Fractionating Extracellular Matrix to Modulate Bioactivity and the Host Response
Inventors: Stephen Francis Badylak DVM, PhD, MD: Peter F. Slivka
Patent Number: 14/564,624
Abstract
Provided herein are methods of fractionating extracellular matrix (ECM) materials, producing soluble and structural fractions having different immunological activities. Also provided are compositions and devices comprising the fractions. A method of immune modulation also is provided in which an amount of a soluble or structural ECM fraction prepared according to the methods provided herein is administered to a patient in an amount effective to modulate immune function, for example macrophage function.