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World J Stem Cells. Mar 26, 2015; 7(2): 490-494
Published online Mar 26, 2015. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v7.i2.490
Published online Mar 26, 2015. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v7.i2.490
Adult stem-like cells in kidney
Keiichi Hishikawa, Osamu Takase, Masahiro Yoshikawa, Taro Tsujimura, Masaomi Nangaku, Tsuyoshi Takato, Department of Advanced Nephrology and Regenerative Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
Tsuyoshi Takato, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest: All authors certify that there is no conflict of interest (including but not limited to commercial, personal, political, intellectual, or religious) regarding the material discussed in the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Keiichi Hishikawa, MD, PhD, Department of Advanced Nephrology and Regenerative Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. hishikawa-tky@umin.ac.jp
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Received: July 29, 2014
Peer-review started: July 30, 2014
First decision: October 16, 2014
Revised: November 20, 2014
Accepted: December 3, 2014
Article in press: December 10, 2014
Published online: March 26, 2015
Processing time: 233 Days and 22.1 Hours
Peer-review started: July 30, 2014
First decision: October 16, 2014
Revised: November 20, 2014
Accepted: December 3, 2014
Article in press: December 10, 2014
Published online: March 26, 2015
Processing time: 233 Days and 22.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Controversies still persist whether kidney stem cells exist or not, but renal progenitor cell or system is reportedly presents suggesting that adult stem-like cells in kidney can be practical clinical targets for kidney diseases. In this mini-review, we describe the recent broad findings of kidney regeneration and the cells that contribute regeneration.