【実施例7】
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ASPA1 NPCを移植されたCDマウスに腫瘍は形成されない
ASPA1 NPCsは、CDマウスの脳に最大で10ヶ月間にわたって移植された。これらの10ヶ月以内に、移植されたマウスは毎月モニターされ、腫瘍形成の徴候は観察されなかった(表5)。10ヶ月目の終わりに、移植されたマウスは採取され、更なる腫瘍解析のためにヘマトキシリン・エオシン染色によって解析された。これらの切片において、典型的な腫瘍組織は発見されなかった(
図16A及び16B)。ASPA1 NPCを移植されたマウスにおける腫瘍形成の欠如は、ASPA1 NPCを生着された脳におけるヒト核抗原陽性細胞及びKi67陽性細胞の低い割合によって明らかにされるように、非常に低い有糸分裂指数(mitotic index)と相関していた(
図17Aおよび17B)。
表5 ASPA1 NPCを移植されたマウスの安全性モニタリング
【表5】
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本明細書において引用された全ての刊行物及び特許文献は、参照によって取り込まれている。
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