Cell Technologies
Fig. 3.1 Amniotic stem cells Fig. 3.2 Differentiation potency of amniotic fluid stem cells into muscle, neuron, endothelium, bone, fat, and chondrocyte The stem cells are usually extracted from the…
Decellularization
Fig. 6.1 Schematic diagram of the liver regeneration hypothesis using decellularized scaffolds. (a) Partial resection of one hepatic lobule is performed. (b) The defective part is replaced with decellularized liver…
Penis and Testis
Tissue Material Target Authors Years Penile prosthesis Cartilage Chondrocytes Athymic mice Yoo JJ et al. 1998 Cartilage Autologous cartilage cells Rabbit Yoo JJ et al. 1999 Cartilage Chondrocytes from human…
Urethral Sphincter: Stress Urinary Incontinence
Cell type Biomaterial Animal model SUI model Continence assessment BMSC [66, 108] – Rodent PNT LPP BMSC [92] – Rodent Urethrolysis/cardiotoxin ALPP BMSC [109] Alginate/Calcium Rodent PNT LPP ADSC [67,…
Current Developments and Future Perspectives of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018Bup Wan Kim (ed.)Clinical Regenerative Medicine in Urologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2723-9_1 1. Current Developments and Future Perspectives of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Ji Hyun Kim1 and James J. Yoo1 (1) Wake Forest Institute for…
Management of Sickle Cell Anemia
Fig. 13.1 Red blood cells of a patient with sickle-cell disease. Left: Oxygenated. Right: Deoxygenated. The shape of the cells when deoxygenated causes them to break easily. [Courtesy of Dr….
Post-Transplant Anemia
(a) Blood loss anemia Intraoperative blood loss Repeated blood draws—phlebotomy Gastrointestinal Menstrual blood losses (b) Decreased RBC production Decreased effective production Iron deficiency—absolute or functional Folate deficiency—medications Pure red cell…
