title: [Application prospect of adult stem cells in male infertility].
abstract: The study on stem cells is a hot field in biomedical science in recent years, and has furthered from laboratory to clinical application. Stem cells, according to their developmental stage and differential properties, can be divided into embryonic stem cells, induced PS cells and adult stem cells, among which, adult stem cells have already been applied to the clinical treatment of many systemic diseases. Currently, the study of spermatogonial stem cells and adult stem cells is in the front of the basic researches on the treatment of male infertility, but the time has not yet arrived for their clinical application. This paper outlines the application prospect of adult stem cells in male infertility.
authors.affiliation: Family Planning Research Institute/Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
authors.forename: Rui-Feng
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Cheng-Liang
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D053687:Adult Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D013093:Spermatogonia / Q000166:cytology; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation