Abstract

A REVIEW ON STEM CELL AS AN OPTION FOR KIDNEY INJURY AND TRANSPLANTATION

Purushottam Raj*, Devendra Singh, Akriti Singh and Ekta Singh

Abstract

In the past few years, kidney disease has become a major health problem all over the world. These diseases affect more than 10% of the world's people and are getting worse all the time. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming more common in the United States at a rate of 6-8% per year. Dialysis and transplantation are the only treatments available at this time. But it’s limited due to lack of donor. Therefore, finding new and better treatments for kidney diseases is essential for enhancing patient survival and quality of life. However, Stem cell [SC] therapy and regenerative medicine may bring new choices for renal disease. These potential treatments might include employing endogenous or external stem cells to repair or reprogram the organ to renew. This study will focus on stem cell-based therapies for kidney illnesses, including cell sources, mechanisms, consequences and future issues also the risks in clinical use.

Keywords: Mesenchymal stem cell, Stem Cell Therapy, Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal stem/progenitor cells.