Patent ID: 8329166
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: A61K,A61P,C12N

Abstract:
1. A method of treating stroke, comprising identifying a human subject in need thereof, and administering intracerebrally to the subject an effective amount of a composition containing cultured olfactory ensheathing progenitor cells, olfactory ensheathing cells, or olfactory nerve fibroblasts, wherein the cell composition is prepared by a process including: obtaining a tissue from a nasal polyp of a human, culturing the nasal polyp tissue in a medium containing a B27 medium supplement, fetal calf serum (FCS), and an antibiotic for 5-7 days to allow for migration of the cells from the cultured tissue, and collecting the migrated cells to acquire the cell composition, wherein the cells thus collected are p75