... muscle content and microvessel density among three groups revealed a significant increase (p < 0.05). Conclusions: TIMP-1 siRNA transfected FB could be used as a source of seed cell for urethral tissue engineering and could prevent the proliferation of urethral scar tissue. [email protected]...

...Volker Seifarth; Matthias Gossmann; Heinz Peter Janke; Joachim O. Grosse; Christoph Becker; Ingo Heschel; Gerhard M. Artmann; Aysegül Temiz Artmann Regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and biomedical research give hope to many patients who need bio-implants. Tissue engineering applications...

...Gang-Li Gu; Shu-Jie Xia; Jie Zhang; Guo-Hua Liu; Lei Yan; Zhong-Hua Xu; Ying-Jian Zhu Introduction: This study aims to investigate whether mesothelial cells could function as seed cells to construct tissue-engineered peritoneum-like tissue for urethral reconstruction in a rabbit model. Materials...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 30 12 2010 8 11 2011 4 1 2012 Ureter Peritoneal cavity Mesothelial cells Tissue engineering...

...Chao Li; Yuemin Xu; Lujie Song; Qiang Fu; Lei Cui; Shuo Yin Introduction: This study investigates the feasibility of replacing urinary epithelial cells with oral keratinocytes seeded on a bladder acellular matrix graft (BAMG) to reconstruct a tissue-engineered urethra. Materials and Methods: After...

... as (++) and (+), while PGA grafts were evaluated as (++) and (+) in neuron-specific enolase staining. The control group was evaluated as (+). Conclusion: Chitosan improved PGA’s abilities as a cell matrix and in guiding neurons into the graft. Bladder reconstruction Tissue engineering Polyglycolic acid Chitosan...

...Bernhard Brehmer; Dorothea Rohrmann; Christoph Becker; Günther Rau; Gerhard Jakse Introduction: Tissue engineering is an important and expanding field in reconstructive surgery. The ideal biomaterial for urologic tissue engineering should be biodegradable and support autologous cell growth. We...