AUTOLOGOUS CONNECTIVE TISSUES, METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND THEIR USE

摘要

The invention relates to autologous connective tissues, to methods for the production thereof, to the stabilization of the same, and to their use as grafts. The production of the tissues ensues by isolating appropriate connective tissue cells, such as cartilage cells, perichondrial cells and/or periosteal cells as well as the corresponding precursor cells, by their multiplication in vitro (tissue engineering), by embedding them in a three-dimensional matrix, implanting the same, and by stimulating them using corticosteroids. The inventive tissues are suited for use as tissue engineering grafts, in particular, as cartilage tissue and bone tissue.