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 represents an unlimited source of patient-specific kidney cells that can be harvested
noninvasively. Urine derived podocytes and proximal tubule cells have been used to study …

The kidney has a dramatic capacity to regenerate after injury. Whether stem cells are the
source of the epithelial progenitors replacing injured and dying tubular epithelium is …

With the increasing rate of end-stage renal failure and limited alternatives for its treatment,
stem cell (SC) therapy for kidney injury is urgently needed. Choosing the right SC type is the …

The therapeutic potential of stem cell research is very promising. Although arising ethical
questions, especially in the field of embryonic stem cells (ES), it is astonishing how, in the …

BACKGROUND Renal failure, whether arising from an acute or chronic decline in renal
function, is a grave condition that can result in Substantial or complete failure of the filtration …

The potential role of stem cells in the repair of glomerular and tubular injury is under
intensive investigation. Several studies have addressed the role of endogenous bone …

Abstract Background and Aims Despite the therapeutic promise of stem cell therapy in the
treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD], most donor cell populations have to be …

Potential use of stem or progenitor cells for kidney regeneration | Nature Reviews Nephrology
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The kidney undergoes continuous, slow cellular turnover for tissue maintenance and rapid
cell replacement after injury. The cellular origin of newly differentiated tubular epithelium …