 50 ng / ml, 10 ng / ml. It is.
- HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in the present invention examples include mevastatin (compactin) (see USP3983140), pravastatin (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-2240 (USP4346227)), lovastatin (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
- the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in the present invention is preferably a drug selected from the group consisting of mevastatin, atorvastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, fluvastatin and lovastatin.
- the concentration is 0.01 ⁇ M to 100 ⁇ M, preferably 0.1 ⁇ M to 10 ⁇ M, more preferably 0.5 ⁇ M to 5 ⁇ M, 1 ⁇ M.
- bFGF may be further added to the basal medium, and bFGF includes human and other animal-derived bFGF and functional variants thereof, such as WAKO A commercially available product can be used.
- concentration of bFGF used in this step is 0.1 ng / ml to 1000 ng / ml, preferably 1 ng / ml to 100 ng / ml, more preferably 5 ng / ml to 50 ng / ml, 10 ng / ml. It is.
- a pterocin derivative may be further added to the basal medium, and the pterocin derivative is exemplified by a pterocin derivative described in, for example, 14 / 315,809, more preferably pterocin B.
- concentration of pterocin B used in this step is 10 ⁇ M to 1000 ⁇ M, preferably 100 ⁇ M to 1000 ⁇ M.
- culturing under adhesion conditions means culturing cells in a state where they can be adhered to a culture dish, and can be performed by culturing using a culture vessel that has been subjected to surface processing suitable for cell adhesion.
- a commercially available culture vessel can be used as such a surface-treated culture vessel, for example, an IWAKI tissue culture dish.
- it may be carried out by culturing using a culture vessel coated with an extracellular matrix. The coating treatment can be performed by placing a solution containing an extracellular matrix in a culture container and then removing the solution as appropriate.
- the extracellular matrix is a supramolecular structure that exists outside the cell, and may be naturally derived or artificial (recombinant). Examples include substances such as polylysine, polyornithine, collagen, proteoglycan, fibronectin, hyaluronic acid, tenascin, entactin, elastin, fibrillin, laminin and fragments thereof. These extracellular substrates may be used in combination as appropriate.
- the culture temperature is not particularly limited, but is about 30 to 40 ° C., preferably about 37 ° C., and the culture is performed in an atmosphere of CO 2 -containing air.
- the CO 2 concentration is about 2-5%, preferably about 5%.
- the culture time in this step is, for example, 7 days to 28 days, 10 days to 25 days, 10 days to 20 days, more preferably 14 days.
- step (Ii) a step of culturing the cells obtained in the step (i) in a suspension containing one or more substances selected from the group consisting of BMP2, TGF ⁇ and GDF5 and a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in a floating condition.
- This step (ii) can be carried out by detaching the cells obtained in the step (i) from the culture vessel and subjecting them to suspension culture.
- the method of detaching the cell culture is preferably performed by a mechanical separation method (for example, a method using pipetting, a scraper or the like), and a separation solution having protease activity and / or collagenase activity.
- a method using no trypsin and collagenase-containing solution Accutase (TM) and Accumax (TM) is preferable.
- Culturing under floating conditions used in the method of the present invention means culturing cells in a non-adhering state on a culture dish, and is not particularly limited, but artificially improves the adhesion to cells.
- the culture solution used in this step (ii) can be the same culture solution as in step (i) described above.
- the culture temperature is not particularly limited, but is about 30 to 40 ° C., preferably about 37 ° C., and the culture is performed in an atmosphere of CO 2 -containing air.
- the CO 2 concentration is about 2-5%, preferably about 5%.
- the culture time in this step is, for example, 7 days to 28 days, 10 days to 25 days, 10 days to 20 days, more preferably 14 days.
- the culture period is desirably cultured until a desired chondrocyte is obtained, and the culture period can be adjusted appropriately while confirming the production of the chondrocyte.
- a part of the obtained cartilage particles can be collected and confirmed to be stained with safranin O.
- a pharmaceutical comprising chondrocytes obtained by the above-described method.
- a method for administering a pharmaceutical product to a patient for example, a culture (cartilage particle) composed of chondrocytes obtained by the above-described method and produced extracellular matrix (cartilage particles) is solidified with fibrin glue, and has a size suitable for the administration site.
- a method of administering to a cartilage defect site of a patient as a culture composed of the chondrocytes of and the extracellular matrix produced.
