Release tests for MNC-QQ were conducted to evaluate potency based on the ratio of cells and their vasculogenic potential. The presence of cell types essential for vascular and tissue regeneration in the MNC-QQ culture was confirmed using flow cytometry antibody-based detection of the following cell surface markers: CD34-PE, CD206-PE/Cy7, CD192(CCR2)-PerCP/Cy5.5, CD3-Alexa700, CD14-APC/Cy7, CD4-FITC, CD8-APC/Cy7, CD31-APC/Cy7, CD19-FITC, CD56-BV421, CD25-PerCP/Cy5.5, CD127-BV421 (BioLegend, San Diego, CA, USA), CD133-APC (Miltenyi Biotec, San Diego, CA, USA), and CXCR4-APC (BD Biosciences).17 (link),23 (link)The vasculogenic potential of MNC-QQ was evaluated using a MethoCult SF H4236 colony formation assay (STEMCELL Technologies, Vancouver, BC, Canada).22 (link) Cells (2 × 105 per dish) were inoculated into a 35-mm Primaria culture dish and cultured for 14 days under routine conditions. Clusters comprising more than 100 cells were counted as primitive EPC CFU or definitive CFU based on the cell size and shape under phase-contrast microscopy (Nikon, Tokyo, Japan). PB collected less than 1 month before cell therapy was used to compare the baseline vasculogenic potential and cell surface markers between PBMNCs and MNC-QQ cells harvested on the treatment date.
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