The availability of autologous adult stem cells is one of the essential prerequisites for human
stem cell therapy. Urine-derived stem cells (USCs) are considered as desirable cell sources …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is mainly characterized by rapid decline of renal function. Currently,
the strategy of stem cells might be a therapy to treat AKI. The objective of this study was to …

Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from human urine-derived cells (hUCs)
provides a convenient and non-invasive way to obtain patient-specific iPSCs. However …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem. Cell therapy
using pluripotent stem cells represents an attractive therapeutic approach for the treatment …

Background: Regenerative medicine strategies employing nephron progenitor cells (NPCs)
are a viable approach that is worthy of substantial consideration as a promising cell source …

Cell therapy, ie., the use of cells to repair an affected tissue or organ, is at the forefront of
regenerative and personalized medicine. Among the multiple cell types that have been used …

Objectives Kidney disease is emerging as a critical medical problem worldwide. Because of
limited treatment options for the damaged kidney, stem cell treatment is becoming an …

Tissue engineering, as a frontier of medicine, is aimed at regeneration of tissue and organ
which can be used for the therapy of many diseases, such as trauma, cancer, and deformity …

Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and their differentiation into
mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (iMSCs) have created exciting source of cells for …

Despite being a biological waste, human urine contains a small population of cells with self-
renewal capacity and differentiation potential into several cell types. Being derived from the …