title: Adult stem cells in the repair of the injured renal tubule.
abstract: The capacity of the kidney to regenerate functional tubules following episodes of acute injury is an important determinant of patient morbidity and mortality in the hospital setting. After severe injury or repeated episodes of injury, kidney recovery can be significantly impaired or even fail completely. Although significant advances have been made in the clinical management of such cases, there is no specific therapy that can improve the rate or effectiveness of the repair process. Recent studies have indicated that adult stem cells, either in the kidney itself or derived from the bone marrow, could participate in this repair process and might therefore be utilized clinically to treat acute renal failure. This review will focus on our current understanding of these stem cells, the controversies surrounding their in vivo capacity to repopulate the renal tubule, and further investigations that will be required before stem cell therapy can be considered for use in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Section of Nephrology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. lloyd.cantley@yale.edu
authors.forename: Lloyd G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Cantley
mesh_terms: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019743:Chemokines, CXC / Q000502:physiology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000502:physiology; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; D015703:Antigens, CD; C515255:CXCL12 protein, human; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; D006023:Glycoproteins; D010455:Peptides