- Other examples include a method of mixing cartilage particles with gelatin gel and / or collagen gel and / or hyaluronic acid gel and administering to the affected area, a method of administering cartilage particles to the affected area, and fixing with the periosteum, etc.
- diseases to be treated with the present pharmaceutical include defects of facial cartilage such as nasal cartilage and auricular cartilage and articular cartilage, and preferably articular cartilage damage.
- the number of chondrocytes or cartilage particles contained in the pharmaceutical product is not particularly limited as long as the graft can be engrafted after administration, and may be prepared by appropriately increasing or decreasing according to the size of the affected area or the size of the body. Good.
- Example 1 Human iPS cell 1231A3 strain established by the method described in Nakagawa M, et al, Sci Rep. 4: 3594 (2014) was received from the Institute of iPS Cell Research, Kyoto University and used as human iPS cells. For human iPS cells, 0.5X TrypLE Select was added, and after incubation, the cells were detached using a cell scraper.
- Count cells transfer 1.0 x 10 6 to 2.0 x 10 6 cells to 30 mL bioreactor (BWV-S03A, Able), add 30 mL of StemFit AK03 (Ajinomoto) with 10nM Y-27632 (Wako) added Then, it was rotated at 55 rpm with a 6 cm magnetic stirrer (BWS-S03NOS-6, Able) and cultured for 5 days under conditions of 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 . As a result, an iPS cell mass having a diameter of 50 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m was obtained.
- the iPS cell mass obtained by the above method was collected, and half or all of the iPS cell mass was seeded in a 10 cm culture dish (Iwaki) containing 5 mL of cartilage differentiation medium.
- cartilage differentiation medium 1% FBS (Invitrogen), 1% ITS-X (Invitrogen), 50 ⁇ g / mL Ascorbic Acid (Nakalai), Non-Essential AA (Invitrogen), Sodium Pyruvate (Invitrogen), 10 ng / mL BMP2 (Astellas), 10 ng / mL TGF- ⁇ 1 (Peprotech), 10 ng / mL GDF5 (J & J), 1 ⁇ M Rosuvastatin (Biovision), Penicillin & Streptomycin (Invitrogen) and DMEM (SIGMA) supplemented with Plasmocin (invivo gene) were used.
- the cells were cultured at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 . After 2 or 3 days, the medium was replaced with a new cartilage differentiation medium. Thereafter, the medium was replaced at intervals of 2 to 5 days, and the culture was continued for 2 weeks. As a result, the iPS cell mass gradually adhered to the dish to form a nodule.
- the obtained nodule was peeled off with a cell scraper, transferred to a 10 cm Petri dish, and cultured under conditions of 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 . After 2 or 3 days, the medium was replaced with fresh cartilage differentiation medium. Thereafter, the medium was changed every 3 to 7 days. At the time of medium exchange, if there was a nodule stuck on the dish, it was peeled off with a cell scraper and floated. The cell mass obtained on the 28th day after differentiation initiation, that is, culturing using the cartilage differentiation medium, was evaluated by safranin O staining. As a result, it was confirmed that a cell mass (cartilage particle) composed of an extracellular matrix and chondrocytes strongly stained with safranin O was obtained (FIG. 1).
- human iPS cell-derived cartilage particles were evaluated by fluorescent double immunostaining of type I collagen and type II collagen.
- a specimen of a mouse embryo (pup) (14.5 day embryo) humeral cartilage primordia was prepared, and fluorescent double immunostaining of type I collagen and type II collagen was similarly performed.
- FIG. 2 it was observed that human iPS cell-derived cartilage particles and mouse fetal cartilage primordia were both surrounded by type II collagen-positive cartilage tissue and type I collagen-positive surrounding membrane. It was.
- This peripheral membrane of the cartilage primordia is called perichondrium, and it was shown that human iPS cell-derived cartilage particles are morphologically similar to fetal cartilage consisting of cartilage + cartilage peripheries.
- human iPS cells 0.5X TrypLE Select was added, and after incubation, the cells were detached using a cell scraper.
- Count cells transfer 0.5-1.0 x 10 7 cells to a 100 mL bioreactor (BWV-S10A, Able), add StemFit AK02N (Ajinomoto) with 10 nM Y-27632 (Wako) and add magnetic.
- the mixture was rotated at 60 rpm by stirrer (BWS-S03NOS-6, Able) and cultured at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 for 4-7 days. As a result, an iPS cell cluster having a diameter of 50 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m was obtained.
