A medical device coated with one or more antibodies and one or more layers of
a
matrix is disclosed. The antibodies or fragments thereof react with an endothelial
cell surface antigen. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for producing
the medical device. The matrix coating the medical device may be composed of a
synthetic material, such as a fullerene, or a naturally occurring material. The
fullerenes range from about C60 to about C100. The medical device may be a stent
or a synthetic graft. The antibodies promote the adherence of cells captured in
vivo on the medical device. The antibodies may be mixed with the matrix or covalently
tethered through a linker molecule to the matrix. Following adherence to the medical
device, the cells differentiate and proliferate on the medical device. The antibodies
may be different types of monoclonal antibodies. By facilitating adherence of cells
to the surface of the medical device, the disclosed methods and compositions will
decrease the incidence of restenosis as well as other thromboembolic complications
resulting from implantation of medical devices.