Chien‐Te Lee

Beyond Weight Loss and Glycemic Control: Molecular Mechanisms and Hypothesis-Generating Therapeutic Potential of Incretin-Based Therapies Against Peritoneal Fibrosis in Peritoneal Dialysis

Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established kidney replacement therapy, but long-term exposure to bioincompatible dialysate, uremic toxins, recurrent peritonitis, glucose degradation products, oxidative stress, and sterile inflammation progressively remodels the perito...

Combined Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Low-Energy Shock Wave Therapy Significantly Reduced Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Preserved Podocytes in Diabetic Nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is among the leading microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus and a major cause of end-stage renal disease. Current treatments slow disease progression but do not restore lost podocytes. We tested whether Wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem...