World Journal of Stem Cells - Baishideng Publishing Group

Extracellular vesicle therapeutics for cardiac regeneration: Overcoming standardization hurdles

Rui-Qin Xue, Jun-Yan Hou, Wei-Xi Gao, Lin-Hao Zhang, Yu-Xiang Liu, Xiao-Shuang Zhou

World J Stem Cells 18(8):114716. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.114716

X inactive specific transcript drives mitochondrial metabolic rewiring and neural stem cell fate after spinal cord injury

Jin-Ke Sun, Zhen Shi, Xiao-Dong Tang, Bo-Kang Lv, Peng-Yu Lu, Yi-Gong Tian, Yan-Wei Fan, Peng Yan

World J Stem Cells 18(8):116228. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.116228

Breaking the cycle of radiation-induced bone death: Human amniotic mesenchymal stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles restore coupled osteo-angiogenic regeneration

Yang Yang, Guo-Dong Zhang, Ling Yi, Xu Yang, Zeng-Gao Han, Chen-Yu Song, Jing-Shun Lu, Kai-Yang Wang

World J Stem Cells 18(8):119963. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.119963

Maximizing stem cell yield from limited adipose tissue: A novel two-step digestion approach and future artificial intelligence-integrated perspectives

Yi-Fan Wu, Xu Jiang, Jian-Guang Zhang, Wei Zhang

World J Stem Cells 18(8):120206. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.120206

Artificial intelligence in hematopoietic stem cell research and associated malignancies: From disease modeling to cell manufacturing

Heba Adel Abd El Ghaffar, Aya Mohamed Adel Arafat, Eman Hazem AbdelTawab Khattab, Mustafa Ashraf Khattab, Ahmed M Khallaf, Shirihan Mahmoud Anwar Mahgoub

World J Stem Cells 18(8):121077. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.121077

Applying microfluidic techniques for biomaterial and mechanical regulation of mesenchymal stem cells

Bing-Qi Song, Jing Du, Xiao-Ming Li

World J Stem Cells 18(8):121713. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.121713

Induced pluripotent stem cells in Hirschsprung disease: Modeling, mechanisms, and translational challenges

Yuan-Xiang Qiu, Zheng-Ke Zhi, Yu-Mu Leng, Xin-Tao Zhang, Chun-Xia Du, Jie Tang, Hong-Xing Li, Wei-Bing Tang

World J Stem Cells 18(8):123046. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.123046

From mesenchymal stem cells to myoblast cell sheets: A next-generation regenerative concept for fistulizing Crohn’s disease

Bo-Lin Zhang, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Lu-Yang Li, Tian-Yang Li, Shinichiro Ogawa, Daisuke Miyamoto, Kayo Hasegawa, Shun Yamaguchi, Tomohiko Adachi, Susumu Eguchi, Kengo Kanetaka

World J Stem Cells 18(8):121648. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.121648

Very small embryonic-like stem cells: A predictor synergizing with complement and inflammatory factors for immunoglobulin A nephropathy prognosis

Cheng-Li Lou, Ke-Xin Ren, Xiu-Qin Xu, Xiang-Jing Wang, Xiao-Ping Fan, Bo Feng, Ping-Xin Hu, Yi-Jing Zhou

World J Stem Cells 18(8):120694. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.120694

Stem/progenitor cell-driven immune microenvironment remodeling in sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome

Wen-Xing Li, Si-Cong Jiang, Sheng-Li Fan, Yu-Xuan Xing, Lei Gong

World J Stem Cells 18(8):121124. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.121124

Pretransplant T-cell immune imbalance predicts slow engraftment after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in lymphoma

Xi Quan, Huai-Bin Zhang, Long-Rong Ran, Zhi-Ming Luo, Nan Zhang, Xiao Hu, Jian-Chuan Deng, Yao Liu, Shi-Feng Lou

World J Stem Cells 18(8):122836. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.122836

Dynamic regulation of neural stem cell state transitions by NOTCH1-REST transcriptional axis

Zhi-Chong Xie, Xiao-Yong Zhao, Rui-Hua Xiong, Xiao-Li Zhang, Wei Yang

World J Stem Cells 18(8):117617. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.117617

Protective effect of hUC-MSCs regulating peritoneal mesothelial cell EMT through cGAS-STING signaling pathway in high glucose-induced peritoneal fibrosis

Fu-Xing Dong, Lu-Li Zheng, Kun Nie, Jian-Xin Wan

World J Stem Cells 18(8):120270. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.120270

Mesenchymal stem cells therapy ameliorates esophageal dysmotility in gastroesophageal reflux disease by modulating smooth muscle contractility, alleviating senescence by targeting the DNMT3a-HIF1α axis

Yi Li, Wen-Ya Zhu, Bo Zhang, Ze-Rui Wang, Zhao-Yang Chen, Qian-Qian Chen, En-Qiang Linghu

World J Stem Cells 18(8):120831. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.120831

Cellular hypoxia reprograms drug response and reveals curcumin-driven cancer stem-cell-associated marker enrichment in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Hazar S Alharbi, Ishrat Rahman, Manal A AlSheddi, Hanan Henidi, Manal Mubarak Alkahtani, Zaha Al Makhlafi, Sahar ElRefai, Shams A Altwaim, Hourya Sanat Alnofaie, Hend M Salem, Maha Galal Omar, Alia Alturki, Hiba Talic, Ghada Aladhyani, Fotoon Alotaibi, Hadeel Basuhail, Rasil Alotaibi, Nada Alturki, Aljawhara Alharbi, Rafa Alsultan, Sara Khalid Albassam

World J Stem Cells 18(8):121991. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.121991

Letter to the Editor: Metabolic reprogramming - unlocking the full potential of stem cell therapy in wound repair

Si-Feng Wang, Xiang-Wen Peng

World J Stem Cells 18(8):118193. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.118193

Letter to the Editor: Epiregulin-EGFR-ERK1/2 signaling as a therapeutic axis for rescuing mesenchymal stem cell dysfunction in inflammatory periodontal niches

Kruthika Prakash, Kandasamy Nagarajan ArulJothi, Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran, Prakash Gangadaran, Byeong-Cheol Ahn

World J Stem Cells 18(8):119568. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.119568

Letter to the Editor: Exosomal circular RNAs from peripheral blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells as diagnostic and subtyping biomarkers in acute mesenteric ischemia

Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran, Atharva A Mahajan, Kandasamy Nagarajan ArulJothi, Sree Naga Sowndary Rajendran, Prakash Gangadaran, Byeong-Cheol Ahn

World J Stem Cells 18(8):120369. Published online Aug 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.120369