WO2015068505A1 - 網膜色素上皮細胞の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing retinal pigment epithelial cells.
- Non-patent Document 1 A report of producing retinal pigment epithelial cells using pluripotent stem cells is known (Non-patent Document 1). Uniform pluripotent stem cell aggregates are formed in a serum-free medium containing a Wnt signal pathway inhibitor, and this is cultured in suspension in the presence of a basement membrane preparation and then suspended in serum and then Wnt. Methods for obtaining retinal pigment epithelial cells by suspension culture in a serum-free medium or serum medium containing a signal pathway agonist but not a sonic hedgehog signal pathway agonist (Non-patent Document 2 and Patent Document 1) are shown. Has been.
- the present invention provides a method for producing retinal pigment epithelial cells or retinal pigment epithelial cell sheets from pluripotent stem cells. That is, the present invention provides: [1] (1) a first step of forming an aggregate of pluripotent stem cells by suspension culture of pluripotent stem cells in a serum-free medium; (2) The aggregate formed in the step (1) is suspended in a serum-free medium or a serum medium containing a BMP signal transduction pathway agent without containing a sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway agent, and retinal progenitor cells And (3) the aggregate obtained in step (2) does not contain a sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agonist or a BMP signaling pathway agonist, and a Wnt signaling pathway agonist
- a method for producing retinal pigment epithelial cells comprising the third step of obtaining an aggregate containing retinal pigment epithelial cells by suspension culture in a serum-free medium or serum medium comprising ); [2] (1) a first step of forming an aggregate of pluripotent stem cells
- a method for producing an epithelial cell sheet (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the production method 2 of the present invention); [3] The production method according to [2], wherein in the step (4), adhesion culture is performed in the presence of a serum substitute; [4] The production method according to [2] or [3], wherein in the step (4), adhesion culture is performed in the presence of a ROCK inhibitor; [5] A serum-free medium further comprising at least one substance selected from the group consisting of a Wnt signal pathway agonist, an FGF signal pathway inhibitor, an Activin signal pathway agonist, and a BMP signaling pathway agonist in the step (4) Or the production method according to any one of [2] to [4], wherein adhesion culture is performed using a serum medium; [6] The production method according to any one of [2] to [5], wherein in the step (4), adhesion culture is performed on a culture device surface-treated with a culture substrate; [7] The production method according to [6], wherein
- a method for evaluating the toxicity and efficacy of the substance including testing the effect of the substance; [17] A therapeutic agent for a disease based on a disorder of retinal tissue, comprising a retinal pigment epithelial cell or a retinal pigment epithelial cell sheet produced by the method according to any one of [1] to [14]; [18] Transplanting an effective amount of a retinal pigment epithelial cell or retinal pigment epithelial cell sheet produced by the method according to any one of [1] to [14] above into a subject in need of transplantation A method for treating a disease based on a disorder of retinal tissue; and [19] a retina produced by the method according to any one of [1] to [14] for use in treating a disease based on a disorder of retinal tissue Pigment epithelial cells or retinal pigment epithelial cell sheets; Etc.
- retinal pigment epithelial cells or retinal pigment epithelial cell sheets can be produced with high efficiency.
- the retinal pigment epithelial cell or the retinal pigment epithelial cell sheet is obtained by adding the basement membrane sample to the medium, that is, by culturing the aggregate in suspension in the absence of the basement membrane sample.
- the risk of contamination of heterogeneous components into the resulting cells or cell sheets is reduced.
- FIG. 1 shows a bright field image (A) of suspension culture on day 18 of suspension culture obtained by adding BMP4 to the medium on the third day of suspension culture, and BMP4 on the third day of suspension culture.
- FIG. 2 shows human embryonic stem cell-derived aggregates suspended in a medium containing BMP4 from day 3 to day 18 from the start of suspension culture.
- FIG. 3 shows that human embryonic stem cell-derived aggregates are suspended in a medium containing BMP4 from the 3rd to 18th day of suspension culture, and from 18th to 21st day of suspension culture in a medium containing CHIR99021 without BMP4.
- A Bright field image and
- B Retinal pigment on the 27th day from the start of suspension culture when cells obtained by suspension culture and cells obtained by disrupting the aggregates on the 21st day of culture are cultured in a medium containing CHIR99021
- FIG. 2 shows a fluorescent immunostained image of the epithelial marker Mitf and
- C a fluorescent immunostained image of the tight junction marker ZO-1.
- FIG. 4 shows that human embryonic stem cell-derived aggregates were suspended in a medium containing BMP4 from the 3rd to 18th day of suspension culture, and from 18th to 21st day of suspension culture in a medium containing CHIR99021 without BMP4.
- A From the start of the suspension culture when the suspension cells are dispersed and dispersed on the 21st day of suspension culture, and the obtained cells are seeded in a Boyden chamber surface-treated with Synthemax TM and adherently cultured in a medium containing Y27632. It is an image of the retinal pigment epithelial cell sheet on the 40th day, and
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged bright field image of the retinal pigment epithelial cell sheet on the 40th day from the start of suspension culture.
- Human embryonic stem cell-derived aggregates are float-cultured in a medium containing BMP4 from the 3rd to 18th day of suspension culture, and suspended in a medium containing CHIR99021 without containing BMP4 from the 18th to 21st day of suspension culture. Then, the cells were dispersed on the 21st day of culture, and the obtained cells were seeded in a Boyden chamber surface-treated with Synthemax TM and cultured for adhesion.
- FIG. 6 shows that human embryonic stem cell-derived aggregates are suspended in a medium containing BMP4 from the 3rd to 18th day of suspension culture, and from 18th to 21st day of suspension culture in a medium containing CHIR99021 without BMP4.
- “Floating culture” in the present invention means culturing under conditions that do not allow cells or cell masses to adhere to culture equipment or the like.
- the incubator used for the suspension culture is not particularly limited as long as it can perform “suspension culture” and can be appropriately determined by those skilled in the art. Examples of such incubators include flasks, tissue culture flasks, dishes, petri dishes, tissue culture dishes, multi dishes, micro plates, micro well plates, micro pores, multi plates, multi well plates, chamber slides, A petri dish, a tube, a tray, a culture bag, or a roller bottle is mentioned.
- These incubators are preferably non-cell-adhesive in order to enable suspension culture.
- the non-cell-adhesive incubator those in which the surface of the incubator has not been artificially treated (for example, coating treatment with an extracellular matrix or the like) for the purpose of improving adhesion to cells can be used.
- the medium used for cell culture can be prepared using a medium usually used for animal cell culture as a basal medium.
- a basal medium for example, BME medium, BGJb medium, CMRL 1066 medium, Glasgow MEM medium, Improved MEM Zinc Option medium, IMDM medium, Medium 199 medium, Eagle MEM medium, ⁇ MEM medium, DMEM medium, F-12 medium, ham medium
- the culture medium include RPMI 1640 medium, Fischer's medium, and mixed media thereof that can be used for animal cell culture.
- serum-free medium means a medium that does not contain unconditioned or unpurified serum.
- a medium containing purified blood-derived components or animal tissue-derived components is also included in the serum-free medium unless it contains unconditioned or unpurified serum.
- the serum-free medium may contain a serum replacement.
- serum substitutes include those containing albumin, transferrin, fatty acid, collagen precursor, trace elements, 2-mercaptoethanol or 3 ′ thiolglycerol, or their equivalents as appropriate.
- Such a serum replacement can be prepared, for example, by the method described in WO98 / 30679.
- a commercially available product may be used as a serum substitute.
- examples of such commercially available serum substitutes include Knockout TM Serum Replacement (manufactured by Invitrogen: hereinafter referred to as KSR), Chemically-defined Lipid concentrate (manufactured by Gibco), and Glutamax TM (Gibco). Can be mentioned.
- the serum-free medium used for suspension culture contains fatty acids or lipids, amino acids (eg, non-essential amino acids), vitamins, growth factors, cytokines, antioxidants, 2-mercaptoethanol, pyruvic acid, buffers, inorganic salts, and the like. May be.
- a serum-free medium for example, F-12 medium and IMDM medium 1: 1 to which an appropriate amount of commercially available KSR is added (for example, about 1% to about 20%) is added.
- KSR commercially available KSR
- a medium containing 10% KSR and 450 ⁇ M 1-monothioglycerol added to one mixed solution may be used.
- serum medium means a medium containing unadjusted or unpurified serum.
- the medium contains fatty acids or lipids, amino acids (eg, non-essential amino acids), vitamins, growth factors, cytokines, antioxidants, 2-mercaptoethanol, 1-monothioglycerol, pyruvic acid, buffers, inorganic salts, etc. May be.
- the “basement membrane preparation” refers to epithelial cell-like cell morphology, differentiation, proliferation, movement, functional expression, etc., when desired cells having basement membrane forming ability are seeded and cultured thereon.
- the “basement membrane component” refers to a thin membrane-like extracellular matrix molecule that exists between an epithelial cell layer and a stromal cell layer in an animal tissue.
- a basement membrane preparation removes cells having a basement membrane-forming ability adhered to a support through a basement membrane from the support using a solution or an alkaline solution having lipid-dissolving ability of the cells. Can be produced.
- Basement membrane preparations include products that are commercially available as basement membrane preparations (for example, Matrigel TM (manufactured by Becton Dickinson: hereinafter, sometimes referred to as Matrigel)), and known extracellular matrix as a basement membrane component. Examples include molecules (for example, laminin, type IV collagen, heparan sulfate proteoglycan, entactin, etc.). Matrigel TM is a basement membrane preparation extracted from Engelbreth Holm Swarm (EHS) mouse sarcoma.
- EHS Engelbreth Holm Swarm
- Matrigel TM The main components of Matrigel TM are type IV collagen, laminin, heparan sulfate proteoglycan and entactin, in addition to these naturally produced by TGF- ⁇ , fibroblast growth factor (FGF), tissue plasminogen activator and EHS tumor Growth factors are included.
- Matrigel TM “growth factor reduced products” have lower concentrations of growth factors than normal Matrigel TM , with standard concentrations of EGF ⁇ 0.5 ng / ml, NGF ⁇ 0.2 ng / ml, PDGF ⁇ 5 pg / ml, IGF-1 at 5 ng / ml, and TGF- ⁇ at 1.7 ng / ml.
- the “medium containing the substance X” means a medium to which the exogenous substance X is added or a medium containing the exogenous substance X
- the “medium not containing the substance X” Means a medium to which no exogenous substance X is added or a medium not containing exogenous substance X.
- exogenous substance X means substance X that is foreign to cells or tissues cultured in the medium, and includes endogenous substance X produced by the cells or tissues. I can't.
- the “medium containing a BMP signal transduction pathway agent” is a medium to which an exogenous BMP signal transduction agent is added or a medium containing an exogenous BMP signal transduction pathway agent.
- “Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agent-free medium” refers to a medium to which exogenous sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agent is not added or exogenous sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agonist The medium does not contain.
- primary refers to mammals belonging to the order of primates, and examples of primates include wild monkeys such as lemurs, loris and camellia, and monkeys such as monkeys, apes and humans.
- the “stem cell” in the present invention is a cell that maintains the same differentiation ability even after cell division, and can contribute to regeneration of the tissue when the tissue is damaged.
- Stem cells include embryonic stem cells (hereinafter also referred to as ES cells) or tissue stem cells (also called tissue stem cells, tissue-specific stem cells or somatic stem cells), or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells: induced). (primipotent stem cell). It is known that the above stem cell-derived tissue cells can be differentiated into normal cells close to a living body, as can be seen from the fact that tissue regeneration is possible. Stem cells can be obtained from a predetermined institution, and commercially available products can also be purchased.
- human embryonic stem cells KhES-1, KhES-2, and KhES-3 are available from the Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Kyoto University.
- EB5 cells both mouse embryonic stem cells, are available from RIKEN, and the D3 strain is available from ATCC.
- Stem cells can be maintained and cultured by a method known per se.