- the iPS cell mass obtained by the above method was collected, and the iPS cell mass was seeded in a 10 cm suspension culture dish (sumitomo) 4-12 dishes containing 5 mL of cartilage differentiation medium.
- cartilage differentiation media 1% FBS (Invitrogen), 1% ITS-X (Invitrogen), 50 ⁇ g / mL Ascorbic Acid (Nakalai), Non Essential AA (Invitrogen), Sodium Pyruvate (Invitrogen), 10 ng / mL BMP2 (Peprotech), 10 ng / mL TGF- ⁇ 1 (Peprotech), 10 ng / mL GDF5 (J & J), 1 ⁇ M Rosuvastatin (Biovision), Penicillin & Streptomycin (Invitrogen) and DMEM (SIGMA) supplemented with Plasmocin (invivo gene) were used.
- the cells were cultured at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 . After 1 to 5 days, the medium was replaced with a new cartilage differentiation medium. Thereafter, the medium was changed at intervals of 2 to 7 days, and the culture was continued for 2 to 3 weeks. As a result, the iPS cell mass gradually adhered to the dish to form a nodule.
- the obtained nodules were peeled off with a cell scraper, transferred to a 6 cm suspension culture dish (sumitomo), and cultured under conditions of 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 . After 1-3 days, the medium was replaced with a new cartilage differentiation medium. Thereafter, the medium was changed every 2-7 days. When the medium was changed, any nodule attached to the dish was removed with a cell scraper and allowed to float.
- the cell mass obtained on the 28th day after differentiation initiation that is, culturing using the cartilage differentiation medium, was evaluated by safranin O staining. As a result, it was confirmed that a cell mass (cartilage particle) composed of extracellular matrix and chondrocytes strongly stained with safranin O was obtained.
- Count cells transfer 0.5-1.0 x 10 7 cells to 100 mL bioreactor (BWV-S10A, Able), add 100 mL of StemFit AK03N (Ajinomoto) supplemented with 10 nM Y-27632 (Wako), and add magnetic
- the mixture was rotated at 60 rpm by stirrer (BWS-S03NOS-6, Able) and cultured at 37 ° C. and CO 2 5% for 4-7 days.
- an iPS cell mass having a diameter of 50 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m was obtained.
- the iPS cell mass obtained by the above method was collected, and the iPS cell mass was seeded in a 10 cm suspension culture dish (sumitomo) 4-12 dish containing 5 mL of cartilage differentiation medium.
- As cartilage differentiation medium 0.2% FBS (Invitrogen), 1% ITS-X (Invitrogen), 50 ⁇ g / mL Ascorbic Acid (Nakalai), Non Essential AA (Invitrogen), Sodium Pyruvate (Invitrogen), 10 ng / mL BMP2 (PeproTech), DMEM (SIGMA) supplemented with 10 ng / mL TGF- ⁇ 3 (Wako), 10 ng / mL GDF5 (Biovision), and 1 ⁇ M Rosuvastatin (Biovision) were used. After sowing, the cells were cultured at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 . After 1 to 3 days, the medium was replaced with a new cartilage differentiation medium. Thereafter, the medium was changed at intervals of 2 to 5 days, and the culture was continued for 2 to 3 weeks. As a result, the iPS cell mass gradually adhered to the dish to form a nodule.
- the obtained nodules were peeled off with a cell scraper, transferred to a 6 cm suspension culture dish (sumitomo), and cultured under conditions of 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 . After 1-5 days, the medium was replaced with a new cartilage differentiation medium. Thereafter, the medium was changed every 2-7 days. When the medium was changed, any nodule attached to the dish was removed with a cell scraper and allowed to float.
- the cell mass obtained on the 56th day after differentiation initiation that is, culturing using the cartilage differentiation medium was evaluated by safranin O staining. As a result, it was confirmed that a cell mass (cartilage particle) composed of extracellular matrix and chondrocytes strongly stained with safranin O was obtained.
- Example 4 In Example 1, human iPS cell-derived cartilage particles obtained on day 42 from the start of differentiation were transplanted subcutaneously into SCID mice (CB-17 / Icr-scid / scid Jcl), 3 months later and 12 months later Later, the transplanted site was cut out from the mouse, and a tissue specimen was prepared according to a standard method and subjected to histological analysis. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, a structure of cartilage-bone-like tissue-cartilage was formed at the transplant site after 12 months. This indicates that human iPS cell-derived cartilage has undergone endochondral ossification in the subcutaneous mouse.
