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Review
. 2019 Sep 18;20(18):4614.
doi: 10.3390/ijms20184614.

Reparative and Regenerative Effects of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells-Promising Potential for Kidney Transplantation?

Merel Pool  1 , Henri Leuvenink  2 , Cyril Moers  3
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Review

Reparative and Regenerative Effects of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells-Promising Potential for Kidney Transplantation?

Merel Pool et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) possess reparative, regenerative and immunomodulatory properties. The current literature suggests that MSCs could improve kidney transplant outcome via immunomodulation. In many clinical domains, research has also focussed on the regenerative and reparative effects of therapies with MSCs. However, in the field of transplantation, data on this subject remain scarce. This review provides an overview of what is known about the regenerative and reparative effects of MSCs in various fields ranging from wound care to fracture healing and also examines the potential of these promising MSC properties to improve the outcome of kidney transplantations.

Keywords: kidney transplantation; mesenchymal stromal cells; regeneration.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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