Podocytes are highly specialized cells of the kidney glomerulus that wrap around capillaries
and that neighbor cells of the Bowman's capsule. When it comes to glomerular filtration …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are stromal cells that have the ability to self‐renew and
also exhibit multilineage differentiation into both mesenchymal and nonmesenchymal …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), as an undifferentiated group of adult multipotent cells,
have remarkable antitumor features that bring them up as a novel choice to treat cancers …

The prevalence of renal diseases is emerging as a public health problem. Despite major
progress in supportive therapy, mortality rates among patients remain high. In an attempt to …

Cell-based therapy is a promising strategy for treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is
currently the focus of preclinical studies. We performed a systematic review and meta …

Mesenchymal stem cells constitute a pool of cells present throughout the lifetime in
numerous niches, characteristic of unlimited replication potential and the ability to …

Multilineage-differentiating stress-enduring (Muse) cells are nontumorigenic endogenous
pluripotent-like stem cells that can be collected from various organs. Intravenously …

We recently demonstrated the use of in vitro expanded kidney-derived mesenchymal stem
cells (KMSC) protected peritubular capillary endothelial cells in acute renal ischemia …

Limitations in the current therapeutic strategies for the prevention of progression of chronic
kidney disease (CKD) to end stage renal disease has been a drawback to improving patient …

Significant progress has been made to advance stem cell products as potential therapies for
kidney diseases: various kinds of stem cells can restore renal function in preclinical models …