- human stem cells can be maintained by culturing them in a medium supplemented with Knockout TM Serum Replacement (Invitrogen).
- Mouse stem cells can be maintained by adding fetal calf serum (FCS) and Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) and culturing under feeder-free conditions.
- FCS fetal calf serum
- LIF Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
- the “pluripotent stem cell” in the present invention can be cultured in vitro and all cells constituting the living body excluding the placenta (tissues derived from the three germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm)) Refers to a stem cell having the ability to differentiate into (pluripotency).
- Embryonic stem cells ES cells
- Pluripotent stem cells are obtained from fertilized eggs, cloned embryos, germline stem cells or stem cells in tissue. Cells that are artificially provided with pluripotency similar to embryonic stem cells by introducing several types of genes into somatic cells (also called induced pluripotent stem cells) are also included in “pluripotent stem cells”.
- Pluripotent stem cells can be prepared by a method known per se. As a manufacturing method, for example, Cell, 2007, 131 (5) pp. 861-872, Cell, 2006, 126 (4) pp. The method described in 663-676 is mentioned.
- the “embryonic stem cell (ES cell)” in the present invention is a stem cell having self-renewal ability and pluripotency (in particular, pluripotency “pluripotency”), and is a pluripotent stem cell derived from an early embryo.
- pluripotency in particular, pluripotency “pluripotency”
- Embryonic stem cells were first established in 1981, and have been applied since 1989 to the production of knockout mice. In 1998, human embryonic stem cells were established and are being used in regenerative medicine.
- the “artificial pluripotent stem cell” in the present invention refers to the induction of pluripotency by directly initializing differentiated cells such as fibroblasts by the expression of several types of genes such as Oct3 / 4, Sox2, Klf4, and Myc. Cells.
- artificial pluripotent stem cells were established by mouse cells in Yamanaka et al. (Cell, 2006, 126 (4) pp. 663-676).
- Artificial pluripotent stem cells were also established in human fibroblasts in 2007 and have pluripotency similar to embryonic stem cells (Cell, 2007, 131 (5) pp. 861-872; Science, 2007, 318 ( 5858) pp. 1917-1920; Nat. Biotechnol., 2008, 26 (1) 101 pp. 101-106).
- a genetically modified pluripotent stem cell can be prepared, for example, by using a homologous recombination technique.
- genes on the chromosome to be modified include cell marker genes, histocompatibility antigen genes, and disease-related genes based on nervous system cell disorders. Modification of the target gene on the chromosome is the following: Manipulating the Mouse Embryo, A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition, Cold Spring Harboratory Press (1994); Gene Targeting AP, Gene Targeting. 8. Gene targeting, production of mutant mice using ES cells, Yochisha (1995); and the like.
- a genomic gene of a target gene to be modified eg, cell marker gene, histocompatibility antigen gene, disease-related gene, etc.
- the target gene is homologous using the isolated genomic gene
- a target vector for recombination is prepared.
- genomic gene of the target gene can also be isolated by using a genomic DNA library screening system (manufactured by Genome Systems) or Universal Genome Walker Kits (manufactured by CLONTECH).
- target vectors for homologous recombination of target genes and efficient selection of homologous recombinants are described in Gene Targeting, A Practical Approach, IRL Press at Oxford University Press (1993); Biomanual Series 8, Gene Targeting , Production of mutant mice using ES cells, Yodosha (1995); and the like.
- the target vector can be either a replacement type or an insertion type.
- methods such as positive selection, promoter selection, negative selection, or poly A selection can be used. Examples of a method for selecting a target homologous recombinant from the selected cell lines include Southern hybridization method and PCR method for genomic DNA.
- the “aggregate” in the present invention refers to a mass formed by aggregation of cells dispersed in a medium.
- the “aggregate” in the present invention includes an aggregate formed by cells dispersed at the start of suspension culture and an aggregate already formed at the start of suspension culture.
- “Aggregate formation” means that when cells are aggregated to form cell aggregates and suspension culture is performed, a qualitatively uniform cell is formed by “aggregating a certain number of dispersed cells rapidly”. It means forming an aggregate.
- Experimental operations for forming aggregates include, for example, a method of confining cells in a small space using a plate with a small well (96-well plate) or a micropore, or a short centrifugation using a small centrifuge tube.
- a method of aggregating cells is mentioned.
- the formation of aggregates of pluripotent stem cells and the formation of epithelial structures in the cells forming the aggregates are microscopically determined by aggregate size and number of cells, macroscopic morphology, and tissue staining analysis. It is possible to make a judgment based on the target morphology and its uniformity, the expression and uniformity of differentiation and undifferentiation markers, the expression control and synchronization of differentiation markers, the reproducibility of the differentiation efficiency between aggregates, and the like.
- tissue in the present invention refers to a structure of a cell population having a structure in which a plurality of types of cells having different forms and properties are three-dimensionally arranged in a certain pattern.
- retinal tissue means at least cells such as photoreceptor cells, horizontal cells, bipolar cells, amacrine cells, retinal node cells, progenitor cells thereof, or retinal progenitor cells constituting each retinal layer in a living retina. It means multiple types of retinal tissues arranged in layers and three-dimensionally. Whether each cell constitutes which retinal layer can be confirmed by a known method, for example, the presence or absence of the expression of a cell marker or the degree thereof.
- the “retinal layer” in the present invention means each layer constituting the retina. Specifically, the retinal pigment epithelium layer, photoreceptor layer, outer boundary membrane, outer granular layer, outer reticulated layer, inner granular layer, inner granular layer, Mention may be made of the reticular layer, the ganglion cell layer, the nerve fiber layer and the inner limiting membrane.
- the “retinal layer-specific nerve cell” means a cell constituting the retinal layer and specific to the retinal layer.
- retinal layer-specific neurons include bipolar cells, nodal cells, amacrine cells, horizontal cells, photoreceptor cells, pigment epithelial cells, rod cells, and cone cells.
- retinal pigment epithelial cell means an epithelial cell existing outside the neural retinal tissue in the living retina. If it is those skilled in the art, whether it is a retinal pigment epithelial cell, for example, expression of a cell marker (RPE65 (pigment epithelial cell), Mitf (pigment epithelial cell) etc.), presence of melanin granule, characteristic cell of polygon It can be confirmed by the form.
- a cell marker RPE65 (pigment epithelial cell), Mitf (pigment epithelial cell) etc.
- the “retinal progenitor cell” in the present invention refers to a progenitor cell that can differentiate into any mature retinal cell of a photoreceptor cell, a horizontal cell, a bipolar cell, an amacrine cell, a retinal node cell, and a retinal pigment epithelial cell.
- Visual cell progenitor cells, horizontal cell progenitor cells, bipolar cell progenitor cells, amacrine cell progenitor cells, retinal node cell progenitor cells, and retinal pigment epithelial progenitor cells, respectively, are photoreceptor cells, horizontal cells, bipolar cells, amacrine cells, and retinal nodes.
- Cell a progenitor cell that has been determined to differentiate into retinal pigment epithelial cells.
- Rax and PAX6 expressed in retinal progenitor cells As retinal cell markers, Rax and PAX6 expressed in retinal progenitor cells, Nkx2.1 that is expressed in progenitor cells of hypothalamic neurons but not in retinal progenitor cells, Sox1 that is expressed in hypothalamic neuroepithelium but not in the retina, visual Examples include Crx expressed in cell precursor cells.
- Chx10 and L7 expressed in bipolar cells As markers for retinal layer-specific neurons, Chx10 and L7 expressed in bipolar cells, Tuj1 and Brn3 expressed in nodal cells, Calretinin expressed in amacrine cells, Calbindin expressed in horizontal cells, Rhodopsin expressed in photoreceptor cells and Recoverin, RPE65 and Mitf expressed in pigment epithelial cells, Nrl expressed in rod cells, Rxr-gamma expressed in cone cells, and the like.
- the production method 1 of the present invention is a method for producing retinal pigment epithelial cells including the following steps (1), (2) and (3): (1) a first step of forming pluripotent stem cell aggregates by suspension culture of pluripotent stem cells in a serum-free medium; (2) The aggregate formed in the step (1) is suspended in a serum-free medium or a serum medium containing a BMP signal transduction pathway agent without containing a sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway agent, and retinal progenitor cells And (3) the aggregate obtained in step (2) does not contain a sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agonist or a BMP signaling pathway agonist, and a Wnt signaling pathway agonist A third step of obtaining an aggregate containing retinal pigment epithelial cells by suspension culture in a serum-free medium or serum medium containing
- the step (1) of forming pluripotent stem cell aggregates by suspension culture of pluripotent stem cells in a serum-free medium will be described.
- the serum-free medium used in step (1) is not particularly limited as long as it is as described above.
- a serum-free medium to which neither a BMP signal transduction pathway agonist nor a Wnt signal pathway inhibitor is added can be used.
- a serum-free medium for example, 10% KSR, 450 ⁇ M 1-mono in a 1: 1 mixture of IMDM and F-12 added with a suitable amount of a commercially available serum substitute such as KSR). It is preferable to use a medium supplemented with thioglycerol and 1 ⁇ Chemically Defined Lipid Concentrate.
- the amount of KSR added to the serum-free medium is usually about 1% to about 20%, preferably about 2% to about 20%.
- Culture conditions such as culture temperature and CO 2 concentration in the step (1) can be appropriately set.
- the culture temperature is, for example, about 30 ° C. to about 40 ° C., preferably about 37 ° C.
- the CO 2 concentration is, for example, from about 1% to about 10%, preferably about 5%.
- the concentration of pluripotent stem cells in step (1) can be appropriately set so that aggregates of pluripotent stem cells are formed more uniformly and efficiently.
- concentration of pluripotent stem cells in step (1) can be appropriately set so that aggregates of pluripotent stem cells are formed more uniformly and efficiently.
- a solution prepared to be about 5 ⁇ 10 3 to about 3 ⁇ 10 4 cells, most preferably about 1.2 ⁇ 10 4 cells is added to the well, and the plate is allowed to stand to form an aggregate. .
- the suspension culture time required to form aggregates can be determined as appropriate depending on the pluripotent stem cells used so that the cells can be aggregated uniformly, but as short as possible to form uniform aggregates. It is desirable to be time. For example, in the case of human ES cells, aggregates are preferably formed within about 24 hours, more preferably within about 12 hours. The time until the formation of the aggregates can be appropriately adjusted by adjusting tools for aggregating cells, centrifugation conditions, and the like.
- the formation of aggregates of pluripotent stem cells is due to the size and number of the aggregates, the macroscopic morphology, the microscopic morphology and its homogeneity by tissue staining analysis, the expression and the homogeneity of differentiation and undifferentiation markers It is possible to make a judgment based on the expression control of the differentiation marker and its synchrony, the reproducibility between the aggregates of the differentiation efficiency, and the like.
- the aggregate formed in the step (1) is suspended in a serum-free medium or a serum medium containing a BMP signal transduction pathway agent without containing a sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway agent, and a coagulation containing a retinal progenitor cell.
- the step (2) for obtaining the aggregate will be described.
- the medium used in the step (2) is, for example, a serum-free medium or a serum medium to which a BMP signal transduction pathway agent is not added without adding a sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway agonist, There is no need to add.
- the serum-free medium or serum medium used for such a medium is not particularly limited as long as it is as described above.
- a serum-free medium for example, 10% KSR, 450 ⁇ M 1-mono in a 1: 1 mixture of IMDM and F-12 added with a suitable amount of a commercially available serum substitute such as KSR. It is preferable to use a medium supplemented with thioglycerol and 1 ⁇ Chemically Defined Lipid Concentrate.
- the amount of KSR added to the serum-free medium is usually about 1% to about 20%, preferably about 2% to about 20%.
- the serum-free medium used in step (2) can be used as it is as long as the serum-free medium used in step (1) does not contain a sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agent. It can also be replaced with serum medium.
- a BMP signal transduction pathway agent may be added to the medium.
