Method For Production Of Large Numbers Of Cartilage Cells With Phenotype Retention

摘要

A method for production of large numbers of cartilage cells with phenotype retention intended for treatment of articular cartilage lesions or preparing viable cartilage tissue by propagation of chondrocytes from cartilage explants, human or animal, with the retention of phenotypes of the cartilage cells, in which cells are chondrocytes retaining morphologic attributes of the same or chondrocyte progenitor cells. The method includes culturing the cells in which cultured cells are organized into mature hyaline cartilage on the surface of biologic structures such as cancellous or cortical bone lamina. The method for culturing chondrocytes to produce three dimensional cellular structures consisting of cartilage cells and cell produced extracellular cartilage matrix.

主权项

1. A method for production of large numbers of cartilage cells comprises the step of:
preparing viable cartilage tissue by propagation of chondrocytes from cartilage explants, human or animal, with the retention of phenotypes of the cartilage cells.