Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive loss in renal function over a period of months
or years. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) or stage 5 CKD ensues when renal function …

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is defined as the inability of the kidneys to remove waste
products and excess fluid from the blood. ESRD progresses from earlier stages of chronic …

The kidney is a specialized low-regenerative organ with several different types of cellular
lineages; however, the identity of renal stem/progenitor cells with nephrogenic potential and …

The mammalian kidney is a highly complex organ, composed of various cell types within a
unique structural framework. Nonetheless, in recent years, giant leaps in our understanding …

Introduction: Kidney diseases are a global public health problem whose incidence is rapidly
growing due to a global rise in the aged population and the increasing prevalence of …

The generation of nephrons during development depends on differentiation via a
mesenchymal to epithelial transition (MET) of self-renewing, tissue-specific stem cells …

Both kidney and circulating stem cells participate in kidney regeneration. However, the role
of extrarenal stem cells is at best minimal. 1, 2 The major source of regenerating cells after …

Potential use of stem or progenitor cells for kidney regeneration | Nature Reviews Nephrology
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Organogenesis for kidney regeneration : Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation
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Kidney diseases are a of major health problem worldwide. Despite advances in drug
therapies, they are only capable of slowing the progression of kidney diseases. Accordingly …