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Urine-derived stem cells: A novel and versatile progenitor source for cell-based therapy and regenerative medicine

Engineered functional organs or tissues, created with autologous somatic cells and seeded on biodegradable or hydrogel scaffolds, have been developed for use in individuals with tissue damage suffered from congenital disorders, infection, irradiation, or cancer. However, in those patients, abnormal...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Deying, Wei, Guanghui, Li, Peng, Zhou, Xiaobo, Zhang, Yuanyuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chongqing Medical University 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4234168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25411659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gendis.2014.07.001
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Sumario:Engineered functional organs or tissues, created with autologous somatic cells and seeded on biodegradable or hydrogel scaffolds, have been developed for use in individuals with tissue damage suffered from congenital disorders, infection, irradiation, or cancer. However, in those patients, abnormal cells obtained by biopsy from the compromised tissue could potentially contaminate the engineered tissues. Thus, an alternative cell source for construction of the neo-organ or functional recovery of the injured or diseased tissues would be useful. Recently, we have found stem cells existing in the urine. These cells are highly expandable, and have self-renewal capacity, paracrine properties, and multi-differentiation potential. As a novel cell source, urine-derived stem cells (USCs) provide advantages for cell therapy and tissue engineering applications in regeneration of various tissues, particularly in the genitourinary tract, because they originate from the urinary tract system. Importantly, USCs can be obtained via a non-invasive, simple, and low-cost approach and induced with high efficiency to differentiate into three dermal cell lineages.