Therapeutic Effects of Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Experimental Lupus Nephritis

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been shown to possess immunomodulatory properties. Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that results in nephritis and subsequent destruction of renal microstructure. We investigated whether transplantation of human umbilical cord blood-derived MSCs...

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Main Authors: Jei-Wen Chang, Shun-Pei Hung, Hao-Hsiang Wu, Wen-Mien Wu, An-Hang Yang, Hsin-Lin Tsai, Ling-Yu Yang, Oscar K. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-03-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368910X520056