| 20100310531 | PEPTIDE-COATED CELL LOCALIZATION TO DISEASED OR DAMAGED TISSUES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a coated cell comprising a therapeutic cell and a plurality of targeting complexes coating the therapeutic cell and each of said targeting complexes comprising a homing molecule, a lipid moiety, and a spacer having from about 1 to about 10 amino acids and covalently linking the homing molecule to the lipid moiety and wherein the lipid moiety is non-covalently attached to the therapeutic cell. In some embodiments, the therapeutic cell is a stem cell. Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of coating a therapeutic cell. Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of treating diseases of the vasculature. | 12-09-2010 |
