Genera Istrazivanja D.o.o.

Perform Biologies, Inc.

Lovorka Grgurevic

Slobodan Vukicevic

Hermann Oppermann

Boris Macek

Charles M Cohen

Kuber T Sampath

An autologous bone graft substitute composition for inducing new bone formation, promoting bone growth and treating bone defects, a method of preparation thereof, and a method of inducing or promoting bone growth by treatment of a bone with an autologous bone graft substitute composition. The composition includes autologous blood; one or more analogs of an osteogenic bone morphogenetic protein selected from BMP-6, BMP-2, BMP-7, BMP-4, BMP-5, BMP-8, BMP-9, BMP-12, and BMP-13, and combinations thereof; and a compression resistant matrix selected from the group consisting of a bone autograft, bone allograft, hydroxyapatite, tri-calcium phosphate, and combinations thereof. The autologous blood forms a coagulum gel comprising a fibrin-meshwork reinforced with the compression resistant matrix and containing the osteogenic bone morphogenetic protein which is released over a sustained period.

Autologous bone graft substitute composition

The present invention relates to an Autologous Bone Graft Substitute composition (ABGS) for inducing new bone formation, promoting bone growth and treating of bone defect, a preparation method of the Autologous Bone Graft Substitute composition, and a kit for preparing the Autologous Bone Graft Substitute composition of implant. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to an injectable/extrudable/implantable Autologous Bone Graft Substitute composition for use in treatment of bone defects, inducing new bone formation and promoting bone growth for bone fracture healing, spinal fusions and to repair bone defects in bone reconstructive procedures of orthopedic and oral maxillofacial-dental surgeries.

Autologous bone graft substitute

Uses of BMP-1 isoforms for diagnosing and treating defects and disorders of bone and soft tissues are described. Also described is a newly isolated variant of the BMP-1 isoform BMP-1-3.

Methods of preventing ischemia/reperfusion damage to kidney using antibodies that bind BMP-1 isoforms

ADAMTS4 is found to be useful as a blood biomarker for chronic renal failure and also as a therapeutic target for treating chronic renal failure in a human individual. A change in the level of expression of selected genes as disclosed herein in kidney tissue of an individual may also be used to diagnose chronic renal failure in an individual.

ADAMTS4 as a blood biomarker and therapeutic target for chronic renal failure

Whole blood-derived coagulum devices are described for use in treating bone defects.

Whole blood-derived coagulum device for treating bone defects

Blood biomarkers are described for use in methods and compositions to determine whether an individual has sustained a bone fracture or a cartilage injury.

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Zagreb, Croatia

Lovorka Grgurevic