Progress in research on tissue engineered penile corpora cavernosao
- VernacularTitle:阴茎海绵体组织工程的研究进展
- Author:
Hui LI
;
Hui ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Penile corpora caveruosa;
Tissue engineering:Progress
- From:
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2008;31(2):102-106
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Penis is one of the most important components of male external genitalia.Congenital abnormalities and trauma may lead to genitourinary organ damage or default,which require reconstruction.With the development of tissue engineering(TE),penile corpora cavernosa tissue engineening has becoming the core of the penis reconstruction.Recent researches mainly focus on forming scaffolds and transplanting cells(including of endothelial cells and caveruosal smooth muscle cells). Recently, stem cell technology, gene therapy and nervous reconstructive techniques have been combined to promote the development of tissue engineering.Tissue engineering has been thought to be able to make possible the restoring and constructing of the structure and normal funetion of penile corpora cavernosa.This paper gives a review of the recent progress in associated researches on tissue engineering of the penile corpora cavernosa.
