CPC A61K 35/22 (2013.01) [A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 47/42 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for reducing rate of increase in serum creatinine (sCr) in the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a human patient comprising an estimated glomerular filtration rate of 15 to 60 mL/min, the method comprising:
injecting into the renal cortex of at least one kidney of the patient having said CKD a composition comprising 1.0-9.0×106 cells of a selected renal cell (SRC) population per gram estimated kidney weight (/gKWest)
wherein the SRC population is enriched for renal tubular cells and exhibits a buoyant density greater than approximately 1.0419 g/mL; and
thereby reducing the rate of increase in sCr of the human patient.
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