- the chondrocytes in the part where the cartilage moves to the bone-like tissue are greatly enlarged, and X-type collagen is expressed in the surrounding matrix.
- the enlargement and the expression of type X collagen are characteristic of hypertrophic chondrocytes, indicating that the chondrocytes in this part are hypertrophic chondrocytes. Since hypertrophic chondrocytes are present, it was considered that endochondral ossification occurred. From the potential of human iPS cell-derived cartilage particles to cause endochondral ossification, the morphological similarity shown in FIG. 2, and the functional similarity shown in FIG. It was suggested that it corresponds to the cartilage primordium.
- Example 5 In Example 1, two human iPS cell-derived cartilage particles obtained on the 90th day from the start of differentiation were cultured for 60 days in contact with each other in the culture medium. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, two particles were integrated to form one particle. Originally, it was a cartilage tissue surrounded by two independent cartilage peripheries, but it was observed that the cartilage peripheries disappeared and the cartilage tissues began to be connected to each other at the fusion part. In cartilage regenerative medicine, a plurality of cartilage particles are transplanted into a cartilage defect portion of a patient or an animal model. In order to repair the transplanted part, it is necessary to fuse the cartilage particles, and the cartilage particles and the cartilage of the mother bed. The human iPS cell-derived cartilage particles obtained according to the present invention were confirmed to fuse with each other in vitro, so that fusion can be expected even after transplantation into a living body, and good repair is expected.
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[1] 次の工程を含む多能性幹細胞から軟骨細胞を製造する方法:
(i)多能性幹細胞をBMP2、TGFβおよびGDF5から成る群より選択される1以上の物質ならびにHMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬を含む培養液中で接着条件で培養する工程、および
(ii)前記工程(i)で得られた細胞をBMP2、TGFβおよびGDF5から成る群より選択される1以上の物質ならびにHMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬を含む培養液中で浮遊条件で培養する工程。
[2] 前記工程(i)および(ii)の工程で用いる培養液が、BMP2、TGFβ、GDF5およびHMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬を含む培養液である、[1]に記載の方法。
[3] 前記HMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬が、メバスタチン、アトルバスタチン、プラバスタチン、ロスバスタチン、フルバスタチンおよびロバスタチンから成る群より選択される薬剤である、[1]または[2]に記載の方法。
[4] 前記HMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬が、ロスバスタチンである、[3]に記載の方法。
[5] 前記工程(i)および(ii)の工程で用いる培養液が、さらに血清を含む培養液である、[1]から[4]のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