- a sonic hedgehog (hereinafter sometimes referred to as Shh) signaling pathway agent is a substance capable of enhancing signal transduction mediated by Shh.
- substances acting on the Shh signal transduction pathway include proteins belonging to the Hedgehog family (for example, Shh), Shh receptors, Shh receptor agonists, Purphamine, SAG, and the like.
- Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agent free media includes media that are substantially free of sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agonists, such as selective differentiation into retinal progenitor cells and retinal tissue. Also included are media that do not contain sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway agents at concentrations that have a significant impact.
- “Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agonist” medium is essentially free of sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agonist, eg selection for retinal progenitor cells and retinal tissue Also included is a medium to which no sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agent is added at a concentration that adversely affects sexual differentiation.
- a substance acting on a BMP signal transduction pathway is a substance that can enhance a signal transduction pathway mediated by BMP.
- BMP signal transduction pathway agonists include BMP proteins such as BMP2, BMP4 or BMP7, GDF proteins such as GDF7, anti-BMP receptor antibodies, or BMP partial peptides.
- BMP2 protein, BMP4 protein and BMP7 protein are available from, for example, R & D Systems, and GDF7 protein is available from, for example, Wako Pure Chemical Industries.
- the concentration of the BMP signal transduction pathway agent may be any concentration that can induce differentiation of cells forming aggregates of pluripotent stem cells into retinal cells. For example, in the case of BMP4, it is added to the medium to a concentration of about 0.01 nM to about 1 ⁇ M, preferably about 0.1 nM to about 100 nM, more preferably about 1.5 nM.
- the BMP signal transduction pathway agent may be added after about 24 hours from the start of suspension culture in step (1), and may be added to the medium within several days (for example, within 15 days) after the start of suspension culture. Also good. Preferably, the BMP signal transduction pathway agent is added to the culture medium from the first day to the fifteenth day after the start of suspension culture, more preferably from the first day to the ninth day, most preferably the third day. To do. After the BMP signaling pathway agent is added to the medium and the induction of differentiation into cells that form aggregates of pluripotent stem cells is initiated, it is necessary to add the BMP signaling pathway agent to the medium. Alternatively, the medium may be changed using a serum-free medium or serum medium that does not contain a BMP signaling pathway agent.
- the aggregate formed in the step (1) is used for the BMP at a concentration necessary for inducing differentiation into a retinal cell until cells expressing the Rax gene begin to appear.
- the culture conditions such as culture temperature and CO 2 concentration in the step (2) can be appropriately set.
- the culture temperature is, for example, about 30 ° C. to about 40 ° C., preferably about 37 ° C.
- the CO 2 concentration is, for example, about 1% to about 10%, preferably about 5%.
- Obtaining an aggregate containing retinal progenitor cells can be confirmed, for example, by detecting that cells expressing Rax or PAX6, which are markers for retinal progenitor cells, are contained in the aggregate.
- the aggregate obtained in the step (2) is suspended and cultured in a serum-free medium or a serum medium that does not contain a sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agent and a BMP signaling pathway agonist and contains a Wnt signaling pathway agonist,
- the step (3) for obtaining an aggregate containing retinal pigment epithelial cells will be described.
- the medium used in the step (3) is, for example, a serum-free medium or serum in which neither a sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agent nor a BMP signaling pathway agonist is added and a Wnt signaling pathway agonist is added.
- Medium “Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Agent and BMP Signaling Pathway Agent Excluded” The medium does not substantially contain either a sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agent or a BMP signaling pathway agent Also included are media, eg, media that do not contain sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agents and BMP signaling pathway agents at concentrations that adversely affect selective differentiation into retinal tissue.
- “Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Agent and BMP Signaling Pathway Agent are not added” medium contains both Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Agent and BMP Signaling Pathway Agent
- Non-additive medium for example, medium to which no sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agonist and BMP signaling pathway agonist are added at a concentration that adversely affects selective differentiation into retinal tissue, Is also included.
- the serum-free medium or serum medium used for such a medium include the above-mentioned medium.
- a serum-free medium in which a neurotrophic factor mixture such as N2 supplement (Invitrogen) or B27 supplement (Invitrogen) is added to a basal medium such as DMEM-F12 medium and KSR is not added can be mentioned. .
- a Wnt signal pathway agonist is a substance that can enhance signal transduction mediated by Wnt.
- Wnt signaling pathway agonists include proteins belonging to the Wnt family (eg, Wnt1, Wnt3a, Wnt7a), Wnt receptor agonists, GSK3 ⁇ inhibitors (eg, 6-Bromoindrubin-3′-oxime (BIO), CHIR99021, Kenpaulone) and the like.
- the concentration of the agent acting on the Wnt signal pathway may be any concentration that can induce differentiation of cells forming aggregates of pluripotent stem cells into retinal cells.
- the Wnt signal pathway agonist is added on or after the 12th day from the start of suspension culture in step (1), preferably on the 18th day.
- the aggregate is formed in a serum-free medium or serum medium that does not contain a sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agonist and a BMP signaling pathway agonist and contains a Wnt signaling pathway agonist and an FGF signaling pathway inhibitor. It is more preferable to culture.
- An FGF signal pathway inhibitor is a substance that can inhibit a signal mediated by FGF.
- FGF signal pathway inhibitors include FGF receptors, FGF receptor inhibitors (eg, SU-5402, AZD4547, BGJ398), MAP kinase cascade inhibitors (eg, MEK inhibitors, MAPK inhibitors, ERK inhibitors) ), PI3 kinase inhibitor, Akt inhibitor and the like.
- the concentration of the FGF signal pathway inhibitor used in step (3) may be any concentration that can induce differentiation of cells forming pluripotent stem cell aggregates into retinal cells. For example, in the case of SU-5402, it is added at a concentration of about 0.1 ⁇ M to about 100 ⁇ M, preferably about 1 ⁇ M to about 30 ⁇ M, more preferably about 10 ⁇ M.
- the retinal pigment epithelial cells thus produced are present on the surface of the aggregates, they can be confirmed by microscopic observation or the like.
- Aggregates containing retinal pigment epithelial cells can be dispersed, for example (trypsin / EDTA treatment), and the resulting cells can be selected using FACS to obtain high-purity retinal pigment epithelial cells. It is. It is also possible to physically cut out the retinal pigment epithelial cells from the aggregate using tweezers or the like and culture them.
- the dispersed or excised retinal pigment epithelial cells can be cultured under adhesive conditions.
- Aggregates containing retinal pigment epithelial cells can be crushed by pipetting operation using a microdispenser, and the resulting cells can be cultured under adhesion conditions.
- a cell adhesive culture vessel for example, a culture vessel coated with an extracellular matrix or the like (eg, poly-D-lysine, laminin, fibronectin).
- Culture conditions such as the culture temperature, CO 2 concentration, and O 2 concentration in adhesion culture can be determined as appropriate.
- the cells may be cultured in the presence of serum, known growth factors, additives that promote growth, or chemical substances. Examples of known growth factors include EGF and FGF. Examples of additives that promote growth include N2 supplement (Invitrogen) and B27 supplement (Invitrogen).
- the production method 2 of the present invention is a method for producing a retinal pigment epithelial cell sheet comprising the following steps (1), (2), (3) and (4): (1) a first step of forming pluripotent stem cell aggregates by suspension culture of pluripotent stem cells in a serum-free medium; (2) The aggregate formed in the step (1) is suspended in a serum-free medium or a serum medium containing a BMP signal transduction pathway agent without containing a sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway agent, and retinal progenitor cells A second step of obtaining an aggregate comprising (3) The aggregate obtained in the step (2) is suspended in a serum-free medium or serum medium that does not contain a sonic hedgehog signaling pathway agonist and a BMP signaling pathway agonist and contains a Wnt signaling pathway agonist A third step of culturing and obtaining an aggregate containing retinal pigment epithelial cells; and (4) a fourth step of dispersing the aggregate obtained in step (3) and adhering the obtained cells.
- Step (1), step (2) and step (3) of the production method 2 of the present invention can be carried out in the same manner as the step (1), step (2) and step (3) of the production method 1 of the present invention. .
- Step (4) in which the aggregate obtained in step (3) is dispersed and the obtained cells are cultured for adhesion will be described.
- Step (4) is performed within 60 days, preferably within 30 days, more preferably 3 days after the start of the implementation of step (3).
- the aggregate-derived cells dispersed in the step (4) are seeded in an adhesion culture container so as to have a concentration capable of efficiently forming a uniform sheet of retinal pigment epithelial cells.
- a concentration capable of efficiently forming a uniform sheet of retinal pigment epithelial cells for example, when the aggregate-derived cells are adherently cultured using a 65 mm Boyden chamber, about 1 ⁇ 10 3 to about 1 ⁇ 10 7 cells, preferably about 3 ⁇ 10 3 to about 5 ⁇ 10 6 cells per well, and more
- a solution prepared to be about 5 ⁇ 10 3 to about 1 ⁇ 10 6 cells, more preferably about 2 ⁇ 10 5 cells, is added to the well, and the plate is allowed to stand to adhere the aggregate-derived cells. Incubate.
- Examples of the serum-free medium or serum medium used for the adhesion culture in the step (4) include the above-mentioned media.
- a serum-free medium supplemented with an appropriate amount of a commercially available serum substitute such as KSR for example, a 1: 1 mixture of DMEM / F-12 and Neurobasal, 1/2 ⁇ N2 supplement, 1/2 ⁇
- KSR for example, a 1: 1 mixture of DMEM / F-12 and Neurobasal, 1/2 ⁇ N2 supplement, 1/2 ⁇
- B27 supplement for example, a 1: 1 mixture of DMEM / F-12 and Neurobasal, 1/2 ⁇ N2 supplement, 1/2 ⁇
- B27 supplement for example, a medium supplemented with B27 supplement and 100 ⁇ M 2-mercaptoethanol.
- the concentration of KSR added to the serum-free medium is usually about 1% to about 20%, preferably about 2% to about 20%.
- the cells are preferably cultured in a serum-free medium or serum medium containing a ROCK inhibitor.
- a ROCK inhibitor is a substance that can inhibit a signal mediated by Rho kinase.
- the ROCK inhibitor include Y-27632 and Fasudil.
- the concentration of the ROCK inhibitor used in step (4) may be any concentration that can efficiently form a uniform sheet of retinal pigment epithelial cells.
- Y-27632 it is added so as to have a concentration of about 0.01 ⁇ M to about 100 ⁇ M, preferably about 1 ⁇ M to about 30 ⁇ M, more preferably about 20 ⁇ M.
- step (4) in a serum-free medium or serum medium further comprising one or more substances selected from the group consisting of a Wnt signal pathway agonist, an FGF signal pathway inhibitor, an Activin signal pathway agonist, and a BMP signal pathway agonist More preferably, the cells are cultured in
- Wnt signaling pathway agonists include proteins belonging to the Wnt family (eg, Wnt1, Wnt3a, Wnt7a), Wnt receptor agonists, GSK3 ⁇ inhibitors (eg, 6-Bromoindrubin-3′-oxime (BIO), CHIR99021, Kenpaulone).
- the concentration of the Wnt signal pathway acting substance used in the step (4) may be a concentration that can efficiently form a uniform sheet of retinal pigment epithelial cells.
- CHIR99021 it is added to a concentration of about 0.1 ⁇ M to about 100 ⁇ M, preferably about 1 ⁇ M to about 30 ⁇ M, more preferably about 3 ⁇ M.
- the substance acting on the Wnt signal pathway is added, for example, within 18 days, preferably on the 6th day from the start of the step (4).
- FGF signal pathway inhibitors examples include FGF receptors, FGF receptor inhibitors (eg, SU-5402, AZD4547, BGJ398), MAP kinase cascade inhibitors (eg, MEK inhibitors, MAPK inhibitors, ERK inhibitors) ), PI3 kinase inhibitor, Akt inhibitor.
