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Download fileThe therapeutic effects of cell therapy in combination with antifibrotics to enhance tissue repair in experimental kidney disease
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posted on 2017-08-31, 03:54 authored by BROOKE HUUSKESThis thesis investigated the ability of stem cells coming from the bone marrow and a human hormone, called relaxin, to reduce kidney scarring and protect the blood vessels in kidney disease. The findings of this thesis show a beneficial effect of combining the stem cells and relaxin therapy to reduce kidney scarring and increase the ability of cells obtained from kidney disease patients to form new blood vessels.