title: Urine--a waste or the future of regenerative medicine?
abstract: In recent years, urine has emerged as a source of urine cells. Two different types of cells can be isolated from urine: urine derived stem cells (USCs) and renal tubular cells called urine cells (UCs). USCs have great differentiation properties and can be potentially used in genitourinary tract regeneration. Within this paper, we attempt to demonstrate that such as easily accessible source of cells, collected during completely non-invasive procedures, can be better utilized. Cells derived from urine can be isolated, stored, and used for the creation of urine stem cell banks. In the future, urine holds great potential to become a main source of cells for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
authors: Chair of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Tissue Engineering, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland. Electronic address: tomaszkloskowski@op.pl.
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authors: Kloskowski
authors: Chair of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Tissue Engineering, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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authors: Nowacki
authors: Chair of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Tissue Engineering, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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authors: Pokrywczyńska
authors: Chair of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Tissue Engineering, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland; Department of General and Oncological Urology, Nicolaus Copernicus Hospital, Torun, Poland.
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mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000166:cytology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology*; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000502:physiology*