Regenerative Medizin

[Pathogenesis of chronic wounds]

Chronic, nonhealing wounds and their therapy are not only a medical problem but a severe economic one as well. Such wounds have a great effect on quality of life. Basic research has enhanced our understanding of the stimulation and inhibition of wound healing and provides the basis for introducing new and innovative treatment methods. This paper reviews the most relevant in- and extrinsic factors that disturb physiologic wound healing to result in chronic nonhealing wounds. In addition, molecular intervention modalities targeting various aspects of wound repair are demonstrated.

[Legal regulation in the field of tissue engineering]

In the past few years, biotechnology and tissue engineering have developed a great deal. Legislation, however, has not been able to keep pace with the rapid changes in the research and treatment using tissue-engineered products. The authors tried to explore and compare all the regulatory factors concerning cell and tissue engineering in the Hungarian and foreign law. The thorough study elucidated that the Hungarian regulation in this area is fairly deficient when compared with the regulations of other European countries, where quite extensive directives are applied. A currently accepted regulation fills this void efficiently in the European Union providing strong base for tissue engineering-related research and therapy for the future.