[6] 前記工程(ii)が、前記工程(i)で得られた細胞を分離溶液を用いずに、浮遊培養を行う工程である、[1]から[5]のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
[7]前記工程(i)で用いる多能性幹細胞が、細胞塊の状態である、[1]から[6]のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
[8]前記多能性幹細胞が、多能性幹細胞を未分化状態で培養できる培養液中で浮遊培養する工程を含む方法により製造された細胞塊である、[7]に記載の方法。
[9] 前記軟骨細胞が、軟骨細胞と細胞外マトリックスを含む塊である、[1]から[8]のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
[10] 前記工程(i)および(ii)が、それぞれ7日以上28日以下の期間で行われる工程である、[1]から[9]のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
[11] 前記工程(i)および(ii)が、それぞれ14日で行われる工程である、[10]に記載の方法。
[12] [1]から[11]に記載の方法で製造された軟骨細胞を含む、医薬品。
[13] 関節軟骨損傷治療用である、[12]に記載の医薬品。
(i)多能性幹細胞をBMP2、TGFβおよびGDF5から成る群より選択される1以上の物質ならびにHMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬を含む培養液中で接着培養する工程、および
(ii)前記工程(ii)で得られた細胞をBMP2、TGFβおよびGDF5から成る群より選択される1以上の物質ならびにHMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬を含む培養液中で浮遊培養する工程。
ES細胞は、ヒトやマウスなどの哺乳動物の初期胚(例えば胚盤胞)の内部細胞塊から樹立された、多能性と自己複製による増殖能を有する幹細胞である。
精子幹細胞は、精巣由来の多能性幹細胞であり、精子形成のための起源となる細胞である。この細胞は、ES細胞と同様に、種々の系列の細胞に分化誘導可能であり、例えばマウス胚盤胞に移植するとキメラマウスを作出できるなどの性質をもつ(M. Kanatsu-Shinohara et al. (2003) Biol. Reprod., 69:612-616; K. Shinohara et al. (2004), Cell, 119:1001-1012)。神経膠細胞系由来神経栄養因子(glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF))を含む培養液で自己複製可能であるし、またES細胞と同様の培養条件下で継代を繰り返すことによって、精子幹細胞を得ることができる(竹林正則ら(2008),実験医学,26巻,5号(増刊),41~46頁,羊土社(東京、日本))。
胚性生殖細胞は、胎生期の始原生殖細胞から樹立される、ES細胞と同様な多能性をもつ細胞であり、LIF、bFGF、幹細胞因子(stem cell factor)などの物質の存在下で始原生殖細胞を培養することによって樹立しうる(Y. Matsui et al. (1992), Cell, 70:841-847; J.L. Resnick et al. (1992), Nature, 359:550-551)。
人工多能性幹(iPS)細胞は、特定の初期化因子を、DNA又はタンパク質の形態で体細胞に導入することによって作製することができる、ES細胞とほぼ同等の特性、例えば分化多能性と自己複製による増殖能、を有する体細胞由来の人工の幹細胞である(K. Takahashi and S. Yamanaka (2006) Cell, 126:663-676; K. Takahashi et al. (2007), Cell, 131:861-872; J. Yu et al. (2007), Science, 318:1917-1920; Nakagawa, M.ら,Nat. Biotechnol. 26:101-106 (2008);国際公開WO 2007/069666)。初期化因子は、ES細胞に特異的に発現している遺伝子、その遺伝子産物もしくはnon-cording RNAまたはES細胞の未分化維持に重要な役割を果たす遺伝子、その遺伝子産物もしくはnon-cording RNA、あるいは低分子化合物によって構成されてもよい。初期化因子に含まれる遺伝子として、例えば、Oct3/4、Sox2、Sox1、Sox3、Sox15、Sox17、Klf4、Klf2、c-Myc、N-Myc、L-Myc、Nanog、Lin28、Fbx15、ERas、ECAT15-2、Tcl1、beta-catenin、Lin28b、Sall1、Sall4、Esrrb、Nr5a2、Tbx3またはGlis1等が例示され、これらの初期化因子は、単独で用いても良く、組み合わせて用いても良い。初期化因子の組み合わせとしては、WO2007/069666、WO2008/118820、WO2009/007852、WO2009/032194、WO2009/058413、WO2009/057831、WO2009/075119、WO2009/079007、WO2009/091659、WO2009/101084、WO2009/101407、WO2009/102983、WO2009/114949、WO2009/117439、WO2009/126250、WO2009/126251、WO2009/126655、WO2009/157593、WO2010/009015、WO2010/033906、WO2010/033920、WO2010/042800、WO2010/050626、WO 2010/056831、WO2010/068955、WO2010/098419、WO2010/102267、WO 2010/111409、WO 2010/111422、WO2010/115050、WO2010/124290、WO2010/147395、WO2010/147612、Huangfu D, et al. (2008), Nat. Biotechnol., 26: 795-797、Shi Y, et al. (2008), Cell Stem Cell, 2: 525-528、Eminli S, et al. (2008), Stem Cells. 