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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2011-03-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3727/096368910X520056 |