The overlooked role of muscle regeneration failure in post-implantation complications: a thorough investigation into mechanisms of recurrent urethral stricture
Alexey L. Fayzullin, Natalia Chepelova, Natalia Serejnikova, Nafisa Fayzullina, Mansur Mustafin, Andrei Bazarkin, Milena Noelia Vergara Bashkatova, Olga V. Drakina, Artem A. Antoshin, Yana I. Khristidis, Li Xue, Anyong Yu, Denis Butnaru, Evgeny V. Shpot, Eugene Bezrukov, , Peter Timashev
This study investigates muscle regeneration failure in urethral reconstruction, finding that incomplete muscle regeneration leads to profibrotic responses and recurrent stricture.
bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering