• 1. Department of Orthopaedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Orthopaedics, the First People’s Hospital of Yibin City, Yibin, Sichuan 644000, P. R. China;
XIANG Zhou, Email: xiangzhou15@hotmail.com
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Urine-derived stem cells are a kind of cells with strong proliferative ability and multi-directional differentiation characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells isolated from urine. Urine-derived stem cells are derived from the kidney and express mesenchymal stem cell-specific antigens; experimental studies have shown that they can differentiate into a variety of cells such as adipocytes, chondrocytes, bone cells, nerve cells, etc., and have the function of promoting tissue repair. A review of the research progress of urinary stem cells is now available.

Citation: GUAN Qing, CHEN Long, XIANG Zhou. Progress in research on urinary stem cells. West China Medical Journal, 2018, 33(8): 1033-1036. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201609046 Copy

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