Severing the scar supply line: CAR-T in chronic kidney disease.

Liu, Longwei; Wang, Yingxiao · Cell Stem Cell · 2025

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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,<sup>1</sup> opening new opportunities for treating fibrotic diseases with precision immunotherapy.

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