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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Allen R. Comer, Madison, WI (US);
B. Lynn Allen-hoffmann, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Allen R. Comer, Madison, WI (US);
B. Lynn Allen-Hoffmann, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Stratatech Corporation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to in vitro cultured skin tissue, and in particular to cultured skin tissue comprising exogenous genes encoding angiogenic growth factors. In some embodiments, the keratinocytes express exogenous angiopoietin-1, HIF-1α, or a member of the VEGF family, preferably VEGF-A. In particularly preferred embodiments, the keratinocytes are incorporated into cultured skin tissue.