Hyperglycemic Stress Impairs the Stemness Capacity of Kidney Stem Cells in Rats.

The incidence of acute kidney injury in patients with diabetes is significantly higher than that of patients without diabetes, and may be associated with the poor stemness capacity of kidney stem cells (KSCs) and limited recovery of injured renal tubules. To investigate the effects of hyperglycemic...

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Main Authors: Guang Yang, Yali Jia, Chunlin Li, Qingli Cheng, Wen Yue, Xuetao Pei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4592017?pdf=render