Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth Ameliorate Diabetic Nephropathy In Vivo and In Vitro by Inhibiting Advanced Glycation End Product-Activated Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

• Main Authors: Nanquan Rao (Author), Xiaotong Wang (Author), Jing Xie (Author), Jingzhi Li (Author), Yue Zhai (Author), Xiaoxia Li (Author), Tengjiaozi Fang (Author), Yuanyuan Wang (Author), Yuming Zhao (Author), Lihong Ge (Author)
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• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major cause of chronic kidney disease. It has been proven that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have therapeutic effects on kidney disease. Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) are MSCs that are derived from dental pulps in exfoliated deciduous teeth fr...