Quality of Cell Products: Authenticity, Identity, Genomic Stability and Status of Differentiation

Overview

Journal Transfus Med Hemother

Specialty Hematology

Date 2010 Aug 26

PMID 20737047

Citations 8

Authors

Kurt E J Dittmar

Meike Simann

Nadia Zghoul

Oliver Schon

Wilhelm Meyring

Horst Hannig

Lars Macke

Wilhelm G Dirks

Konstantin Miller

Henk S P Garritsen

Werner Lindenmaier

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Abstract

Cellular therapies that either use modifications of a patient's own cells or allogeneic cell lines are becoming in vogue. Besides the technical issues of optimal isolation, cultivation and modification, quality control of the generated cellular products are increasingly being considered to be more important. This is not only relevant for the cell's therapeutic application but also for cell science in general. Recent changes in editorial policies of respected journals, which now require proof of authenticity when cell lines are used, demonstrate that the subject of the present paper is not a virtual problem at all. In this article we provide 2 examples of contaminated cell lines followed by a review of the recent developments used to verify cell lines, stem cells and modifications of autologous cells. With relative simple techniques one can now prove the authenticity and the quality of the cellular material of interest and therefore improve the scientific basis for the development of cells for therapeutic applications. The future of advanced cellular therapies will require production and characterization of cells under GMP and GLP conditions, which include proof of identity, safety and functionality and absence of contamination.

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