摘要 |
Compositions for use in treating penile defects, including erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease. Compositions include penile stem cells and isolated penile stem cells substantially free of red blood cells, additives such as amnion, amniotic fluid, extracellular matrix components, growth factors, anti-inflammatories, antioxidants, wound healing agents, and collagenases. Also provided are methods of treating said penile defects in a patient, including implanting a composition of penile stem cells or platelet rich plasma derived from the penis into a patient. Methods include implanting a composition of amnion and/or amniotic fluid into a patient for a penile defect. Also provided are methods of isolating penile stem cells substantially free of red blood cells by providing a whole blood specimen obtained from the penis of a subject; separating the whole blood into fractions containing penile stem cells and the red blood cells from the specimen; and collecting the penile stem cell fraction. |