中医学“肾藏精”理论与干细胞理论均是关于人体生长、发育、衰老基本生命过程的重要理论。干细胞在人体生长发育过程中受自身基因属性和局部微环境影响，并受神经内分泌物质的远程调控。本文将干细胞的特性与中医理论中的精学说进行比较分析，并在前期提出先天之精现代科学实质的新理论“干细胞具先天之精属性，是先天之精在细胞层次的存在形式”基础上进一步提出肾藏精的现代科学内涵新理论：“肾藏精的现代实质在于局部微环境依赖的干细胞自我调控系统，受以性激素系统为中心的全身神经内分泌系统调控。”

Essence theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and stem cells theory are both important for describing the human structure growth, development and ageing. In our previous study, we compared the character of stem cells with essence theory and found that stem cells are closely related to essence. Then we put forward a new theory that Stem cells have the same properties of congenital essence, and they are the existence formation of congenital essence at the cell level. Stem cells are affected by autogene attributes and regional microenivroments during human growth and development. They are also remotely controlled by neuroendocrine substances. Based on the theory concerning modern scientific connotation of Kidney Storing Essence, here we present a new theory: theoretical connotation of Kidney Storing Essence is closely related with the stem cells self-control system depending on their regional microenviroment, which is regulated and controlled by the neuroendocrine system all over the body, especially by the sex hormone system.

国家自然科学基金（30500645）：电针对骨髓间充质干细胞移植治疗心肌梗死的影响研究，负责人：张进。