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Cell growth enhancers and/or antibody production stimulators comprising chemically modified hydrophilic polyurea-urethane prepolymers and polymers
Assignee: WR Grace and Co Conn
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Filing: 1989-03-03
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Granted: 1990-05-29
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Expires: 2009-03-03
Abstract
Abstract Modified hydrophilic prepolymers and polymers are disclosed wherein the prepolymers and polymers are characterized by cell growth enhancement, and, in some instances, antibody production stimulation. Isocyanate-capped oxyethylene-based prepolymers are modified by reaction with a compound having at least one isocyanate (NCO) reactive group. Preferably, the NCO reactive group is a sulfhydryl group, an amino group or a carboxyl group, in quantities sufficient to modify at least a portion of the isocyanate groups of the prepolymer. The prepolymer and polymer also express a free functional group, preferably an amino, sulfonic acid or a sulfhydryl. When the free functional group is sulfhydryl or sulfonic acid, antibody production stimulation, as well as cell growth enhancement, is observed.
Inventors
- 👤 Aaron H. Heifetz
- 👤 Richard A. Wolfe
- 👤 James A. Braatz
- 👤 Narender P. Luthra
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:45
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12N; C12N5/00; C12N5/10; C12N5/12; A; A61; A61K; A61K47/00; A61K47/50; A61K47/51; A61K47/56; A61K47/59; A61K47/60; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/08; C08G18/10; C08G18/28; C08G18/2805; C08G18/2815; C08G18/283; C08G18/40; C08G18/48; C08G18/4833; C08G18/4837; C12N5/0018; C12N5/0037; C12N2500/00; C12N2500/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 66
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A modified hydrophilic polymer comprising oxyethylene-based diols or polyol units on which at least some of the hydroxy groups have been capped with polyisocyanate wherein the isocyanates of said polyisocyanates have been modified by an isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group and wherein said modified polymer expresses a free functional group, said isocyanates being modified to the extent that said modified polymer effectively enhances mammalian cell growth and/or stimulates antibody production.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A modified hydrophilic polymer comprising oxyethylene-based diols or polyol units on which at least some of the hydroxy groups have been capped with polyisocyanate wherein the isocyanates of said polyisocyanates have been modified by an isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group and wherein said modified polymer expresses a free functional group, said isocyanates being modified to the extent that said modified polymer effectively enhances mammalian cell growth and/or stimulates antibody production.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A modified polymer according to claim 1 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is a member of the group consisting of sulfhydryl, amino and carboxyl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A modified polymer according to claim 1 wherein said free functional group is a member of the group consisting of amino, sulfhydryl and sulfonic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A modified polymer according to claim 1 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is a sulfhydryl which is under conditions which form a thiolate anion and said polymer contains at least one thiourethane linkage and said free functional group of said modified polymer is amino.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A modified polymer according to claim 1 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is an amino and said modified polymer contains at least one urea linkage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A modified polymer according to claim 5 wherein said polymer contains a disulfide bond and said free functional group is amino.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A modified polymer according to claim 1 wherein said free functional group is sulfhydryl and said modified polymer stimulates antibody production.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A modified polymer according to claim 1 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is carboxyl and said modified polymer contains at least one amide linkage and said free functional group is sulfhydryl.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A modified polymer according to claim 1 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is amino and said free functional group is sulfonic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A modified polymer according to claim 1 wherein said free functional group is sulfonic acid and said modified polymer stimulates antibody production.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
A cell growth enhancer and precursor to an antibody production stimulator comprising a dissolvable hydrophilic, biocompatible hydrogel wherein said hydrogel comprises a modified polymer containing disulfide bonds, said polymer being derived from oxyethylene-based diols or polyols in which at least some of the hydroxy groups have been capped with polyisocyanate and the isocyanates of said polyisocyanate have been modified by an isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
66 words
A cell growth enhancer and precursor to an antibody production stimulator comprising a dissolvable hydrophilic, biocompatible hydrogel wherein said hydrogel comprises a modified polymer containing disulfide bonds, said polymer being derived from oxyethylene-based diols or polyols in which at least some of the hydroxy groups have been capped with polyisocyanate and the isocyanates of said polyisocyanate have been modified by an isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A cell growth enhancer and precursor according to claim 11 wherein up to 50% of the isocyanate groups of said polymer are modified by the NCO reactive functional group.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer and precursor according to claim 12 wherein about 20 to about 30% of the isocyanate groups of said polymer are modified by said NCO reactive functional group.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer and precursor according to claim 11 wherein said polyisocyanate is a member from the group consisting of aliphatic and cycloaliphatic polyisocyanates.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer and precursor according to claim 14 wherein said polyisocyanate is isophorone diisocyanate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A cell growth enhancer and precursor according to claim 11 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is amino and said hydrogel contains at least one urea linkage.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
A cell growth enhancer and precursor according to claim 11 wherein said modified polymer expresses a free amino.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
A cell growth enhancer and precursor according to claim 11 wherein said NCO reactive group is a carboxyl and said hydrogel contains at least one amide linkage.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
76 words
A cell growth enhancer and/or antibody production stimulator comprising a modified hydrophilic prepolymer wherein said prepolymer is an oxyethylene-based monofunctional alcohol, diol or polyol which at least some of the hydroxy groups have been capped with a polyisocyanate, wherein the isocyanates of said polyisocyanate have been modified by an isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group to an extent that said prepolymer will not polymerize through said isocyanates, and wherein the modified prepolymer expresses a free functional group.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
76 words
A cell growth enhancer and/or antibody production stimulator comprising a modified hydrophilic prepolymer wherein said prepolymer is an oxyethylene-based monofunctional alcohol, diol or polyol which at least some of the hydroxy groups have been capped with a polyisocyanate, wherein the isocyanates of said polyisocyanate have been modified by an isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group to an extent that said prepolymer will not polymerize through said isocyanates, and wherein the modified prepolymer expresses a free functional group.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer according to claim 19 wherein at least 50% of said isocyanates have been modified by said NCO reactive functional group.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer according to claim 19 wherein substantially all of said isocyanates have been modified by said NCO reactive functional group.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer according to claim 19 wherein 100% of said isocyanates have been modified by said NCO reactive functional group.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer according to claim 19 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is a member of the group consisting of amino, sulfhydryl and carboxyl.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer according to claim 19 wherein said free functional group is a member of the group consisting of amino, sulfhydryl and sulfonic acid.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer according to claim 19 wherein said NCO reactive functional group and free functional group are aminos and said modified prepolymer contains a disulfide bond.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer according to claim 19 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is amino and said free functional group is sulfhydryl, wherein said cell growth enhancer stimulates antibody production.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer according to claim 19 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is a sulfhydryl under conditions which form a thiolate anion and said prepolymer contains at least one thiourethane linkage and said free functional group is amino.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer according to claim 19 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is carboxyl and said prepolymer contains at least one amide linkage and said free functional group is sulfhydryl.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer according to claim 19 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is amino and said free functional group is sulfonic acid wherein said cell growth enhancer stimulates antibody production.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing a cell growth enhancer and antibody production stimulator comprising reacting a modified prepolymer and water in a prepolymer-to-water ratio of about 1:1 to about 1:20, said modified prepolymer prepared by: (a) reacting diols or polyols with polyisocyanate at an isocyanate-to-hydroxyl ratio of about 1.8 to about 2.2 so that essentially all of the hydroxy groups of said diols or polyols are capped with polyisocyanate resulting in a polyisocyanate-endcapped prepolymer and (b) reacting said prepolymer with a modifying compound containing at least one disulfide bond and having at least one isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group wherein said modifying compound is present in quantities sufficient to modify up to about 30% of the isocyanate groups of said polyisocyanate capped prepolymer, (c) reacting said modified prepolymer with water to form a polyurea-urethane polymer gel and (d) dissolving said polyurea-urethane polymer gel with a base catalyst or disulfide reducing agent so that said dissolution product expresses a sulfhydryl.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing a cell growth enhancer and antibody production stimulator comprising reacting a modified prepolymer and water in a prepolymer-to-water ratio of about 1:1 to about 1:20, said modified prepolymer prepared by: (a) reacting diols or polyols with polyisocyanate at an isocyanate-to-hydroxyl ratio of about 1.8 to about 2.2 so that essentially all of the hydroxy groups of said diols or polyols are capped with polyisocyanate resulting in a polyisocyanate-endcapped prepolymer and (b) reacting said prepolymer with a modifying compound containing at least one disulfide bond and having at least one isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group wherein said modifying compound is present in quantities sufficient to modify up to about 30% of the isocyanate groups of said polyisocyanate capped prepolymer, (c) reacting said modified prepolymer with water to form a polyurea-urethane polymer gel and (d) dissolving said polyurea-urethane polymer gel with a base catalyst or disulfide reducing agent so that said dissolution product expresses a sulfhydryl.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 30, wherein the reaction in (b) is carried out in an aqueous medium, thus resulting in simultaneous modification and polymerization.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 30 wherein said NCO reactive functional group of said modifying compound is amino.