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Murine Kidney Transplant Technique
Published on: October 20, 2015
Kidney regeneration and repair after transplantation
Marcella Franquesa1, Maria Flaquer, Josep M Cruzado
1Transplantation Laboratory, Internal Medicine Department, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. m.franquesa@erasmusmc.nl
Purpose Of Review:
To briefly show which are the mechanisms and cell types involved in kidney regeneration and describe some of the therapies currently under study in regenerative medicine for kidney transplantation.
Recent Findings:
The kidney contains cell progenitors that under specific circumstances have the ability to regenerate specific structures. Apart from the knowledge gained in the self-regenerative properties of the kidney, new concepts in regenerative medicine such as organ engineering and the use of mesenchymal stem cell-based therapies are currently the focus of attention in the field.
Summary:
Overall, kidney regeneration is a reality and the knowledge on how to control it will be one of the main scopes in the present and future.
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