• 1. Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China;
  • 2. Graduate School of Nanchang University;
WANGYang, Email: wangy63cn@126.com
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Objective To review the current progresses in purification strategies, biological characters, and the uses in tissue engineering of urine-derived stem cells (USCs). Methods Recent relevant publications on the USCs were extensively reviewed, analyzed, and summarized. Results USCs, usually isolated by adherence screening method, are a population of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-like somatic stem cells possessing robust self-renew and multi-potential differentiation ability. Combined with using appropriate biomaterials and biological molecules, USCs can be used as a good cell source for tissue engineering. Conclusion An alluring prospect exists on the USCs-related research. Further studies are required to investigate the origin, individual differences, and the therapeutic values of USCs.

Citation: CHENChunyuan, NIUXin, WANGYang. RESEARCH PROGRESS OF URINE-DERIVED STEM CELLS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2015, 29(3): 372-376. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.20150078 Copy

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