Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapies against Podocyte Damage in Diabetic Nephropathy
Injury to podocytes is an early event in diabetic nephropathy leading to proteinuria with possible progression to end-stage renal failure. The podocytes are unique and highly specialized cells that cover the outer layer of kidney ultra-filtration barrier and play an important role in glomerular func...
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Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society
2017
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