Human Urine-Derived Stem Cells: Potential for Cell-Based Therapy of Cartilage Defects

• Main Authors: Long Chen (Author), Lang Li (Author), Fei Xing (Author), Jing Peng (Author), Kun Peng (Author), Yuanzheng Wang (Author), Zhou Xiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Stem cell therapy is considered an optimistic approach to replace current treatments for cartilage defects. Recently, human urine-derived stem cells (hUSCs), which are isolated from the urine, are studied as a promising candidate for many tissue engineering therapies due to their multipotency and su...