Research Article

Paracrine Proangiogenic Function of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Is Not Affected by Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 1

Participant characteristics (healthy controls+CKD).

Healthy controls ()CKD patients ()

Female/male10/72/13
Mean age (SD)59 (8)56 (12)
BMI (SD)23.98 (3.50)24.86 (2.58)
Creatinine, μmol/L (SD)69 (17)595 (227)
Indication for NTxN/AIgA nephropathy: 5
PCKD: 4
MPGN: 1
Iatrogenic: 1
Kidney atrophy: 2
Cause unknown: 2
Dialysis0Peritoneal dialysis: 6
No dialysis: 9
Statin use (%)4 (18%)12 (80%)

Continuous variables are provided as mean (SD). BMI: body mass index; NTx: kidney transplantation; CKD: chronic kidney disease; PCKD: polycystic kidney disease; MPGN: membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.