- the concentration of the FGF signal pathway inhibitor used in step (4) may be any concentration that can efficiently form a uniform sheet of retinal pigment epithelial cells. For example, in the case of SU-5402, it is added to a concentration of about 0.1 ⁇ M to about 100 ⁇ M, preferably about 1 ⁇ M to about 30 ⁇ M, more preferably about 10 ⁇ M.
- the FGF signal pathway inhibitor is added, for example, within 18 days from the start of step (4), preferably on the 6th day.
- An activin signal pathway agonist is a substance that can enhance a signal mediated by activin.
- Examples of the activin signaling pathway agonist include proteins belonging to the activin family (eg, activin A, activin B, activin C, activin AB, etc.), activin receptor, and activin receptor agonist.
- the concentration of the activin signal pathway acting substance used in the step (4) may be a concentration that can efficiently form a uniform sheet of retinal pigment epithelial cells.
- the activin signaling pathway agent is added, for example, within 18 days from the start of step (4), preferably on the 6th day.
- BMP signal transduction pathway agonists examples include BMP proteins such as BMP2, BMP4 or BMP7, GDF proteins such as GDF7, anti-BMP receptor antibodies, or BMP partial peptides.
- the concentration of the BMP signal transduction pathway agent used in the step (4) may be any concentration that can efficiently form a uniform sheet of retinal pigment epithelial cells.
- BMP4 it is added to the medium to a concentration of about 0.01 nM to about 1 ⁇ M, preferably about 0.1 nM to about 100 nM, more preferably about 1.5 nM.
- the BMP signal transduction pathway agent is added, for example, within 18 days from the start of step (4), preferably on the 6th day.
- a serum-free medium or serum further comprising one substance selected from the group consisting of a Wnt signal pathway agonist, an FGF signal pathway inhibitor, an Activin signal pathway agonist, and a BMP signal pathway agonist
- the cells are cultured in a medium or a serum-free medium or serum medium further containing a Wnt signal pathway agonist and an FGF signal pathway inhibitor.
- the step (4) it is preferable to perform adhesion culture on a culture device surface-treated with a culture substrate.
- the culture substrate used for the treatment of the culture equipment in the step (4) include a cell culture substrate that enables adhesion culture of aggregate-derived cells and formation of a retinal pigment epithelial sheet.
- culture substrates include synthetic culture substrates such as Synthemax TM (Corning), human-derived basement membrane components such as Cellstart TM (Invitrogen) or human extracellular matrix (BD), or human group Replacement laminin 111 (Biolamina), human recombinant laminin 511 (BioLamina), human recombinant laminin 521 (BioLamina), human recombinant laminin 411 (BioLamina), human recombinant laminin 421 (BioLamina), human group Examples thereof include recombinant human laminin such as a modified laminin 332 (BioLamina) or a human recombinant laminin 211 (BioLamina).
- synthetic culture substrates such as Synthemax TM (Corning), human-derived basement membrane components such as Cellstart TM (Invitrogen) or human extracellular matrix (BD), or human group Replacement laminin 111 (Biolamina), human recombinant laminin 511 (BioLamina
- laminin 111 is a laminin composed of ⁇ 1, ⁇ 1, and ⁇ 1 chains
- laminin 511 is a laminin composed of ⁇ 5, ⁇ 1, and ⁇ 1 chains
- laminin 521 is an ⁇ 5 chain
- Laminin 411 is a laminin composed of ⁇ 4 chain, ⁇ 1 chain and ⁇ 1 chain
- laminin 421 is a laminin composed of ⁇ 4 chain, ⁇ 2 chain and ⁇ 1 chain
- laminin 332 Is laminin composed of ⁇ 3 chain, ⁇ 3 chain and ⁇ 2 chain
- laminin 211 is laminin composed of ⁇ 2 chain, ⁇ 1 chain and ⁇ 1 chain.
- E8 fragment composed of C-terminal regions of laminin ⁇ chain, ⁇ chain and ⁇ chain also shows binding activity to integrin expressed by cells (J. Biol. Chem., 284, 7820-7831 (2009)) is expected to be used in the same manner as the above laminin.
- retinal pigment epithelial cells or retinal pigment epithelial cell sheets produced by the production method 1 or 2 of the present invention have characteristics very similar to those of living retinal pigment epithelial cells, treatment of diseases based on retinal cell disorders It can be used as a screening material for drugs, a cell therapy transplant material, a disease research material, or a drug discovery material for a therapeutic drug in a cell damage state caused by other causes. It can also be used for toxicity studies such as phototoxicity, toxicity tests, etc. in the evaluation of toxicity and drug efficacy of chemical substances.
- diseases based on retinal cell damage include organic mercury poisoning, chloroquine retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and neonatal retinopathy.
- the retinal pigment epithelial cells or the retinal pigment epithelial cell sheet produced by the production method 1 or 2 of the present invention is used to replenish the cells or the damaged tissue itself in a cell damage state (for example, used for transplantation surgery). It can be used as a retinal pigment epithelial cell for transplantation used for, for example.
- Human ES cells (derived from KhES-1) were obtained from “Ueno, M. et al. PNAS 2006, 103 (25), 9554-9559”, “Watabebe, K. et al. Nat Biotech 2007, 25, 681-686 ”was cultured.
- the medium is a DMEM / F12 medium (Sigma) supplemented with 20% KSR (Knockout TM Serum Replacement; Invitrogen), 0.1 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, 2 mM L-glutamine, 1 ⁇ non-essential amino acid, 5 ng / ml bFGF.
- KSR Knowout TM Serum Replacement
- 2 mM L-glutamine 1 ⁇ non-essential amino acid
- 5 ng / ml bFGF Using.
- the cultured ES cells were monodispersed using TrypLE Express (Invitrogen), and then the monodispersed ES cells were added to a non-cell-adhesive 96-well culture plate (Sumilon Spheroid Plate, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.) The suspension was suspended in 100 ⁇ l of serum-free medium so as to be 1.2 ⁇ 10 4 cells per well, and an aggregate was rapidly formed, followed by culturing at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 .
- serum-free medium a serum-free medium in which 10% KSR, 450 ⁇ M 1-monothioglycerol, 1 ⁇ Chemically defined lipid concentrate, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 is added to a 1: 1 mixture of F-12 medium and IMDM medium is used. It was. On the third day from the start of suspension culture, BMP4 having a final concentration of 1.5 nM was added to continue suspension culture. Half of the culture solution in the well was replaced every 3 days with the above medium without the addition of a BMP signaling pathway agent.
- the cultured ES cells are monodispersed using TrypLE Express (Invitrogen), and the monodispersed ES cells are added to one well of a non-cell-adhesive 96-well culture plate (Sumilon Spheroid Plate, Sumitomo Bakelite).
- the cells were suspended in 100 ⁇ l of serum-free medium so as to be 1.2 ⁇ 10 4 cells per cell, and aggregates were rapidly formed, followed by culturing at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 .
- serum-free medium a serum-free medium in which 10% KSR, 450 ⁇ M 1-monothioglycerol, 1 ⁇ Chemically defined lipid concentrate, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 is added to a 1: 1 mixture of F-12 medium and IMDM medium is used. It was. On the third day from the start of suspension culture, BMP4 having a final concentration of 1.5 nM was added to continue suspension culture. Half of the culture solution in the well was replaced every 3 days with the above medium without the addition of a BMP signaling pathway agent.
- the aggregates were transferred to a serum-free medium supplemented with 1 ⁇ N2 supplement in DMEM / F-12 medium containing 3 ⁇ M CHIR99021, and suspension culture was continued until the suspension culture started on the 21st day.
- the aggregates were also cultured in the absence of CHIR99021.
- Some of the aggregates floating-cultured in the above medium containing CHIR99021 were suspended in the same medium conditions until the 27th day from the start of suspension culture, and the other part was 3 ⁇ M CHIR99021 (Wnt signal from the 21st day of suspension culture start).
- the cultured ES cells are monodispersed using TrypLE Express (Invitrogen), and the monodispersed ES cells are added to one well of a non-cell-adhesive 96-well culture plate (Sumilon Spheroid Plate, Sumitomo Bakelite).
- the cells were suspended in 100 ⁇ l of serum-free medium so as to be 1.2 ⁇ 10 4 cells per cell, and aggregates were rapidly formed, followed by culturing at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 .
- serum-free medium a serum-free medium in which 10% KSR, 450 ⁇ M 1-monothioglycerol, 1 ⁇ Chemically defined lipid concentrate, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 is added to a 1: 1 mixture of F-12 medium and IMDM medium is used. It was. On the third day from the start of suspension culture, BMP4 having a final concentration of 1.5 nM was added to continue suspension culture. Half of the culture solution in the well was replaced every 3 days with the above medium without the addition of a BMP signaling pathway agent.
- the aggregates were transferred to a serum-free medium supplemented with 1 ⁇ N2 supplement in DMEM / F-12 medium containing 3 ⁇ M CHIR99021, and suspension culture was continued until the suspension culture started on the 21st day.
- aggregates were disrupted by loading and unloading the solution using a microdispenser, and the resulting cells were treated with 1 ⁇ N2 supplement in DMEM / F-12 medium containing 3 ⁇ M CHIR99021 (a substance acting on the Wnt signal pathway).
- Adhesion culture was performed with the added serum-free medium at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 .
- FIG. 3A On the 27th day from the start of suspension culture, retinal pigment epithelial cells having a characteristic polygonal cell morphology were observed (FIG. 3A).
- the transcription factor Mitf positive (FIG. 3B), which is a retinal pigment epithelial cell marker
- ZO-1 positive (FIG. 3C), which is a tight junction marker, were obtained. It was confirmed to be a pigment epithelial cell.
- Example 4 Production of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Sheet Using Human ES Cells
- Human ES cells (derived from KhES-1) were obtained from “Ueno, M. et al. PNAS 2006, 103 (25), 9554-9559”, “Watabebe”. , K. et al. Nat Biotech 2007, 25, 681-686 ”.
- the medium is a DMEM / F12 medium (Sigma) supplemented with 20% KSR (Knockout TM Serum Replacement; Invitrogen), 0.1 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, 2 mM L-glutamine, 1 ⁇ non-essential amino acid, 5 ng / ml bFGF.
- KSR Knowout TM Serum Replacement
- 2 mM L-glutamine 1 ⁇ non-essential amino acid
- 5 ng / ml bFGF Using.
- the cultured ES cells are monodispersed using TrypLE Express (Invitrogen), and the monodispersed ES cells are added to one well of a non-cell-adhesive 96-well culture plate (Sumilon Spheroid Plate, Sumitomo Bakelite).
- the cells were suspended in 100 ⁇ l of serum-free medium so as to be 1.2 ⁇ 10 4 cells per cell, and aggregates were rapidly formed, followed by culturing at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 .
- serum-free medium a serum-free medium in which 10% KSR, 450 ⁇ M 1-monothioglycerol, 1 ⁇ Chemically defined lipid concentrate, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 is added to a 1: 1 mixture of F-12 medium and IMDM medium is used. It was. On the third day from the start of suspension culture, BMP4 having a final concentration of 1.5 nM was added to continue suspension culture. Half of the culture solution in the well was replaced every 3 days with the above medium without the addition of a BMP signaling pathway agent.
- the aggregate On day 18 from the start of suspension culture, the aggregate was transferred to a serum-free medium supplemented with 1 ⁇ N2 supplement in DMEM / F-12 medium containing 3 ⁇ M CHIR99021, and cultured until the beginning of suspension culture 21 days. On the 21st day from the start of suspension culture, the aggregates were dispersed using a cell dispersion Accutase (ICT), and debris was removed using a 40 ⁇ m cell strainer.
