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Stem Cell Related Patent Number US7052907
Title: | Adult human dental pulp stem cells in vitro and in vivo | Inventors: | Shi, Songtao; Gaithersburg, MD, USA | Summary: | This invention describes adult human dental pulp stem cells, and uses thereof. Described herein is a culture of isolated adult human dental pulp stem cells that can differentiate into dentin/pulp tissue from odontoblasts, and which can be used, in the presence of a mineral source, to produce a tooth in a human being. The present invention further provides a method of regenerating human dentin/pulp tissue. | Abstract: | The present invention provides a culture of isolated adult human dental pulp stem cells that can differentiate into dentin/pulp tissue that can be used to produce a tooth in a human being. The present invention further provides a method of regenerating human dentin/pulp tissue. | US Patent Website: | Click Here for Full Text of Patent | Title Number: | US7052907 | Application Number: | US2001000333522 | Date Filed: | 23/07/2001 | Date Published: | 30/05/2006 | Assignee: | The USA as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, USA |
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