nephroprotection

nephroprotection

English

Etymology

nephro- +‎ protection

Noun

nephroprotection (uncountable)

1. Protection of the kidneys.
   • 2015 July 15, Pascal Rowart et al., “Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury”, in Journal of Immunology Research‎, volume 2015, DOI:10.1155/2015/602597:

     MVs have been already tested in AKI model and appear to induce nephroprotection similarly to MSC administration.

Related terms

• nephroprotective