METHOD TO ENHANCE HEALING OF STERNUM AFTER STERNOTOMY

摘要

There are disclosed a method to enhance sternal treatment after sternotomy with or without removal of at least one of thoracic arteries which comprises applying an agent for the treatment of sternum after sternotomy to or at around the sternum, wherein the agent comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of an angiogenetic factor, an osteogenetic factor and their analogues such as bFGF, aFGF, TGF beta, VEGF, HGF, BMP, PDGF, TGF alpha, other cytokines or gene as an effective ingredient and an agent to be used for the method; and an agent to enhance healing of or treating sternum after sternotomy comprising the same.