Amniotic Fluid and Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Can be Converted to Smooth Muscle Cells in the Cryo-Injured Rat Bladder and Prevent Compensatory Hypertrophy of Surviving Smooth Muscle Cells

Abstract

In this model stem cell transplantation has a limited effect on smooth muscle cell regeneration. Instead it can regulate post-injury bladder remodeling, possibly via a paracrine mechanism.