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REVIEW article

Front. Pharmacol.
Sec. Renal Pharmacology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1505206
This article is part of the Research Topic Reviews in Renal Pharmacology: 2024 View all 4 articles

Current Status and Prospects of Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Stem Cell Therapy for Chronic Kidney Disease

Provisionally accepted
Tianyang Qian Tianyang Qian Yining He Yining He Han Chao Han Chao Ruxue Yan Ruxue Yan Weiming He Weiming He *
  • Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China

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    Renal fibrosis is one of the main pathological features of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and its treatment has been a hot research topic. Recent studies have shown that stem cell therapy can repair renal pathological changes and slow the progression of CKD. In addition, a large number of experiments have confirmed that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), especially Chinese medicine compound preparations, has the advantage of multitargeting interventions to improve renal fibrosis. Therefore, stem cell therapy combined with TCM is expected to provide new therapeutic ideas and measures to solve kidney problems. This article reviews the current status of TCM combined with stem cell therapy for CKD, discusses existing problems, and proposes future prospects.

    Keywords: Stem Cells, Traditional Chinese Medicine, renal fibrosis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Treatment

    Received: 02 Oct 2024; Accepted: 24 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Qian, He, Chao, Yan and He. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Weiming He, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China

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