Patent ID: 9737568
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P,C12N

Claim:
1. A method of cultivating a mesenchymal stem/progenitor cell population of the amniotic membrane of umbilical cord, the mesenchymal stem/progenitor cell population having the capacity to differentiate in multiple cell types, the method comprising: obtaining a tissue explant from the amniotic membrane of umbilical cord; cultivating the tissue explant under conditions allowing cell proliferation of the mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells without differentiation of the mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells; and isolating the stem/progenitor cells of the amniotic membrane, wherein the stem/progenitor cells have a spindle shape, express the following genes: POU5f1, Bmi-1, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), and wherein the stem/progenitor cells secrete Activin A and follistatin.