- ICT cell dispersion Accutase
- the obtained cells were 2 ⁇ 10 5 cells per well in a 1: 1 mixture of DMEM / F-12 medium and Neurobasal medium with 10% KSR, 1/2 N2 supplement, 1/2 B27 supplement, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 Suspended in 200 ⁇ l of serum-free medium supplemented with seeds, seeded in a 65 mm Boyden chamber (Transwell, Corning) coated with Synthemax TM , added 1 ml of medium with the same composition to the lower well, 37 ° C., was carried out adhesion culture in 5% CO 2. The medium was changed once every three days, and the degree of epithelial formation was observed with a microscope on the 40th day after the start of suspension culture. On the 40th day from the start of suspension culture, a uniform sheet of retinal pigment epithelial cells having a characteristic polygonal cell morphology (FIG. 4B) and accumulated pigment was formed (FIG. 4A).
- Example 5 Production of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Sheet Using Human ES Cells
- Human ES cells (derived from KhES-1) were obtained from “Ueno, M. et al. PNAS 2006, 103 (25), 9554-9559”, “Watabebe”. , K. et al. Nat Biotech 2007, 25, 681-686 ”.
- the medium is a DMEM / F12 medium (Sigma) supplemented with 20% KSR (Knockout TM Serum Replacement; Invitrogen), 0.1 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, 2 mM L-glutamine, 1 ⁇ non-essential amino acid, 5 ng / ml bFGF.
- KSR Knowout TM Serum Replacement
- 2 mM L-glutamine 1 ⁇ non-essential amino acid
- 5 ng / ml bFGF Using.
- the cultured ES cells are monodispersed using TrypLE Express (Invitrogen), and the cultured ES cells are added to one well of a non-cell-adhesive 96-well culture plate (Sumilon Spheroid Plate, Sumitomo Bakelite).
- the cells were suspended in 100 ⁇ l of serum-free medium so as to be 1.2 ⁇ 10 4 cells per cell, and aggregates were rapidly formed, followed by culturing at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 .
- serum-free medium a serum-free medium in which 10% KSR, 450 ⁇ M 1-monothioglycerol, 1 ⁇ Chemically defined lipid concentrate, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 is added to a 1: 1 mixture of F-12 medium and IMDM medium is used. It was. On the third day from the start of suspension culture, BMP4 having a final concentration of 1.5 nM was added to continue suspension culture. Half of the culture solution in the well was replaced every 3 days with the above medium without the addition of a BMP signaling pathway agent.
- the aggregate On day 18 from the start of suspension culture, the aggregate was transferred to a serum-free medium supplemented with 1 ⁇ N2 supplement in DMEM / F-12 medium containing 3 ⁇ M CHIR99021, and cultured until the beginning of suspension culture 21 days. On the 21st day from the start of suspension culture, the aggregates were dispersed using a cell dispersion Accutase (ICT), and debris was removed using a 40 ⁇ m cell strainer.
- ICT cell dispersion Accutase
- the obtained cells were 2 ⁇ 10 5 cells per well in a 1: 1 mixture of DMEM / F-12 medium and Neurobasal medium with 10% KSR, 1/2 N2 supplement, 1/2 B27 supplement, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 Suspended in 200 ⁇ l of serum-free medium supplemented with sucrose, seeded in a 65 mm Boyden chamber (Transwell, Corning) coated with Synthemax TM , added 1 ml of medium with the same composition to the lower well, 37 ° C. in 5% CO 2 was carried out adhesion culture.
- Example 6 Production of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Sheet Using Human ES Cells Growth Factor Reduced Matrigel TM diluted 30-fold or Synth diluted 40-fold in a well of a 65 mm Boyden chamber (Transwell, Corning) Add 100 ⁇ l of each of Max TM (Corning), and incubate the chamber by adding the above-mentioned Matrigel for 24 hours at 4 ° C. and for the chamber to which the Synthemax TM is added for 2 hours at room temperature. The equipment was coated.
- a suspension of single cells was prepared from the aggregates on the 21st day from the start of suspension culture by the method described in Example 4, and DMEM / F ⁇ so that 2 ⁇ 10 5 cells per well were formed in the wells coated under the above conditions.
- Cells suspended in 200 ⁇ l of serum-free medium supplemented with 10% KSR, 1/2 N2 supplement, 1/2 B27 supplement, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 in a 1: 1 mixture of 12 medium and Neurobasal medium, medium of the same composition 1 ml was also added to the lower well, and adhesion culture was performed at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 . Cell adhesion and epithelialization were observed on day 5 after seeding into the Boyden chamber.
- Synthemax TM FIG.
- Example 7 Example of production of retinal pigment epithelial cells using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) Human iPS cell line 201B7 (available from RIKEN BioResource Center or iPS Academia Japan Ltd.) "Ueno , M. et al. PNAS 2006, 103 (25), 9554-9559 ”,“ Watabebe, K. et al. Nat Biotech 2007, 25, 681-686 ”.
- iPS cells induced pluripotent stem cells
- the medium is a DMEM / F12 medium (Sigma) supplemented with 20% KSR (Knockout TM Serum Replacement; Invitrogen), 0.1 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, 2 mM L-glutamine, 1 ⁇ non-essential amino acid, 5 ng / ml bFGF.
- KSR Knockout TM Serum Replacement
- the cultured iPS cells were monodispersed using TrypLE Express (Invitrogen) and then 1.2 ⁇ 10 4 per well of a non-cell-adhesive 96-well culture plate (Sumilon Spheroid Plate, Sumitomo Bakelite). The cells are suspended in 100 ⁇ l of serum-free medium to form cells, and aggregates are rapidly formed, followed by suspension culture at 37 ° C.
- serum-free medium a serum-free medium prepared by adding 10% KSR, 450 ⁇ M 1-monothioglycerol, 1 ⁇ chemically defined lipid concentrate, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 to a 1: 1 mixture of F-12 medium and IMDM medium is used. .
- BMP4 having a final concentration of 1.5 nM is added, and suspension suspension is continued. Half of the culture in the well is replaced every 3 days with the above medium without the addition of a BMP signaling pathway agonist.
- the aggregates are transferred to a serum-free medium supplemented with 1 ⁇ N2 supplement in DMEM / F-12 medium containing 3 ⁇ M CHIR99021, and cultured until the beginning of suspension culture 21 days.
- the aggregates were disrupted by loading and unloading the solution using a microdispenser, and the obtained cells were added with 1 ⁇ N2 supplement to DMEM / F-12 medium containing 3 ⁇ M CHIR99021 (Wnt signal pathway agonist).
- Adhesion culture is performed at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 with the serum-free medium prepared.
- retinal pigment epithelial marker gene (Mitf, ZO-1) is confirmed by a cell staining method. In this way, retinal pigment epithelial cells are produced from human iPS cells.
- Example 8 Example of production of retinal pigment epithelial cell sheet using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) Human iPS cell line 201B7 (available from RIKEN BioResource Center or iPS Academia Japan) The cells are cultured according to the method described in “Ueno, M. et al. PNAS 2006, 103 (25), 9554-9559”, “Watabebe, K. et al. Nat Biotech 2007, 25, 681-686”.
- iPS cells induced pluripotent stem cells
- the medium is a DMEM / F12 medium (Sigma) supplemented with 20% KSR (Knockout TM Serum Replacement; Invitrogen), 0.1 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, 2 mM L-glutamine, 1 ⁇ non-essential amino acid, 5 ng / ml bFGF.
- KSR Knockout TM Serum Replacement
- the cultured iPS cells were monodispersed using TrypLE Express (Invitrogen) and then 1.2 ⁇ 10 4 per well of a non-cell-adhesive 96-well culture plate (Sumilon Spheroid Plate, Sumitomo Bakelite). The cells are suspended in 100 ⁇ l of serum-free medium to form cells, and aggregates are rapidly formed, followed by suspension culture at 37 ° C.
- serum-free medium a serum-free medium prepared by adding 10% KSR, 450 ⁇ M 1-monothioglycerol, 1 ⁇ Chemically defined lipid concentrate, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 to a 1: 1 mixture of F-12 medium and IMDM medium is used. .
- BMP4 having a final concentration of 1.5 nM is added, and suspension suspension is continued. Half of the culture in the well is replaced every 3 days with the above medium without the addition of a BMP signaling pathway agonist.
- the aggregates are transferred to a serum-free medium supplemented with 1 ⁇ N2 supplement in DMEM / F-12 medium containing 3 ⁇ M CHIR99021, and cultured until the beginning of suspension culture 21 days.
- the aggregates are dispersed using cell dispersion Accutase (ICT), and debris is removed using a 40 ⁇ m cell strainer.
- ICT cell dispersion Accutase
- the obtained cells were 2 ⁇ 10 5 cells per well in a 1: 1 mixture of DMEM / F-12 medium and Neurobasal medium with 10% KSR, 1/2 N2 supplement, 1/2 B27 supplement, 20 ⁇ M Y27632 Suspended in 200 ⁇ l of serum-free medium supplemented with sucrose, seeded in a 65 mm Boyden chamber (Transwell, Corning) coated with Synthemax TM , added 1 ml of medium with the same composition to the lower well, 37 ° C. Adhesive culture is performed with 5% CO 2 .
- retinal pigment epithelial cells or retinal pigment epithelial cell sheets can be produced with high efficiency.
