ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. RE50,635, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SanBio Inc. (Oakland, Calif.).
"Neural regenerating cells with alterations in DNA methylation" was invented by Casey C. Case (San Mateo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are cells, that are descendents of marrow adherent stem cells (MASCs), capable of rescuing and/or reversing various neural disorders after transplantation into sites of central nervous system (CNS) or peripheral nervous system (PNS) injury. The cells contain alterations in the methylation state of certain genes, compared to their methylation state in MASCs. Methods of making cells capable of rescuing and/or ...