IMPLANTABLE AGAROSE-COLLAGEN BEADS CONTAINING CELLS WHICH PRODUCE A DIFFUSIBLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT, AND USES THEREOF

摘要

Implantable beads which are made of agarose and collagen, and/or coated with agarose have incorporated within samples of cells. The cells produce diffusible biological products. The beads may be used as implants to modulate a recipient's immune response. The beads may also be used in an in vitro context to encourage specific types of cells to grow, to produce desirable products in culture, or to suppress growth of certain cells. The implants may also suppress growth of certain cells following administration to a subject.