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 32 wherein said modifying compound is cystamine.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 30 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is carboxyl.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer and antibody production stimulator comprising the product of the processes as defined in any one of claims 30-34.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing a cell growth enhancer and/or antibody production stimulator comprising (a) reacting polyisocyanate-capped oxyethylene based monofunctional alcohol, diol or polyol prepolymer units with (b) a modifying compound having at least two functional groups wherein at least one functional group is an isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group such that at least a portion of the isocyanate groups of said prepolymer are modified by the NCO reactive functional group and said modified prepolymer expresses a free functional group.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing a cell growth enhancer and/or antibody production stimulator comprising (a) reacting polyisocyanate-capped oxyethylene based monofunctional alcohol, diol or polyol prepolymer units with (b) a modifying compound having at least two functional groups wherein at least one functional group is an isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group such that at least a portion of the isocyanate groups of said prepolymer are modified by the NCO reactive functional group and said modified prepolymer expresses a free functional group.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 36 wherein substantially all of said isocyanate groups are modified by said NCO reactive functional group.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 36 wherein 100% of said isocyanate groups are modified by said NCO reactive functional groups.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing a cell growth enhancer comprising (a) reacting polyisocyanate-capped oxyethylene based monofunctional alcohol, diol or polyol prepolymer units with a modifying compound having at least two functional groups wherein at least one functional group is an isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group such that at least 50% of the isocyanate groups of said prepolymer are modified by the NCO reactive functional group and (b) polymerizing said modified prepolymer to form soluble polymeric units which express a free functional group and enhance mammalian cell growth.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing a cell growth enhancer comprising (a) reacting polyisocyanate-capped oxyethylene based monofunctional alcohol, diol or polyol prepolymer units with a modifying compound having at least two functional groups wherein at least one functional group is an isocyanate (NCO) reactive functional group such that at least 50% of the isocyanate groups of said prepolymer are modified by the NCO reactive functional group and (b) polymerizing said modified prepolymer to form soluble polymeric units which express a free functional group and enhance mammalian cell growth.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 36 or 39 wherein said NCO reactive functional group and free functional group are aminos and said modifying compound contains a disulfide
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 40 wherein said disulfide bond is reduced by a reducing agent so that said free functional group is sulfhydryl and said cell growth enhancer stimulates antibody production.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 41 wherein said disulfide bond is reduced by mercaptoethanol.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 41 wherein said modifying compound is cystamine.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 41 wherein said modifying compound is cystine.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 41, wherein said modifying compound is glutathione.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claims 36 or 39 wherein said NCO reactive group is sulfhydryl under conditions which form a thiolate anion and said free functional group is amino.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 46 wherein said modifying compound is cysteamine.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 46 wherein said modifying compound is cysteine.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 46 wherein said modifying compound is glutathione-SH.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 36 or 39 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is amino and said free functional group is sulfonic acid and said cell growth enhancer stimulates antibody production.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 50 wherein said modifying compound is taurine.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 36 or 39 wherein said NCO reactive functional group is carboxyl and said free functional group is sulfhydryl.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 52 wherein said modifying compound is thioethanoic acid.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 50 wherein said modifying compound is thiopropionic acid.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer comprising a member of the group consisting of the products of processes as defined in any one of claims 36, 39, 43, 47, 48, 49 and 51.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
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A cell growth enhancer and antibody production stimulator comprising a member of the group consisting of the products of processes as defined in claims 41, 42, 51, 52, 53 and 54.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
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A cell culture media with or without serum containing a cell growth enhancer according to claims 1, 19 or 55.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
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A cell culture media with or without serum containing a cell growth enhancer and antibody production stimulator according to claims 7, 26 or 56.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
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A method of enhancing cell growth by culturing said cells in a media defined in claim 57.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
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A method of enhancing cell growth and stimulating antibody production by culturing cells in a media defined in claim 58.
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