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Engineered Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as Antifibrotic Nanotherapeutics for Chronic Kidney Disease.
Key takeaways
This study uses engineered stem cell-derived vesicles to treat kidney fibrosis (scarring). These are not human trials: this was done in mice and organoids.
Who did this work
Zhang W · Xu S · Cao Z · Jin W · Deng S · Zhou Q · Xia X · Wang X
Source
Article · PubMed, fibrosis reversal · 2026 Aug 11
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42581571/