Projects / Programmes
Transplantation of human autologous chondrocytes cultivated in vitro
Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
3.01.00 |
Medical sciences |
Microbiology and immunology |
|
Code |
Science |
Field |
B500 |
Biomedical sciences |
Immunology, serology, transplantation |
B600 |
Biomedical sciences |
Surgery, orthopaedics, traumatology |
articular cartilage, chondrocytes, cell and tissue cultures, dedifferentiation, redifferentiation, autologous transplantation
Researchers (5)
no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
1. |
02745 |
PhD Mateja Bohinjec |
Microbiology and immunology |
Researcher |
1998 - 1999 |
72 |
2. |
01302 |
PhD Matjaž Jeras |
Biotechnology |
Head |
1997 - 1999 |
363 |
3. |
17490 |
Marjana Limoni |
|
Researcher |
1998 - 1999 |
0 |
4. |
12336 |
PhD Primož Rožman |
Microbiology and immunology |
Researcher |
1997 - 1999 |
483 |
5. |
10453 |
PhD Blanka Vidan-Jeras |
Microbiology and immunology |
Researcher |
1998 - 1999 |
136 |
Organisations (1)
Abstract
The main goal of the project is to introduce into routine clinical practice a novel therapeutic procedure for regeneration of injured articular cartilage by means of re-implantation of autologous chondrocytes, cultivated in vitro. The main research stream is oriented towards optimisation of cell and tissue culture conditions, assurance of a safe and effective chondrocyte suspension as well as surgical re-implantation. There are several tasks that are being pursuit in the fraim of the project: improvements of surgical techniques, especially attachment of periosteal flap over the injured part of the cartilage in the joint; search for the most effective serum-free cell culture medium; detecting and influencing de-differentiation and re-differentiation steps of chondrocytes in cell cultures; developement of most appropriate procedures for detection of typical protein macromelecules of articular cartilage - collagens of type II, IX and XI as well as aggrecan; study of physiology and metabolism of chondrocytes; getting an insight of the mechanisms of repopulation of cells and regeneration of cartilage at the site of the injury after re-implantation of chondrocytes, cultivated in vitro; study of immunogenicity of allogeneic chondrocytes and components of the cartilage matrix; histological studies of biopsies of regenerated cartilage; testing of different biocompatible and biodegradable matrices used for in vitro preparation of three-dimensional cartilage constructs; developement of procedures and techniques for the application of in vitro cultivated chondrocytes also in other fields of medicine - ORL, reparative and thoracic surgery and urology.