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即ち、本発明は:
[1](1)多能性幹細胞を無血清培地中で浮遊培養することにより多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成させる第一工程、
(2)工程(1)で形成された凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜前駆細胞を含む凝集体を得る第二工程、及び
(3)工程(2)で得られた凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずWntシグナル経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜色素上皮細胞を含む凝集体を得る第三工程
を含む網膜色素上皮細胞の製造方法(以下、本発明製造方法1と記すこともある。);
[2](1)多能性幹細胞を無血清培地中で浮遊培養することにより多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成させる第一工程、
(2)工程(1)で形成された凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜前駆細胞を含む凝集体を得る第二工程、
(3)工程(2)で得られた凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずWntシグナル経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜色素上皮細胞を含む凝集体を得る第三工程、及び
(4)工程(3)で得られた凝集体を分散し、得られた細胞を接着培養する第四工程
を含む網膜色素上皮細胞シートの製造方法(以下、本発明製造方法2と記すこともある。);
[3]前記工程(4)において、血清代替物存在下で接着培養が行われる前記[2]に記載の製造方法;
[4]前記工程(4)において、ROCK阻害物質存在下で接着培養が行われる前記[2]または[3]に記載の製造方法;
[5]前記工程(4)において、Wntシグナル経路作用物質、FGFシグナル経路阻害物質、Activinシグナル経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質からなる群から選ばれる1以上の物質を更に含む無血清培地又は血清培地を用いて接着培養が行われる前記[2]から[4]のいずれかに記載の製造方法;
[6]前記工程(4)において、培養基質で表面処理された培養器材上で接着培養が行われる前記[2]から[5]のいずれかに記載の製造方法;
[7]前記培養基質が、合成培養基質である前記[6]に記載の製造方法;
[8]前記培養基質が、ラミニンである前記[6]に記載の製造方法;
[9]前記多能性幹細胞が霊長類多能性幹細胞である前記[1]から[8]のいずれかに記載の製造方法;
[10]前記多能性幹細胞がヒト多能性幹細胞である前記[1]から[9]のいずれかに記載の製造方法;
[11]前記工程(1)及び工程(2)が、血清代替物存在下で行われる前記[1]から[10]のいずれかに記載の製造方法;
[12]浮遊培養が、基底膜標品非存在下で行われる前記[1]から[11]のいずれかに記載の製造方法;
[13]前記BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質が、BMP2、BMP4、BMP7及びGDF7からなる群から選ばれる1以上のタンパク質である前記[1]から[12]のいずれかに記載の製造方法;
[14]工程(2)におけるソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずWntシグナル経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地が、FGFシグナル経路阻害物質を更に含む、前記[1]から[13]のいずれかに記載の製造方法;
[15]前記[1]から[14]のいずれかに記載の方法により製造される網膜色素上皮細胞または網膜色素上皮細胞シートを含有してなる、毒性・薬効評価用試薬;
[16]前記[1]から[14]のいずれかに記載の方法により製造される網膜色素上皮細胞または網膜色素上皮細胞シートに被検物質を接触させ、該物質が該細胞又は該細胞シートに及ぼす影響を検定することを含む、該物質の毒性・薬効評価方法;
[17]前記[1]から[14]のいずれかに記載の方法により製造される網膜色素上皮細胞または網膜色素上皮細胞シートを含有してなる、網膜組織の障害に基づく疾患の治療剤;
[18]前記[1]から[14]のいずれかに記載の方法により製造される、有効量の網膜色素上皮細胞または網膜色素上皮細胞シートを、移植を必要とする対象に移植することを含む、網膜組織の障害に基づく疾患の治療方法;及び
[19]網膜組織の障害に基づく疾患の治療における使用のための前記[1]から[14]のいずれかに記載の方法により製造される網膜色素上皮細胞または網膜色素上皮細胞シート;
等を提供する。
浮遊培養を行う際に用いられる培養器は、「浮遊培養する」ことが可能なものであれば特に限定されず、当業者であれば適宜決定することが可能である。このような培養器としては、例えば、フラスコ、組織培養用フラスコ、ディッシュ、ペトリデッシュ、組織培養用ディッシュ、マルチディッシュ、マイクロプレート、マイクロウェルプレート、マイクロポア、マルチプレート、マルチウェルプレート、チャンバースライド、シャーレ、チューブ、トレイ、培養バック、又はローラーボトルが挙げられる。これらの培養器は、浮遊培養を可能とするために、細胞非接着性であることが好ましい。細胞非接着性の培養器としては、培養器の表面が、細胞との接着性を向上させる目的で人工的に処理(例えば、細胞外マトリクス等によるコーティング処理)されていないものなどを使用できる。
MatrigelTMは、Engelbreth Holm Swarm(EHS)マウス肉腫から抽出された基底膜調製物である。MatrigelTMの主成分はIV型コラーゲン、ラミニン、ヘパラン硫酸プロテオグリカン及びエンタクチンであり、これらに加えてTGF-β、線維芽細胞増殖因子(FGF)、組織プラスミノゲン活性化因子及びEHS腫瘍が天然に産生する増殖因子が含まれる。MatrigelTMの「growth factor reduced製品」は、通常のMatrigelTMよりも増殖因子の濃度が低く、その標準的な濃度はEGFが<0.5ng/ml、NGFが<0.2ng/ml、PDGFが<5pg/ml、IGF-1が5ng/ml、TGF-βが1.7ng/mlである。
例えば、「BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含む培地」とは、外因性のBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質が添加された培地または外因性のBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含む培地である。「ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まない培地」とは、外因性のソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質が添加されていない培地または外因性のソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まない培地である。
幹細胞は、所定の機関より入手でき、また、市販品を購入することもできる。例えば、ヒト胚性幹細胞であるKhES-1、KhES-2及びKhES-3は、京都大学再生医科学研究所より入手可能である。いずれもマウス胚性幹細胞である、EB5細胞は独立行政法人理化学研究所より、D3株はATCCより、入手可能である。
幹細胞は、自体公知の方法により維持培養できる。例えば、ヒト幹細胞は、KnockoutTM Serum Replacement(Invitrogen社)を添加した培地で培養することにより維持できる。マウス幹細胞は、ウシ胎児血清(FCS)及びLeukemia Inhibitory Factor(LIF)を添加し無フィーダー下に培養することにより維持できる。
選別した細胞株の中から目的とする相同組換え体を選択する方法としては、ゲノムDNAに対するサザンハイブリダイゼーション法やPCR法等があげられる。
「凝集体を形成させる」とは、細胞を集合させて細胞の凝集体を形成させ浮遊培養する際に、「一定数の分散した細胞を迅速に凝集」させることで質的に均一な細胞の凝集体を形成させることをいう。
本発明においては、多能性幹細胞を迅速に集合させて多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成させることが好ましい。このように多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成させると、形成された凝集体から分化誘導される細胞において上皮様構造を再現性よく形成させることができる。
凝集体を形成させる実験的な操作としては、例えば、ウェルの小さなプレート(96穴プレート)やマイクロポアなどを用いて小さいスペースに細胞を閉じ込める方法、小さな遠心チューブを用いて短時間遠心することで細胞を凝集させる方法が挙げられる。
多能性幹細胞の凝集体が形成されたことや、凝集体を形成する各細胞において上皮様構造が形成されたことは、凝集体のサイズおよび細胞数、巨視的形態、組織染色解析による微視的形態およびその均一性、分化および未分化マーカーの発現およびその均一性、分化マーカーの発現制御およびその同期性、分化効率の凝集体間の再現性などに基づき判断することが可能である。
視細胞前駆細胞、水平細胞前駆細胞、双極細胞前駆細胞、アマクリン細胞前駆細胞、網膜節細胞前駆細胞、網膜色素上皮前駆細胞とは、それぞれ、視細胞、水平細胞、双極細胞、アマクリン細胞、網膜節細胞、網膜色素上皮細胞への分化が決定付けられている前駆細胞をいう。
(1)多能性幹細胞を無血清培地中で浮遊培養することにより多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成させる第一工程、
(2)工程(1)で形成された凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜前駆細胞を含む凝集体を得る第二工程、及び
(3)工程(2)で得られた凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずWntシグナル経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜色素上皮細胞を含む凝集体を得る第三工程。
工程(1)における培養温度、CO2濃度等の培養条件は適宜設定できる。培養温度は、例えば約30℃から約40℃、好ましくは約37℃である。CO2濃度は、例えば約1%から約10%、好ましくは約5%である。
多能性幹細胞の凝集体が形成されたことは、凝集体のサイズおよび細胞数、巨視的形態、組織染色解析による微視的形態およびその均一性、分化および未分化マーカーの発現およびその均一性、分化マーカーの発現制御およびその同期性、分化効率の凝集体間の再現性などに基づき判断することが可能である。
かかる培地に用いられる無血清培地又は血清培地は、上述したようなものである限り特に限定されない。調製の煩雑さを回避するには、例えば、市販のKSR等の血清代替物を適量添加した無血清培地(例えば、IMDMとF-12の1:1の混合液に10%KSR、450μM1-モノチオグリセロール及び1xChemically Defined Lipid Concentrateが添加された培地)を使用することが好ましい。無血清培地へのKSRの添加量としては、例えばヒトES細胞の場合は、通常約1%から約20%であり、好ましくは約2%から約20%である。
工程(2)で用いられる無血清培地は、工程(1)で用いた無血清培地がソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まない限り、当該培地をそのまま用いることもできるし、新たな無血清培地に置き換えることもできる。工程(1)で用いた無血清培地をそのまま工程(2)に用いる場合、BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を培地中に添加すればよい。
「ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まない」培地には、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を実質的に含まない培地、例えば、網膜前駆細胞及び網膜組織への選択的分化に不利な影響を与える程度の濃度のソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含有しない培地、も含まれる。
「ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質が添加されていない」培地には、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質が実質的に添加されていない培地、例えば、網膜前駆細胞及び網膜組織への選択的分化に不利な影響を与える程度の濃度のソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質が添加されていない培地、も含まれる。
BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質の濃度は、多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成する細胞の網膜細胞への分化を誘導可能な濃度であればよい。例えばBMP4の場合は、約0.01nMから約1μM、好ましくは約0.1nMから約100nM、より好ましくは約1.5nMの濃度となるように培地に添加する。
BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質が培地に添加され、多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成する細胞の網膜細胞への分化誘導が開始された後は、BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を培地に添加する必要は無く、BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まない無血清培地又は血清培地を用いて培地交換を行ってよい。これにより、培地に掛かる経費を抑えることができる。網膜細胞への分化誘導が開始された細胞は、例えば、当該細胞におけるRax遺伝子の発現を検出することにより確認することができる。GFP等の蛍光レポータータンパク質遺伝子がRax遺伝子座へノックインされた多能性幹細胞を工程(1)で用いて形成された凝集体を、網膜細胞への分化誘導に必要な濃度のBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質の存在下に浮遊培養し、発現した蛍光レポータータンパク質から発せられる蛍光を検出することにより、網膜細胞への分化誘導が開始された時期を確認することもできる。工程(2)の実施態様の一つとして、工程(1)で形成された凝集体を、Rax遺伝子を発現する細胞が出現し始めるまでの間、網膜細胞への分化誘導に必要な濃度のBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含みソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まない無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜前駆細胞を含む凝集体を得る工程、を挙げることができる。
「ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まない」培地には、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質のいずれをも実質的に含まない培地、例えば、網膜組織への選択的分化に不利な影響を与える程度の濃度のソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含有しない培地、も含まれる。
「ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質がいずれも添加されていない」培地には、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質のいずれもが実質的に添加されていない培地、例えば、網膜組織への選択的分化に不利な影響を与える程度の濃度のソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質が添加されていない培地、も含まれる。
かかる培地に用いられる無血清培地又は血清培地としては、上述したような培地を挙げることができる。好ましくは、DMEM-F12培地等の基礎培地に、N2 supplement(Invitrogen社)またはB27 supplement(Invitrogen社)等の神経栄養因子混合物が添加され、KSRが添加されていない無血清培地を挙げることができる。
Wntシグナル経路作用物質の濃度は、多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成する細胞の網膜細胞への分化を誘導可能な濃度であればよい。例えばCHIR99021の場合には、約0.1μMから約100μM、好ましくは約1μMから約30μM、より好ましくは約3μMの濃度で添加する。
Wntシグナル経路作用物質は、例えばヒトES細胞を用いる場合、工程(1)の浮遊培養開始から12日目以降、好ましくは18日目に添加する。
工程(3)で用いられるFGFシグナル経路阻害物質の濃度は、多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成する細胞の網膜細胞への分化を誘導可能な濃度であればよい。例えばSU-5402場合、約0.1μMから約100μM、好ましくは約1μMから約30μM、より好ましくは約10μMの濃度で添加する。
(1)多能性幹細胞を無血清培地中で浮遊培養することにより多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成させる第一工程、
(2)工程(1)で形成された凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜前駆細胞を含む凝集体を得る第二工程、
(3)工程(2)で得られた凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずWntシグナル経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜色素上皮細胞を含む凝集体を得る第三工程、及び
(4)工程(3)で得られた凝集体を分散し、得られた細胞を接着培養する第四工程。
工程(4)で用いられるROCK阻害物質の濃度は、網膜色素上皮細胞の均一なシートを効率的に形成させることができる濃度であればよい。例えばY-27632の場合、約0.01μMから約100μM、好ましくは約1μMから約30μM、より好ましくは約20μMの濃度となるように添加する。
工程(4)で用いられるWntシグナル経路作用物質の濃度は、網膜色素上皮細胞の均一なシートを効率的に形成させることができる濃度であればよい。例えばCHIR99021の場合には、約0.1μMから約100μM、好ましくは約1μMから約30μM、より好ましくは約3μMの濃度となるように添加する。
Wntシグナル経路作用物質は、工程(4)の開始から例えば18日以内、好ましくは6日目に添加する。
工程(4)で用いられるFGFシグナル経路阻害物質の濃度は、網膜色素上皮細胞の均一なシートを効率的に形成させることができる濃度であればよい。例えばSU-5402の場合、約0.1μMから約100μM、好ましくは約1μMから約30μM、より好ましくは約10μMの濃度となるように添加する。
FGFシグナル経路阻害物質は、工程(4)の開始から例えば18日以内、好ましくは6日目に添加する。
工程(4)で用いられるActivinシグナル経路作用物質の濃度は、網膜色素上皮細胞の均一なシートを効率的に形成させることができる濃度であればよい。例えばRecombinant Human/Mouse/Rat Activin A(R&D systems社 #338-AC)の場合、約1ng/mlから約10μg/ml、好ましくは約10ng/mlから約1μg/ml、より好ましくは約100ng/mlの濃度となるように添加する。
Activinシグナル経路作用物質は、工程(4)の開始から例えば18日以内、好ましくは6日目に添加する。
工程(4)で用いられるBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質の濃度は、網膜色素上皮細胞の均一なシートを効率的に形成させることができる濃度であればよい。例えばBMP4の場合は、約0.01nMから約1μM、好ましくは約0.1nMから約100nM、より好ましくは約1.5nMの濃度となるように培地に添加する。
BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質は、工程(4)の開始から例えば18日以内、好ましくは6日目に添加する。
工程(4)における培養器材の処理に用いられる培養基質としては、凝集体由来細胞の接着培養と網膜色素上皮シートの形成を可能とする細胞培養基質が挙げられる。調製の煩雑さを回避し異種由来成分の混入を防止するためには、合成培養基質、ヒト由来基底膜成分、または組換えヒト型基底膜タンパク質等を用いることが好ましい。かかる培養基質として、具体的には、シンセマックスTM(Corning社)等の合成培養基質、CellstartTM(Invitrogen社)若しくはヒト細胞外基質(BD社)等のヒト由来基底膜成分、または、ヒト組換えラミニン111(Biolamina社)、ヒト組換えラミニン511(BioLamina社)、ヒト組換えラミニン521(BioLamina社)、ヒト組換えラミニン411(BioLamina社)、ヒト組換えラミニン421(BioLamina社)、ヒト組換えラミニン332(BioLamina社)若しくはヒト組換えラミニン211(BioLamina社)等の組換えヒトラミニンがあげられる。ここで、ラミニン111とは、α1鎖、β1鎖及びγ1鎖から成るラミニンであり、ラミニン511とは、α5鎖、β1鎖及びγ1鎖から成るラミニンであり、ラミニン521とは、α5鎖、β2鎖及びγ1鎖から成るラミニンであり、ラミニン411とは、α4鎖、β1鎖及びγ1鎖から成るラミニンであり、ラミニン421とは、α4鎖、β2鎖及びγ1鎖から成るラミニンであり、ラミニン332とは、α3鎖、β3鎖及びγ2鎖から成るラミニンであり、ラミニン211とは、α2鎖、β1鎖及びγ1鎖から成るラミニンである。さらに、ラミニンのα鎖、β鎖及びγ鎖それぞれのC末端領域から構成されるE8フラグメントと称する部分も細胞が発現するインテグリンに対して結合活性を示すことが知られている(J.Biol.Chem.,284,7820-7831(2009))ので上記のラミニンと同様に使用できることが期待される。
網膜細胞の障害に基づく疾患としては、例えば、有機水銀中毒、クロロキン網膜症、網膜色素変性症、加齢黄斑変性症、緑内障、糖尿病性網膜症、新生児網膜症、などが挙げられる。
ヒトES細胞(KhES-1由来)を「Ueno,M.et al.PNAS 2006,103(25),9554-9559」、「Watanabe,K.et al.Nat Biotech 2007,25,681-686」に記載の方法に準じて培養した。培地にはDMEM/F12培地(Sigma)に20% KSR(KnockoutTM Serum Replacement;Invitrogen)、0.1mM 2-メルカプトエタノール、2mM L-グルタミン、1x 非必須アミノ酸、5ng/ml bFGFを添加した培地を用いた。培養された前記ES細胞を、TrypLE Express(Invitrogen)を用いて単一分散した後、単一分散されたES細胞を非細胞接着性の96穴培養プレート(スミロン スフェロイド プレート,住友ベークライト社)の1ウェルあたり1.2×104細胞になるように100μlの無血清培地に浮遊させ、凝集体を速やかに形成させた後、37℃、5% CO2で培養した。その際の無血清培地には、F-12培地とIMDM培地の1:1混合液に10% KSR、450μM 1-モノチオグリセロール、1x Chemically defined lipid concentrate、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地を用いた。浮遊培養開始3日目に終濃度1.5nMのBMP4を添加して浮遊培養を継続した。ウェル内の培養液の半量を3日おきに、BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を添加していない上記培地に交換した。浮遊培養開始18日目に3μM CHIR99021を含むDMEM/F-12培地に1x N2サプリメントを添加した無血清培地へ凝集体を移し、浮遊培養開始21日目まで培養し、顕微鏡観察を実施した。
浮遊培養開始18日目では、神経上皮の形成が確認された(図1A)。浮遊培養開始21日目には、上皮の厚さが薄い網膜色素上皮細胞へと分化した細胞が確認された(図1B)。
ヒトES細胞(KhES-1由来)を「Ueno,M.et al.PNAS 2006,103(25),9554-9559」、「Watanabe,K.et al.Nat Biotech 2007,25,681-686」に記載の方法に準じて培養した。培地にはDMEM/F12培地(Sigma)に20% KSR(KnockoutTM Serum Replacement;Invitrogen)、0.1mM 2-メルカプトエタノール、2mM L-グルタミン、1x 非必須アミノ酸、5ng/ml bFGFを添加した培地を用いた。培養された前記ES細胞を、TrypLE Express(Invitrogen)を用いて単一分散し、単一分散されたES細胞を非細胞接着性の96穴培養プレート(スミロン スフェロイド プレート,住友ベークライト社)の1ウェルあたり1.2×104細胞になるように100μlの無血清培地に浮遊させ、凝集体を速やかに形成させた後、37℃、5% CO2で培養した。その際の無血清培地には、F-12培地とIMDM培地の1:1混合液に10% KSR、450μM 1-モノチオグリセロール、1x Chemically defined lipid concentrate、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地を用いた。浮遊培養開始3日目に終濃度1.5nMのBMP4を添加して浮遊培養を継続した。ウェル内の培養液の半量を3日おきに、BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を添加していない上記培地に交換した。浮遊培養開始18日目に3μM CHIR99021を含むDMEM/F-12培地に1x N2サプリメントを添加した無血清培地へ凝集体を移し、浮遊培養開始21日目まで浮遊培養した。対照として、CHIR99021非存在下でも同様に凝集体を培養した。CHIR99021を含む前記培地で浮遊培養した凝集体の一部は浮遊培養開始27日目まで同じ培地条件で浮遊培養し、他の一部については、浮遊培養開始21日目から、3μM CHIR99021(Wntシグナル経路作用物質)と10μM SU-5402(FGFシグナル経路阻害物質)とを含むDMEM/F-12培地に1x N2サプリメントを添加した無血清培地にて37℃、5% CO2で浮遊培養開始27日目まで浮遊培養した。
培養21日目からWntシグナル経路作用物質非存在下で培養した凝集体では、上皮の厚さが薄い網膜色素上皮から厚みのある神経上皮へと戻っていたのに対し(図2A)、Wntシグナル経路作用物質存在下での培養を継続した凝集体では、ほぼ全ての凝集体の表面において黒色を呈する網膜色素上皮細胞が出現した(図2B)。Wntシグナル経路作用物質とFGFシグナル経路阻害物質の存在下で培養した凝集体では、分化誘導の効率が増大し、凝集体表面のほぼ全面が網膜色素上皮細胞である凝集体が形成された(図2C)。
ヒトES細胞(KhES-1由来)を「Ueno,M.et al.PNAS 2006,103(25),9554-9559」、「Watanabe,K.et al.Nat Biotech 2007,25,681-686」に記載の方法に倣って培養した。培地にはDMEM/F12培地(Sigma)に20% KSR(KnockoutTM Serum Replacement;Invitrogen)、0.1mM 2-メルカプトエタノール、2mM L-グルタミン、1x 非必須アミノ酸、5ng/ml bFGFを添加した培地を用いた。培養された前記ES細胞を、TrypLE Express(Invitrogen)を用いて単一分散し、単一分散されたES細胞を非細胞接着性の96穴培養プレート(スミロン スフェロイド プレート,住友ベークライト社)の1ウェルあたり1.2×104細胞になるように100μlの無血清培地に浮遊させ、凝集体を速やかに形成させた後、37℃、5% CO2で培養した。その際の無血清培地には、F-12培地とIMDM培地の1:1混合液に10% KSR、450μM 1-モノチオグリセロール、1x Chemically defined lipid concentrate、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地を用いた。浮遊培養開始3日目に終濃度1.5nMのBMP4を添加して浮遊培養を継続した。ウェル内の培養液の半量を3日おきに、BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を添加していない上記培地に交換した。浮遊培養開始18日目に3μM CHIR99021を含むDMEM/F-12培地に1x N2サプリメントを添加した無血清培地へ凝集体を移し、浮遊培養開始21日目まで浮遊培養した。浮遊培養開始21日目に凝集体を微量分注器による溶液の出し入れによって破砕し、得られた細胞を、3μM CHIR99021(Wntシグナル経路作用物質)を含むDMEM/F-12培地に1x N2サプリメントを添加した無血清培地により37℃、5% CO2で接着培養した。
浮遊培養開始から27日目には特徴的な多角形の細胞形態を有する網膜色素上皮細胞が観察された(図3A)。細胞染色法によりタンパク質の発現を確認したところ、網膜色素上皮細胞マーカーである転写因子Mitf陽性(図3B)および密着結合マーカーであるZO-1陽性(図3C)であり、得られた細胞が網膜色素上皮細胞であることが確認された。
ヒトES細胞(KhES-1由来)を「Ueno,M.et al.PNAS 2006,103(25),9554-9559」、「Watanabe,K.et al.Nat Biotech 2007,25,681-686」に記載の方法に準じて培養した。培地にはDMEM/F12培地(Sigma)に20% KSR(KnockoutTM Serum Replacement;Invitrogen)、0.1mM 2-メルカプトエタノール、2mM L-グルタミン、1x 非必須アミノ酸、5ng/ml bFGFを添加した培地を用いた。培養された前記ES細胞を、TrypLE Express(Invitrogen)を用いて単一分散し、単一分散されたES細胞を非細胞接着性の96穴培養プレート(スミロン スフェロイド プレート,住友ベークライト社)の1ウェルあたり1.2×104細胞になるように100μlの無血清培地に浮遊させ、凝集体を速やかに形成させた後、37℃、5% CO2で培養した。その際の無血清培地には、F-12培地とIMDM培地の1:1混合液に10% KSR、450μM 1-モノチオグリセロール、1x Chemically defined lipid concentrate、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地を用いた。浮遊培養開始3日目に終濃度1.5nMのBMP4を添加して浮遊培養を継続した。ウェル内の培養液の半量を3日おきに、BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を添加していない上記培地に交換した。浮遊培養開始18日目に3μM CHIR99021を含むDMEM/F-12培地に1x N2サプリメントを添加した無血清培地へ凝集体を移し、浮遊培養開始21日目まで培養した。浮遊培養開始21日目に、細胞分散液Accutase(ICT社)を用いて凝集体を分散し、40μm セルストレイナーでデブリを除去した。得られた細胞を1ウェルあたり2x105細胞になるように、DMEM/F-12培地とNeurobasal培地の1:1混合液に10% KSR、1/2 N2サプリメント、1/2 B27サプリメント、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地200μlに懸濁して、シンセマックスTMでコーティング処理を行った65mm ボイデンチャンバー(Transwell,コーニング)に播種し、同じ組成の培地1mlを下部のウェルにも添加して、37℃、5% CO2で接着培養を実施した。培地交換を3日に一度実施し、浮遊培養開始から40日目に上皮の形成の程度を顕微鏡により観察した。
