Topical Application of Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorates Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats

Ping-kuen Lam^1,2, Chi-fai NG^1,2*, Wai-lun Tang³, Anthony WI Lo⁴, Cindy SW Tong^1,2, Don WC Chin^1,2, Kenneth HK Wong⁴, Kin KY Lo^1,2, Richard KW Choy⁵, Eddie SY Chan¹ and Paul BS Lai^1,2

¹Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

²Chow Tai Fook-Cheng Yu Tung Surgical Stem Cell Research Center, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

³Department of Clinical Pathology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China

⁴Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China