Wound or tissue dressing comprising lactic acid bacteria

Details Wound or tissue dressing comprising lactic acid bacteria Wound or tissue dressing comprising lactic acid bacteria

A - Human Necessities

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A61L 15/32 (2006.01) A61L 15/36 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2673409

The present invention is directed to a wound or tissue dressing comprising a bacteria having the property of producing lactic acid from sugars by fermentation of the sugars. The bacteria preferably belongs to the family of lactic acid bacteria. The family of lactic acid bacteria refers to any bacteria belonging to a genus selected from the group consisting of Carnobacterium, Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Oenococcus, Pediococcus, Streptococcus, Tetragenococcus, Vagococcus and Weissella. There is also provided a wound or tissue dressing comprising an absorbent compound for absorbing wound exudate, wherein said wound or tissue dressing is attached to or comprises a lactic acid bacterium. The utility of the present invention is demonstrated by use of the wound or tissue dressings in methods for treating a wound or damaged tissue in an individual, said method comprising the steps of contacting said wound or damaged tissue with the wound or tissue dressing according to the invention, thereby treating the wound or damaged tissue. The treatment results in healing of the wound or in accelerated healing of the wound. There is also provided the use of a lactic acid bacteria in the manufacture of a wound or tissue dressing for treating or accelerating the healing of a wound in an individual.

L'invention concerne un pansement comprenant des bactéries qui possèdent la propriété de produire de l'acide lactique à partir de sucres par fermentation des sucres. Les bactéries appartiennent de préférence à la famille des bactéries d'acide lactique. La famille des bactéries d'acide lactique se réfère à toute bactérie appartenant à un genre choisi dans le groupe composé de Carnobacterium, Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Oenococcus, Pediococcus, Streptococcus, Tetragenococcus, Vagococcus et Weissella. L'invention porte également sur un pansement comprenant un composé absorbant destiné à absorber l'exsudat de la plaie, le pansement étant attaché à une bactérie d'acide lactique ou comprenant une bactérie d'acide lactique. L'invention trouve son utilité dans des procédés d'utilisation des pansements précités pour traiter une plaie ou un tissu blessé chez un individu, lequels procédés consistent à mettre la plaie ou le tissu blessé en contact avec le pansement de l'invention, entraînant de la sorte le traitement de la plaie ou du tissu blessé. Le traitement permet d'obtenir une cicatrisation de la plaie ou une cicatrisation accélérée de la plaie. L'invention se rapporte également à l'utilisation de bactéries d'acide lactique dans la fabrication d'un pansement destiné à traiter ou à accélérer la cicatrisation d'une plaie chez un individu.

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