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Macrophages are involved in the protective role of human umbilical cord-derived stromal cells in renal ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Stem cell research - 1 May 2013
Li Wei, Zhang Qiang, Wang Mei, Wu Huiyi, Mao Fei, Zhang Bin, Ji Runbi, Gao Shuo, Sun Zixuan, Zhu Wei, Qian Hui, Chen Yongchang, Xu Wenrong
Abstract excerpt
Administration of fibroblastic cells derived from a number of tissues (collectively called "mesenchymal stem cells") has been suggested to be beneficial for renal repair and mortality reduction in renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), but the underlying mechanism is not fully understood. In the present study, our objective was to investigate the involvement of macrophages in the therapeutic effect of human...
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