Materials and methods relating to cartilage repair

摘要

The invention discloses use of an agent (such as a survival or growth factor) which inhibits the apoptotic response to cartilage injury and optionally a second agent (such as mitogenic competence factor, a cell cycle progression factor or an epidermal growth factor) which promotes the reparative response of cartilage in the preparation of a medicament for stimulating cartilage repair.