Background: Although the primitive haematopoietic and neuronal stem cell marker CD133 is
known to be present in cancer stem cells (CSCs) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the …

The prevalence of kidney diseases is emerging as a public health problem. Stem cells
(SCs), currently considered as a promising tool for therapeutic application, have aroused …

Emerging evidence indicates that a small population of cancer cells is highly tumorigenic,
endowed with self-renewal, and has the ability to differentiate into cells that constitute the …

ABSTRACT Three‐dimensional (3D) cell culture models are becoming increasingly popular
in contemporary cancer research and drug resistance studies. Recently, scientists have …

The prevalence of renal diseases is emerging as a public health problem. Despite major
progress in supportive therapy, mortality rates among patients remain high. In an attempt to …

While cultured embryonic stem (ES) cells can be harvested in abundance and appear to be
the most versatile of cells for regenerative medicine, adult stem cells also hold promise, but …

BACKGROUND: Recently, we showed that transplantation of 100–300 c-Kit+ stem cells
isolated from cultured salispheres ameliorates radiation-damage in murine salivary glands …

Bone marrow–and adult kidney–derived stem/progenitor cells hold promise in the
development of therapies for renal failure. Here is reported the identification and …

Podocyte loss is a general mechanism of glomerular dysfunction that initiates and drives the
progression of chronic kidney disease, which affects 10% of the world population. Here, we …

Background It has been suggested that a small population of cells with unique self-renewal
properties and malignant potential exists in solid tumors. Such" cancer stem cells" have …