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Cells Involved in Urethral Tissue Engineering: Systematic Review.
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- Cell biomechanics on muscle atrophy: from intricate mechanisms to therapeutic frontiers.Annals of medicine · 2025Review
- Two is Better than One: Evaluation of Single Versus Staged Approaches for Tubular Substitution Urethroplasty with Acellular Silk Fibroin Biomaterials in Rabbits.Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2025Article
- Toward Sex-Specific Biomaterials Innovation: A Perspective.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2025Review
- Isolation and characterization of epithelial cells and fibroblasts from the human penile urethra.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Urine-derived stem cells: Promising advancements and applications in regenerative medicine and beyond.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Tissue Engineering for Penile Reconstruction.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Biological Macromolecule-Based Scaffolds for Urethra Reconstruction.Biomolecules · 2023Review
- Urine-derived stem cells in neurological diseases: current state-of-the-art and future directions.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023Review
- Prospects and Challenges of Electrospun Cell and Drug Delivery Vehicles to Correct Urethral Stricture.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Tailor-made natural and synthetic grafts for precise urethral reconstruction.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2022Review
- Comparison of two different methods of establishment of canine urethroplasty model: an experimental trial.BMC urology · 2021Article
- Cell-Seeded Acellular Artery for Reconstruction of Long Urethral Defects in a Canine Model.Stem cells international · 2021Article
- Urine-derived stem/progenitor cells: A focus on their characterization and potential.World journal of stem cells · 2020Review
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Abstract
The urethra is part of the lower urinary tract and its main role is urine voiding. Its complex histological structure makes urethral tissue prone to various injuries with complicated healing processes that often lead to scar formation. Urethral stricture disease can affect both men and women. The occurrence of this pathology is more common in men and thus are previous research has been mainly oriented on male urethra reconstruction. However, commonly used surgical techniques show unsatisfactory results because of complications. The new and progressively developing field of tissue engineering offers promising solutions, which could be applied in the urethral regeneration of both men´s and women´s urethras. The presented systematic review article offers an overview of the cells that have been used in urethral tissue engineering so far. Urine-derived stem cells show a great perspective in respect to urethral tissue engineering. They can be easily harvested and are a promising autologous cell source for the needs of tissue engineering techniques. The presented review also shows the importance of mechanical stimuli application on maturating tissue. Sufficient vascularization and elimination of stricture formation present the biggest challenges not only in customary surgical management but also in tissue-engineering approaches.
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