26:2467-2474、Huangfu D, et al. (2008), Nat Biotechnol. 26:1269-1275、Shi Y, et al. (2008), Cell Stem Cell, 3, 568-574、Zhao Y, et al. (2008), Cell Stem Cell, 3:475-479、Marson A, (2008), Cell Stem Cell, 3, 132-135、Feng B, et al. (2009), Nat Cell Biol. 11:197-203、R.L. Judson et al., (2009), Nat. Biotech., 27:459-461、Lyssiotis CA, et al. (2009), Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106:8912-8917、Kim JB, et al. (2009), Nature. 461:649-643、Ichida JK, et al. (2009), Cell Stem Cell. 5:491-503、Heng JC, et al. (2010), Cell Stem Cell. 6:167-74、Han J, et al. (2010), Nature. 463:1096-100、Mali P, et al. (2010), Stem Cells. 28:713-720、Maekawa M, et al. (2011), Nature. 474:225-9.に記載の組み合わせが例示される。
ntES細胞は、核移植技術によって作製されたクローン胚由来のES細胞であり、受精卵由来のES細胞とほぼ同じ特性を有している(T. Wakayama et al. (2001), Science, 292:740-743; S. Wakayama et al. (2005), Biol. Reprod., 72:932-936; J. Byrne et al. (2007), Nature, 450:497-502)。すなわち、未受精卵の核を体細胞の核と置換することによって得られたクローン胚由来の胚盤胞の内部細胞塊から樹立されたES細胞がntES(nuclear transfer ES)細胞である。ntES細胞の作製のためには、核移植技術(J.B. Cibelli et al. (1998), Nature Biotechnol., 16:642-646)とES細胞作製技術(上記)との組み合わせが利用される(若山清香ら(2008),実験医学,26巻,5号(増刊), 47~52頁)。核移植においては、哺乳動物の除核した未受精卵に、体細胞の核を注入し、数時間培養することで初期化することができる。
Muse細胞は、WO2011/007900に記載された方法にて製造された多能性幹細胞であり、詳細には、線維芽細胞または骨髄間質細胞を長時間トリプシン処理、好ましくは8時間または16時間トリプシン処理した後、浮遊培養することで得られる多能性を有した細胞であり、SSEA-3およびCD105が陽性である。
本工程(i)において使用される培養液は、動物細胞の培養に用いられる基礎培地へBMP2、TGFβおよびGDF5から成る群から選択される1以上の物質ならびにHMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬を添加して調製することができる。本工程(i)で用いる好ましい培養液は、BMP2、TGFβ、GDF5およびHMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬が添加された基礎培地である。基礎培地としては、例えば、IMDM培地、Medium 199培地、Eagle's Minimum Essential Medium(EMEM)培地、αMEM培地、Dulbecco's modified Eagle's Medium(DMEM)培地、Ham's F12培地、RPMI 1640培地、Fischer's培地、およびこれらの混合培地などが挙げられる。基礎培地には、必要に応じて、血清(例えば、FBS)、アルブミン、トランスフェリン、KnockOut Serum Replacement(KSR)(ES細胞培養時のFBSの血清代替物)(Invitrogen)、N2サプリメント(Invitrogen)、B27サプリメント(Invitrogen)、脂肪酸、インスリン、亜セレン酸ナトリウム、エタノールアミン、コラーゲン前駆体、微量元素、2-メルカプトエタノール、3’-チオールグリセロール、脂質、アミノ酸、L-グルタミン、GlutaMAX(Invitrogen)、非必須アミノ酸(NEAA)、ピルビン酸ナトリウム、ビタミン、増殖因子、低分子化合物、抗生物質、抗酸化剤、ピルビン酸、緩衝剤、無機塩類などの物質も含有しうる。本工程の1つの実施形態において、基礎培地は、インスリン、トランスフェリン、亜セレン酸ナトリウム、エタノールアミン、アスコルビン酸、非必須アミノ酸、ピルビン酸ナトリウム、抗生物質および1%血清を含むDMEMである。
本工程(ii)では、前記工程(i)で得られた細胞を培養容器より剥離させ、浮遊培養することで行い得る。本工程(ii)において、細胞培養物を剥離させる方法は、力学的分離方法(例えば、ピペッティング、またはスクレーパー等を用いる方法)により行うことが好ましく、プロテアーゼ活性および/またはコラゲナーゼ活性を有する分離溶液(例えば、トリプシンとコラゲナーゼの含有溶液Accutase(TM)およびAccumax(TM)(Innovative Cell Technologies, Inc)が挙げられる)を用いない方法が好ましい。
ヒトiPS細胞
