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ArticleSexual medicine2022

A Preliminary Study of Constructing the Tissue-Engineered Corpus Cavernosum With Autologous Adipose Stem Cells In Vivo.

Zilong Cao, Liqiang Liu, Hu Jiao, Cheng Gan, Jia Tian, Tiran Zhang, Bing Han

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Zilong CaoPlastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Liqiang LiuPlastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Electronic address: liuliqiang@psh.pumc.edu.cn.
Hu JiaoPlastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Cheng GanPlastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Jia TianPlastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Tiran ZhangPlastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Bing HanPlastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

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introductionThe autologous skin flap is still the mainstream method for penile reconstruction, but it is very difficult to reconstruct a functional corpus cavernosum. Tissue engineering provides a new idea aiming to restore the damaged or absent corpus cavernosum.

aimTo assess the feasibility of constructing the tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum with autologous adipose stem cells in a rabbit model.

methodsA total of 30 New Zealand male white rabbits. Among them, 20 rabbits were used to obtain the original corpus cavernosum which were used to prepare the acellular corporal scaffolds (ACSs). The others were used for acquiring autologous adipose stem cells (ADSCs) and constructing tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum in vivo. OUTCOME: ACSs were obtained from rabbit penile tissues through an established decellularization procedure. Rabbit autologous ADSCs as seed cells were harvested and expanded. The ADSCs seeded and unseeded ACSs were implanted back into the intramuscular and subcutaneous site in vivo, and the tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum was harvested and analyzed with gross morphology, histological staining, and real-time PCR assay after 1, 3, and 6 months.

resultsACSs were successfully prepared. The cell non-cytotoxicity and integrity of micro-architecture of ACSs was confirmed in vitro. The cell-seeded scaffold in the intramuscular group was considered as the better strategy for constructing the tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum compared with the other groups. Some α-SMA and CD31 positive cells were detected and identified by immunofluorescent staining and real-time PCR assay in the tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum. CLINICAL TRANSLATION: This study provides a new method for constructing the tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum. STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS: First, it is urgent to improve the transformation rate of the endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells from ADSCs. Second, the scaffold harvested in this study was not a complete matrix. Third, further study is needed to explore the potential mechanism of which scaffolds are more suitable for living in intramuscular rather than subcutaneous environment.

conclusionIn this study, we used the autologous ADSCs as seed cells, the acellular corpus cavernosum as scaffolds, and implanted the grafts back into the rabbit model to preliminarily construct the tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum. This study would provide help for further development in tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum. Cao Z, Liu L, Jiao H, et al. A Preliminary Study of Constructing the Tissue-Engineered Corpus Cavernosum With Autologous Adipose Stem Cells In Vivo. Sex Med 2022;10:100563.

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Acellular corporal scaffoldsAdipose stem cellsCorpus cavernosumTissue engineering

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