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Open AccessSafety and Effectiveness of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Patients with Stones in a Solitary Kidney: A Meta-Analysis
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has been widely applied in the treatment of isolated renal stones in recent years. However, its safety and effectiveness for patients with isolated renal stones remains cont...
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Open AccessErythropoietin protects against rhabdomyolysis-induced acute kidney injury by modulating macrophage polarization
Erythropoietin (EPO) is a well-known hormone that is clinically used for the treatment of anemia. Very recently, an increasing body of evidence showed that EPO could still regulate bioactivities of macrophages...
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Open AccessA novel cytoprotective peptide protects mesenchymal stem cells against mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis induced by starvation via Nrf2/Sirt3/FoxO3a pathway
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) has been widely explored in the past decade as a cell-based treatment for various diseases. However, poor survival of adaptively transferred MSCs limits their clinical therapeutic p...