Kidney regeneration: Where we are and future perspectives

Figure 1 Vascular and collecting system casting of a kidney. Red: Arteries; Blue: Veins; Yellow: Ureter and collecting system. Permission of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

Figure 2 Regeneration of a tissue/organ.

Figure 3 A decellularized pig kidney scaffold and its extra cellular matrix after decellularization. A: Decellularized pig kidney scaffold; B: Hematoxylin and eosin staining of the decellularized pig kidney scaffold shows a decellularized extracellular matrix (× 200); C: Hematoxylin and eosin staining of the decellularized pig kidney scaffold shows a decellularized extracellular matrix (× 400). Permission of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

Figure 4 Normal kidney glomerulous visualized through scanning electron microscopy ( magnification × 250). Permission of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.