Mesenchymal stem cell therapy promotes renal repair by limiting glomerular podocyte and progenitor cell dysfunction in adriamycin-induced nephropathy

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 303, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Zoja, Carla ^a   Garcia, Pablo Bautista ^a   Rota, Cinzia ^a   Conti, Sara ^a   Gagliardini, Elena ^a   Corna, Daniela ^a   Zanchi, Cristina ^a   Bigini, Paolo ^a   Benigni, Ariela ^a   Remuzzi, Giuseppe ^a,b   Morigi, Marina ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriamycin nephropathy; Mesenchymal stem cells; Parietal epithelial progenitor cells; Podocytes; Renal repair; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868348846     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00057.2012     Document Type: Article

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