Study Of Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Stem Cells For Lupus Therapy

April 12, 2011

Human umbilical cord blood-derived mensenchymal stem cells (uMSCs) have been found to offer benefits for treating lupus nephritis (LN) when transplanted into mouse models of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE is an autoimmune disease with “myriad immune system aberrations” characterized by diverse clinical conditions, including LN, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with SLE.  (Medical News Today)