Nakagawa M, et al, Sci Rep. 4:3594 (2014) に記載の方法で樹立された1231A3株を京都大学iPS細胞研究所より受領し、ヒトiPS細胞として用いた。
ヒトiPS細胞は、0.5X TrypLE Selectを添加し、インキュベーションの後、セルスクレーパーを用いて細胞を剥離させた。細胞を計数し、1.0 x 106から2.0 x 106個を 30 mLバイオリアクター(BWV-S03A、エイブル)へ移し、10nM Y-27632(Wako)を添加したStemFit AK03(Ajinomoto)を30 mLを加えて、6 cm magnetic stirrer(BWS-S03NOS-6、エイブル)により55 rpmで回転させ、37 ℃、CO2 5%の条件下で、5日間培養した。その結果、直径50μmから300μmのiPS細胞塊が得られた。
上記の方法で得られたiPS細胞塊を回収し、軟骨分化培地を5 mLを入れた10 cm culture dish(イワキ)へ半量または全量のiPS細胞塊を播種した。なお、軟骨分化培地としては、1% FBS(Invitrogen)、1% ITS-X(Invitrogen)、50μg/mL Ascorbic Acid(Nakalai)、Non-Essential A.A.(Invitrogen)、Sodium Pyruvate(Invitrogen)、10ng/mL BMP2(Astellas)、10ng/mL TGF-β1(Peprotech)、10ng/mL GDF5(J&J)、1μM Rosuvastatin(Biovision)、Penicilline&Streptomycin(Invitrogen)およびPlasmocin(invivo gene)を添加したDMEM(SIGMA)を用いた。播種後、37 ℃、CO2 5%条件下で培養した。2日または3日後に、新しい軟骨分化培地へ交換し、以後、2日から5日の間隔で培地交換を行い、2週間培養を継続した。すると、iPS細胞塊は次第にdishへ接着して結節(nodule)が形成された。
その結果、サフラニンOにて強く染色される細胞外マトリックスおよび軟骨細胞から成る細胞塊(軟骨パーティクル)が得られることが確認された(図1)。
ヒトiPS細胞
Nakagawa M, et al, Sci Rep. 4:3594 (2014) に記載の方法で樹立された1231A3株を京都大学iPS細胞研究所より受領し、ヒトiPS細胞として用いた。
ヒトiPS細胞は、0.5X TrypLE Selectを添加し、インキュベーションの後、セルスクレーパーを用いて細胞を剥離させた。細胞を計数し、0.5 - 1.0 x 107個を 100 mLバイオリアクター(BWV-S10A、エイブル)へ移し、10nM Y-27632(Wako)を添加したStemFit AK02N(Ajinomoto)を100 mLを加えて、magnetic stirrer(BWS-S03NOS-6、エイブル)により60 rpmで回転させ、37 ℃、CO2 5%の条件下で、4-7日間培養した。その結果、直径50μmから300 μmのiPS細胞塊が得られた。
上記の方法で得られたiPS細胞塊を回収し、軟骨分化培地を5 mLを入れた10 cm suspension culture dish(sumitomo)4 - 12 dishesへiPS細胞塊を播種した。なお、軟骨分化培地としては、1% FBS(Invitrogen)、1% ITS-X(Invitrogen)、50μg/mL Ascorbic Acid(Nakalai)、Non Essential A.A.(Invitrogen)、Sodium Pyruvate(Invitrogen)、10ng/mL BMP2(Peprotech)、10ng/mL TGF-β1(Peprotech)、10ng/mL GDF5(J&J)、1μM Rosuvastatin(Biovision)、Penicilline&Streptomycin(Invitrogen)およびPlasmocin(invivo gene)を添加したDMEM(SIGMA)を用いた。播種後、37 ℃、CO2 5%条件下で培養した。1 - 5日後に、新しい軟骨分化培地へ交換し、以後、2 - 7日の間隔で培地交換を行い、2 - 3週間培養を継続した。すると、iPS細胞塊は次第にdishへ接着して結節(nodule)が形成された。
その結果、サフラニンOにて強く染色される細胞外マトリックスおよび軟骨細胞から成る細胞塊(軟骨パーティクル)が得られることが確認された。
ヒトiPS細胞
Nakagawa M, et al, Sci Rep. 4:3594 (2014) に記載の方法で樹立されたFf-I01株を京都大学iPS細胞研究所より受領し、ヒトiPS細胞として用いた。
ヒトiPS細胞は、0.5X TrypLE Selectを添加し、インキュベーションの後、セルスクレーパーを用いて細胞を剥離させた。細胞を計数し、0.5 - 1.0 x 107個を 100 mLバイオリアクター(BWV-S10A、エイブル)へ移し、10nM Y-27632(Wako)を添加したStemFit AK03N(Ajinomoto)を100 mLを加えて、magnetic stirrer(BWS-S03NOS-6、エイブル)により60 rpmで回転させ、37 ℃、CO2 5%の条件下で、4 - 7日間培養した。その結果、直径50μmから300 μmのiPS細胞塊を得られた。
上記の方法で得られたiPS細胞塊を回収し、軟骨分化培地を5 mLを入れた10 cm suspension culture dish(sumitomo)4 - 12dishesへ iPS細胞塊を播種した。なお、軟骨分化培地としては、0.2% FBS(Invitrogen)、1% ITS-X(Invitrogen)、50μg/mL Ascorbic Acid(Nakalai)、Non Essential A.A.(Invitrogen)、Sodium Pyruvate(Invitrogen)、10ng/mL BMP2(PeproTech)、10ng/mL TGF-β3(Wako)、10ng/mL GDF5(Biovision)、1μM Rosuvastatin(Biovision)、を添加したDMEM(SIGMA)を用いた。播種後、37 ℃、CO2 5%条件下で培養した。1 - 3日後に、新しい軟骨分化培地へ交換し、以後、2 - 5日の間隔で培地交換を行い、2 - 3週間培養を継続した。すると、iPS細胞塊は次第にdishへ接着して結節(nodule)が形成された。
