Adult stem cells as a tool for kidney regeneration

Table 1 A summary of the results of isolating stem cells from the adult kidney

Species	Isolation method	Stem cell markers	Location	Incorporation into kidney tubules	Ref.
Rat	Label retaining		Proximal tubule	Yes	Maeshima et al[6]
Rat	Label retaining		Papilla	Yes	Oliver et al[8]
Rat	Side population	Sca-1, CD45	Some were derived from bone marrow	No	Iwatani et al[10]
Mouse	Side population	Sca-1	Interstitium	NE	Hishikawa et al[11]
Mouse	Side population	Sca-1	Proximal tubule	Yes (rare)	Challen et al[12]
Human	Marker	CD133	Tubules	Yes	Bussolati et al[15]
Human	Marker	CD133, CD24	Parietal epithelium in the Bowman's capsule	Yes	Sagrinati et al[16]
Mouse	Marker	Sca-1	Papilla	Yes	Dekel et al[17]
Rat	Culture	Pax2, Oct4	Proximal tubule	Yes	Gupta et al[18]

NE: Not examined.