Role of medullary progenitor cells in epithelial cell migration and proliferation
Chen D, Chen Z, Zhang Y, Park C, Al-Omari A, Moeckel GW. Role of medullary progenitor cells in epithelial cell migration and proliferation. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2014, 307: f64-f74. PMID: 24808539, PMCID: PMC4080159, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00547.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgenitor cellsEpithelial cell migrationSide populationInterstitial cell lineEpithelial cellsBone marrow-derived stem cellsCell migrationMarrow-derived stem cellsInjury repairMedullary interstitiumDuct cellsInner medullaCell proliferationCell linesProliferationTubule formationStem cellsInterstitial progenitor cellsDifferentiation mediumCellsPhenotypic characteristicsCritical roleIMCD3 cellsPGE2CXCR4