Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles for kidney repair: current status and looming challenges

Abstract Novel therapies are urgently needed to address the rising incidence and prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) have shown promising results in experimental AKI and CKD, and have been used in the clinic for more than a...

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Main Authors: Arash Aghajani Nargesi, Lilach O. Lerman, Alfonso Eirin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Stem Cell Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-017-0727-7