Urine-Derived Stem Cells: The Present and the Future

Urine-Derived Stem Cells: The Present and the Future

Stem cell research provides promising strategies in improving healthcare for human beings. As a noninvasively obtained and easy-to-culture cell resource with relatively low expense, urine-derived stem cells have special advantages. They have been extensively studied on its proliferation ability and...

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Main Authors: Xiaoli Ji, Min Wang, Fang Chen, Junmei Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4378947
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spelling doaj-acec728387bb45ecbd6049ae76f907192020-11-24T22:26:14ZengHindawi LimitedStem Cells International1687-966X1687-96782017-01-01201710.1155/2017/43789474378947Urine-Derived Stem Cells: The Present and the FutureXiaoli Ji0Min Wang1Fang Chen2Junmei Zhou3Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Children’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1400 Beijing Road West, Shanghai 200040, ChinaDepartment of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Children’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1400 Beijing Road West, Shanghai 200040, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Children’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1400 Beijing Road West, Shanghai 200040, ChinaDepartment of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Children’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1400 Beijing Road West, Shanghai 200040, ChinaStem cell research provides promising strategies in improving healthcare for human beings. As a noninvasively obtained and easy-to-culture cell resource with relatively low expense, urine-derived stem cells have special advantages. They have been extensively studied on its proliferation ability and differentiation potential and were being reprogrammed to model diseases during the last decade. In this review, we intend to summarize the latest progress on the research of urine-derived stem cells for its broad application mainly in regenerative medicine and disease modeling, as well as in what is challenging currently. This minireview will highlight the potential application of urine-derived stem cells and provides possible direction of further research in the future.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4378947
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description Stem cell research provides promising strategies in improving healthcare for human beings. As a noninvasively obtained and easy-to-culture cell resource with relatively low expense, urine-derived stem cells have special advantages. They have been extensively studied on its proliferation ability and differentiation potential and were being reprogrammed to model diseases during the last decade. In this review, we intend to summarize the latest progress on the research of urine-derived stem cells for its broad application mainly in regenerative medicine and disease modeling, as well as in what is challenging currently. This minireview will highlight the potential application of urine-derived stem cells and provides possible direction of further research in the future.
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