{"title":"Severing the scar supply line: CAR-T in chronic kidney disease","authors":"Longwei Liu, Yingxiao Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2025.08.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"CAR-T cell therapy is rapidly being extended to target various pathophysiological processes beyond cancer. In this issue of <em>Cell Stem Cell</em>, Zhao et al. engineered PDGFRβ-specific CAR-T cells <em>in vivo</em> to selectively target extracellular matrix-producing cells in kidney fibrosis,<span><span><sup>1</sup></span></span> opening new opportunities for treating fibrotic diseases with precision immunotherapy.","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cell stem cell","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2025.08.002","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CELL & TISSUE ENGINEERING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
CAR-T cell therapy is rapidly being extended to target various pathophysiological processes beyond cancer. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Zhao et al. engineered PDGFRβ-specific CAR-T cells in vivo to selectively target extracellular matrix-producing cells in kidney fibrosis,1 opening new opportunities for treating fibrotic diseases with precision immunotherapy.
期刊介绍:
Cell Stem Cell is a comprehensive journal covering the entire spectrum of stem cell biology. It encompasses various topics, including embryonic stem cells, pluripotency, germline stem cells, tissue-specific stem cells, differentiation, epigenetics, genomics, cancer stem cells, stem cell niches, disease models, nuclear transfer technology, bioengineering, drug discovery, in vivo imaging, therapeutic applications, regenerative medicine, clinical insights, research policies, ethical considerations, and technical innovations. The journal welcomes studies from any model system providing insights into stem cell biology, with a focus on human stem cells. It publishes research reports of significant importance, along with review and analysis articles covering diverse aspects of stem cell research.