Serum-free medium and hypoxic preconditioning synergistically enhance the therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells on experimental renal fibrosis.
Naoki IshiuchiAyumu NakashimaShigehiro DoiRyo KanaiSatoshi MaedaShinya TakahashiMasataka NagaoTakao MasakiPublished in: Stem cell research & therapy (2021)
These results indicate that administration of ex vivo-expanded, hypoxia-preconditioned SF-MSCs may be a useful cell therapy to prevent renal fibrosis.