title: Isolation of urothelial cells from bladder tissue.
abstract: Presented below is a methodology for the isolation, expansion, and maintenance of urothelial cells derived from human bladder. Such bladder-derived urothelial cells, taken together with bladder or alternately sourced smooth muscle cells, may be complexed with an appropriately shaped biodegradable scaffold to create regenerative constructs capable of seeding formation of new bladder or bladder-like neo-organs upon implantation in human cystectomy patients.
authors.affiliation: Tengion Inc., Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Namrata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sangha
mesh_terms: D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000166:cytology*; D019459:Urothelium / Q000166:cytology*