Mesenchymal stromal cells in renal ischemia/reperfusion injury

Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is an inevitable consequence of organ transplantation and a major determinant of patient and graft survival in kidney transplantation. Renal I/R injury can lead to fibrosis and graft failure. Although the exact sequence of events in the pathophysiology of I/R injury...

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Main Authors: Dorottya K. De Vries, Alexander F.M. Schaapherder, Marlies E.J. Reinders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00162/full