浮遊培養開始から40日目には、特徴的な多角形の細胞形態を有し(図4B)、色素が蓄積した一様な網膜色素上皮細胞のシートが形成された(図4A)。
ヒトES細胞(KhES-1由来)を「Ueno,M.et al.PNAS 2006,103(25),9554-9559」、「Watanabe,K.et al.Nat Biotech 2007,25,681-686」に記載の方法に準じて培養した。培地にはDMEM/F12培地(Sigma)に20% KSR(KnockoutTM Serum Replacement;Invitrogen)、0.1mM 2-メルカプトエタノール、2mM L-グルタミン、1x 非必須アミノ酸、5ng/ml bFGFを添加した培地を用いた。培養された前記ES細胞を、TrypLE Express(Invitrogen)を用いて単一分散し、培養された前記ES細胞を、非細胞接着性の96穴培養プレート(スミロン スフェロイド プレート,住友ベークライト社)の1ウェルあたり1.2×104細胞になるように100μlの無血清培地に浮遊させ、凝集体を速やかに形成させた後、37℃、5% CO2で培養した。その際の無血清培地には、F-12培地とIMDM培地の1:1混合液に10% KSR、450μM 1-モノチオグリセロール、1x Chemically defined lipid concentrate、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地を用いた。浮遊培養開始3日目に終濃度1.5nMのBMP4を添加して浮遊培養を継続した。ウェル内の培養液の半量を3日おきに、BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を添加していない上記培地に交換した。浮遊培養開始18日目に3μM CHIR99021を含むDMEM/F-12培地に1x N2サプリメントを添加した無血清培地へ凝集体を移し、浮遊培養開始21日目まで培養した。浮遊培養開始21日目に、細胞分散液Accutase(ICT社)を用いて凝集体を分散し、40μm セルストレイナーでデブリを除去した。得られた細胞を1ウェルあたり2x105細胞になるように、DMEM/F-12培地とNeurobasal培地の1:1混合液に10% KSR、1/2 N2サプリメント、1/2 B27サプリメント、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地200μlに懸濁し、シンセマックスTMでコーティング処理を行った65mm ボイデンチャンバー(Transwell,コーニング)に播種し、同じ組成の培地1mlを下部のウェルにも添加して37℃、5% CO2で接着培養を実施した。浮遊培養開始から24日目、すなわち接着培養開始から3日目に、3μM CHIR99021を添加、10μM SU-5402を添加、3μM CHIR99021と10μM SU-5402とを同時添加、1nM 組換えヒトBMP4タンパク質を添加、または、50ng/ml 組換えヒトアクチビンを添加し、接着培養を継続した。前記物質を添加しない条件でも同様に培養した。培地交換を3日に一度実施し、浮遊培養開始から40日目に上皮の形成の程度を顕微鏡により観察した。
浮遊培養開始から24日目に3μM CHIR99021を添加(図5B)した場合、無添加のコントロール(図5A)と比較して黒色のより濃い網膜色素上皮細胞へと分化した。3μM CHIR99021と10μM SU-5402との同時添加(図5D)では、3μM CHIR99021単独の添加(図5B)よりもさらに濃く着色した色素上皮が得られた。1nM 組換えヒトBMP4タンパク質を添加(図5E)、または50ng/ml 組換えヒトアクチビンを添加(図5F)した場合はそれぞれ、無添加のコントロール(図5A)と比較してより均一な上皮が得られた。
65mm ボイデンチャンバー(Transwell,コーニング)のウェルに、30倍に希釈したグロースファクターリデュースドマトリゲルTM、又は、40倍に希釈したシンセマックスTM(コーニング)の何れかを各100μl添加し、上記マトリゲルを添加したチャンバーについては4℃で24時間、上記シンセマックスTMを添加したチャンバーについては室温で2時間、それぞれ保温することにより、培養器材のコーティング処理を実施した。実施例4に記載の方法で浮遊培養開始21日目の凝集体から単細胞の懸濁液を調製し、上記各条件でコーティングしたウェルに1ウェルあたり2x105細胞になるように、DMEM/F-12培地とNeurobasal培地の1:1混合液に10% KSR、1/2 N2サプリメント、1/2 B27サプリメント、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地200μlに懸濁した細胞を播種し、同じ組成の培地1mlを下部のウェルにも添加して37℃、5% CO2で接着培養を実施した。ボイデンチャンバーへの播種から5日目に細胞の接着と上皮形成を観察した。
シンセマックスTM(図6B)でコーティングした培養器材では、基底膜標品であるマトリゲルをコーティングした培養器材(図6A)においてと同様に、培養した凝集体由来細胞が接着し、細胞同士が密接した網膜色素上皮様の形態が観察された。
ヒトiPS細胞株201B7(独立行政法人理化学研究所バイオリソースセンター又はiPSアカデミアジャパン株式会社から入手可能)を「Ueno,M.et al.PNAS 2006,103(25),9554-9559」、「Watanabe,K.et al.Nat Biotech 2007,25,681-686」に記載の方法に準じて培養する。培地にはDMEM/F12培地(Sigma)に20% KSR(KnockoutTM Serum Replacement;Invitrogen)、0.1mM 2-メルカプトエタノール、2mM L-グルタミン、1x 非必須アミノ酸、5ng/ml bFGFを添加した培地を用いる。培養された前記iPS細胞を、TrypLE Express(Invitrogen)を用いて単一分散した後、非細胞接着性の96穴培養プレート(スミロン スフェロイド プレート,住友ベークライト社)の1ウェルあたり1.2×104細胞になるように100μlの無血清培地に浮遊させ、凝集体を速やかに形成させた後、37℃、5% CO2で浮遊培養する。その際の無血清培地には、F-12培地とIMDM培地の1:1混合液に10%KSR、450μM 1-モノチオグリセロール、1x Chemically defined lipid concentrate、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地を用いる。浮遊培養開始3日目に終濃度1.5nMのBMP4を添加して浮遊培養を継続する。ウェル内の培養液の半量を、BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を添加していない上記培地に3日おきに交換する。浮遊培養開始18日目に3μM CHIR99021を含むDMEM/F-12培地に1x N2サプリメントを添加した無血清培地へ凝集体を移し、浮遊培養開始21日目まで培養する。浮遊培養開始21日目に凝集体を微量分注器による溶液の出し入れによって破砕し 、得られた細胞を、3μM CHIR99021(Wntシグナル経路作用物質)を含むDMEM/F-12培地に1xN2サプリメントを添加した無血清培地により37℃、5%CO2で接着培養する。浮遊培養開始から27日目に、顕微鏡による細胞形態の観察および細胞染色法による網膜色素上皮マーカー遺伝子(Mitf、ZO-1)の発現の確認を行う。
このようにして、ヒトiPS細胞から網膜色素上皮細胞を製造する。
ヒトiPS細胞株201B7(独立行政法人理化学研究所バイオリソースセンター又はiPSアカデミアジャパン株式会社から入手可能)を「Ueno,M.et al.PNAS 2006,103(25),9554-9559」、「Watanabe,K.et al.Nat Biotech 2007,25,681-686」に記載の方法に準じて培養する。培地にはDMEM/F12培地(Sigma)に20% KSR(KnockoutTM Serum Replacement;Invitrogen)、0.1mM 2-メルカプトエタノール、2mM L-グルタミン、1x 非必須アミノ酸、5ng/ml bFGFを添加した培地を用いる。培養された前記iPS細胞を、TrypLE Express(Invitrogen)を用いて単一分散した後、非細胞接着性の96穴培養プレート(スミロン スフェロイド プレート,住友ベークライト社)の1ウェルあたり1.2×104細胞になるように100μlの無血清培地に浮遊させ、凝集体を速やかに形成させた後、37℃、5% CO2で浮遊培養する。その際の無血清培地には、F-12培地とIMDM培地の1:1混合液に10% KSR、450μM 1-モノチオグリセロール、1x Chemically defined lipid concentrate、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地を用いる。浮遊培養開始3日目に終濃度1.5nMのBMP4を添加して浮遊培養を継続する。ウェル内の培養液の半量を、BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を添加していない上記培地に3日おきに交換する。浮遊培養開始18日目に3μM CHIR99021を含むDMEM/F-12培地に1x N2サプリメントを添加した無血清培地へ凝集体を移し、浮遊培養開始21日目まで培養する。浮遊培養開始21日目に、細胞分散液Accutase(ICT社)を用いて凝集体を分散し、40μm セルストレイナーでデブリを除去する。得られた細胞を1ウェルあたり2x105細胞になるように、DMEM/F-12培地とNeurobasal培地の1:1混合液に10% KSR、1/2 N2サプリメント、1/2 B27サプリメント、20μM Y27632を添加した無血清培地200μlに懸濁し、シンセマックスTMでコーティング処理を行った65mm ボイデンチャンバー(Transwell,コーニング)に播種し、同じ組成の培地1mlを下部のウェルにも添加して37℃、5% CO2で接着培養を実施する。浮遊培養開始から24日目、すなわち接着培養開始から3日目に、3μM CHIR99021、10μM SU-5402、1nM 組換えヒトBMP4タンパク質、50ng/ml 組換えヒトアクチビンのいずれか、あるいはこれらを組み合わせて添加してもよい。培地交換を3日に一度実施し、浮遊培養開始から40日目に上皮の形成の程度を顕微鏡により観察する。
このようにして、ヒトiPS細胞から網膜色素上皮細胞シートを製造する。
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- (1)多能性幹細胞を無血清培地中で浮遊培養することにより多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成させる第一工程、
(2)工程(1)で形成された凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜前駆細胞を含む凝集体を得る第二工程、及び
(3)工程(2)で得られた凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずWntシグナル経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜色素上皮細胞を含む凝集体を得る第三工程
を含む網膜色素上皮細胞の製造方法。 - (1)多能性幹細胞を無血清培地中で浮遊培養することにより多能性幹細胞の凝集体を形成させる第一工程、
(2)工程(1)で形成された凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜前駆細胞を含む凝集体を得る第二工程、
(3)工程(2)で得られた凝集体を、ソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずWntシグナル経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地中で浮遊培養し、網膜色素上皮細胞を含む凝集体を得る第三工程、及び
(4)工程(3)で得られた凝集体を分散し、得られた細胞を接着培養する第四工程
を含む網膜色素上皮細胞シートの製造方法。 - 前記工程(4)において、血清代替物存在下で接着培養が行われる請求項2に記載の製造方法。
- 前記工程(4)において、ROCK阻害物質存在下で接着培養が行われる請求項2または3に記載の製造方法。
- 前記工程(4)において、Wntシグナル経路作用物質、FGFシグナル経路阻害物質、Activinシグナル経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質からなる群から選ばれる1以上の物質を更に含む無血清培地又は血清培地を用いて接着培養が行われる請求項2から4のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記工程(4)において、培養基質で表面処理された培養器材上で接着培養が行われる請求項2から5のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記培養基質が、合成培養基質である請求項6に記載の製造方法。
- 前記培養基質が、ラミニンである請求項6に記載の製造方法。
- 前記多能性幹細胞が霊長類多能性幹細胞である請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記多能性幹細胞がヒト多能性幹細胞である請求項1から9のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記工程(1)及び工程(2)が、血清代替物存在下で行われる請求項1から10のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 浮遊培養が、基底膜標品非存在下で行われる請求項1から11のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記BMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質が、BMP2、BMP4、BMP7及びGDF7からなる群から選ばれる1以上のタンパク質である請求項1から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 工程(2)におけるソニック・ヘッジホッグシグナル伝達経路作用物質及びBMPシグナル伝達経路作用物質を含まずWntシグナル経路作用物質を含む無血清培地又は血清培地が、FGFシグナル経路阻害物質を更に含む、請求項1から13のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 請求項1から14のいずれか1項に記載の方法により製造される網膜色素上皮細胞または網膜色素上皮細胞シートを含有してなる、毒性・薬効評価用試薬。
- 請求項1から14のいずれか1項に記載の方法により製造される網膜色素上皮細胞または網膜色素上皮細胞シートに被検物質を接触させ、該物質が該細胞又は該細胞シートに及ぼす影響を検定することを含む、該物質の毒性・薬効評価方法。
- 請求項1から14のいずれか1項に記載の方法により製造される網膜色素上皮細胞または網膜色素上皮細胞シートを含有してなる、網膜組織の障害に基づく疾患の治療剤。
- 請求項1から14のいずれか1項に記載の方法により製造される、有効量の網膜色素上皮細胞または網膜色素上皮細胞シートを、移植を必要とする対象に移植することを含む、網膜組織の障害に基づく疾患の治療方法。
- 網膜組織の障害に基づく疾患の治療における使用のための請求項1から14のいずれか1項に記載の方法により製造される網膜色素上皮細胞または網膜色素上皮細胞シート。
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