RESEARCH - Regenerating damaged tissues: bioscaffolds promote growth of joints in rabbits

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Regenerating Damaged Tissues: Bioscaffolds Promote Growth of Joints in Rabbits

ScienceDaily

01 Aug 2010

A team of NIH-funded researchers has successfully regenerated rabbit

joints using a cutting edge process to form the joint inside the body,

or in vivo. Regenerative in vivo procedures are performed by

stimulating previously irreparable organs or tissues to heal

themselves. In this study, bioscaffolds, or three-dimensional

structures made of biocompatible and biodegradable materials in the

shape of the tissue, were infused with a protein to promote growth of

the rabbit joint.

The experiment demonstrated the feasibility of an approach to growing

dissimilar tissues, such as cartilage and bone, derived entirely from

the host's own cells. Results of the study are in the July 29 issue of

The Lancet.

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