その結果、サフラニンOにて強く染色される細胞外マトリックスおよび軟骨細胞から成る細胞塊(軟骨パーティクル)が得られることが確認された。
実施例1において、分化開始から42日目に得られたヒトiPS細胞由来軟骨パーティクルをSCIDマウス(C.B-17/Icr-scid/scid Jcl)の皮下に移植し、3か月後および12か月後にマウスから移植部位を切り出し定法に従い組織標本を作製して組織学的分析に供した。その結果、図3に示したように、12か月後の移植部位では軟骨-骨様組織-軟骨という構造が形成された。これは、ヒトiPS細胞由来軟骨がマウスの皮下で、内軟骨性骨化を起こしたことを示すものである。拡大像では、軟骨が骨様組織に移行する部分の軟骨細胞は大きく肥大化しており、その周囲のマトリックスにはX型コラーゲンが発現していた。大きくなることとX型コラーゲンの発現は、肥大軟骨細胞の特徴であり、この部の軟骨細胞が肥大軟骨細胞であることを示す。肥大軟骨細胞が存在することから、内軟骨性骨化を起こしていると考えた。
ヒトiPS細胞由来軟骨パーティクルが内軟骨性骨化を起こすポテンシャルを持つこと、図2で示した形態的類似性、および図3で示した機能的類似性から、ヒトiPS細胞由来軟骨パーティクルが胎児(仔)の軟骨原基に相当することが示唆された。
実施例1において、分化開始から90日目に得られた2個のヒトiPS細胞由来軟骨パーティクルが培養液中で接触した状態で60日間培養した。その結果、図4に示したように、2個のパーティクルは融合(integration)して1個のパーティクルを形成した。もともとは、2個の独立した軟骨周膜に囲まれた軟骨組織であったが、融合部では軟骨周膜が消失し、軟骨組織同士でつながり始めていることが観察された。
軟骨の再生医療では、複数個の軟骨パーティクルを患者または動物モデルの軟骨欠損部に移植する。移植部が修復されるためには、軟骨パーティクル同士、および軟骨パーティクルと母床の軟骨が融合する必要がある。本発明により得られたヒトiPS細胞由来軟骨パーティクルはIn vitroで軟骨パーティクル同士が融合することが確認されたので、生体に移植後も融合が期待でき、良い修復が得られると考えられる。
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- 次の工程を含む多能性幹細胞から軟骨細胞を製造する方法:
(i)多能性幹細胞をBMP2、TGFβおよびGDF5から成る群より選択される1以上の物質ならびにHMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬を含む培養液中で接着条件で培養する工程、および
(ii)前記工程(i)で得られた細胞をBMP2、TGFβおよびGDF5から成る群より選択される1以上の物質ならびにHMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬を含む培養液中で浮遊条件で培養する工程。 - 前記工程(i)および(ii)の工程で用いる培養液が、BMP2、TGFβ、GDF5およびHMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬を含む培養液である、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記HMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬が、メバスタチン、アトルバスタチン、プラバスタチン、ロスバスタチン、フルバスタチンおよびロバスタチンから成る群より選択される薬剤である、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 前記HMG-CoA還元酵素阻害薬が、ロスバスタチンである、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記工程(i)および(ii)の工程で用いる培養液が、さらに血清を含む培養液である、請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記工程(ii)が、前記工程(i)で得られた細胞を分離溶液を用いずに、浮遊培養を行う工程である、請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記工程(i)で用いる多能性幹細胞が、細胞塊の状態である、請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記多能性幹細胞が、多能性幹細胞を未分化状態で培養できる培養液中で浮遊培養する工程を含む方法により製造された細胞塊である、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記軟骨細胞が、軟骨細胞と細胞外マトリックスを含む塊である、請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記工程(i)および(ii)が、それぞれ7日以上28日以下の期間で行われる工程である、請求項1から9のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記工程(i)および(ii)が、それぞれ14日で行われる工程である、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 請求項1から11に記載の方法で製造された軟骨細胞を含む、医薬品。
- 関節軟骨損傷治療用である、請求項12に記載の医薬品。
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