USE OF GELATIN AND A CROSS-LINKING AGENT FOR PRODUCING A CROSS-LINKING THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITION

摘要

The aim of the invention is to provide a therapeutic composition for use in biological regenerative methods, which composition can be administered to a target area of the body while ensuring that the suspended cells and/or the growth factors remain in the target area of the body and at the same time eliminating the need for the patient to maintain the treated body area immobilized for unreasonable periods. For this purpose, the invention relates to a novel of use gelatin and a cross-linking agent for producing a cross-linking therapeutic composition which forms a cross-linked gelatin gel as the cell matrix in a target area of the human or animal body. In particular, the invention relates to the use of said therapeutic composition for treating damages to the intervertebral disks, the cartilage, the menisci, the tendons or the bones in humans or animals. According to said method, (i) the gelatin and the cross-linking agent are mixed with each other to form the cross-linking therapeutic composition which is then administered to the target area; or (ii) the gelatin and the cross-linking agent are made available in separate form and are administered, simultaneously or one after the other, to the target area while forming the cross-linking therapeutic composition.