Engineered bladder tissues, created with autologous bladder cells seeded on
biodegradable scaffolds, are being developed for use in patients who need cystoplasty …

Cell-based tissue engineering is one of the most promising areas in biotechnology for
restoring tissues and organ function in the urinary tract. Current strategies for bladder tissue …

Engineered functional organs or tissues, created with autologous somatic cells and seeded
on biodegradable or hydrogel scaffolds, have been developed for use in individuals with …

We sought to biologically characterize and identify a subpopulation of urine-derived stem
cells (USCs) with the capacity for multipotent differentiation. We demonstrated that single …

Regenerative medicine based on stem cell research has the potential to provide advanced
health care for human beings. Recent studies demonstrate that stem cells in human urine …

Many pathological processes including neurogenic bladder and malignancy necessitate
bladder reconstruction, which is currently performed using intestinal tissue. The use of …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether cells isolated from the upper urinary tract (UTCs)
possess stem cell characteristics and could be an alternative cell source for patients with …

OBJECTIVES: This review focuses on advances in regenerative therapies using stem cells
in urology. METHODS: A detailed literature search was performed using the PubMed …

Background Autologous urothelial cells are often obtained via bladder biopsy to generate
the bio-engineered urethra or bladder, while urine-derived stem cells (USC) can be …

Purpose: Contemporary approaches to tissue engineering and cell therapy for urinary tract
reconstruction require invasive tissue biopsies to obtain autologous cells. However, these …