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bioKidneyCell is a startup within the Leonhardt Ventures Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator and Leonhardt’s Launchpads Utah focused on kidney regeneration.

The company utilizes bioelectric stimulation to control release of specific proteins on demand for specific regenerative purposes in sequence:

1. SDF-1 (stem cell homing factor – recruits a persons own stem cells to stimulated tissues).

2. VEGF (for new blood vessel growth).

3  IGF-1 (for DNA repair at the nucleus level). 

4. Follistatin (for muscle and tissue regeneration).

5. RANKL (for demineralization and tissue loosening when needed).

6. Hepatocyte Growth Factor  (tissue regeneration)

7. eNOS (for dilating blood vessels for increasing flow).

8.  Tropoelastin (increases elasticity of any tissues such as skin, arteries, aorta, heart and promotes healing of wounds). 

9. Activin A + B

10.  EGF Epidermal Growth Factor (regeneration)

In extreme cases we combine our regeneration microstimulator with an implantable, programmable, re-fillable stem cell/growth factor micro pump.

In cases of kidney cancer we have special signals to stop tumor cell division and blood supply followed by the above regeneration protocol. 

KidneyCell 

Leonhardt Ventures’ Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator, Inc.

1531 6th Street, Unit 401

Santa Monica, CA  90401

Tel:  310 310 2534

Leonhardt’s Launchpads Utah

489 E, 400 South, Unit 116

Salt Lake City, UT  84111

email:  hleonhardt@aol.com

Contact:  Howard J. Leonhardt 

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Trophic Factors from Tissue Stem Cells for Renal Regeneration

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SDF-1

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SDF-1 activates papillary label-retaining cells during kidney repair …

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Jun 7, 2014 – The data indicate that the SDF1/Cxcr4 axis is a critical regulator of papillary LRC activation following transient kidney injury and during organ …

IGF-1

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Effects of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor I on renal …

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Enhanced renoprotective effect of IGF-1 modified human umbilical …

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Feb 2, 2016 – Our results indicated that the IGF1 overexpression could enhance the … and anti-apoptosis capacity to repair kidney tissues in the rat model of …

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Sustains Stem Cell–Mediated Renal Repair

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These findings indicate that MSC exert beneficial effects on tubular cell repair in acute kidney injury by producing the mitogenic and pro-survival factor IGF1.

Can hgh regenerate kidney cells? – Steroid.com Forums

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EGF – Epidermal Growth Factor

Epidermal growth factor enhances renal tubule cell regeneration and …

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Epidermal growth factor enhances renal tubule cell regeneration and repair and accelerates the recovery of renal function in postischemic acute renal failure.

Hepatocyte Growth Factor

Hepatocyte growth factor in renal regeneration, renal disease and …

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Activin

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Follistatin

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Stem Cells

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Scientists Report Breakthrough in Growing Kidneys from Stem Cells

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Regrow or Repair: Potential Regenerative Therapies for the Kidney

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Electrical Stimulation

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Acupuncture plus Low-Frequency Electrical Stimulation (Acu-LFES …

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Adult kidneys constantly grow, remodel themselves, study finds | News …

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Researchers make step towards kidney regeneration by developing …

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Need A New Kidney? Let’s Regenerate One! – Asian Scientist Magazine

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Jun 15, 2016 – Under the correct conditions, kidney progenitor cells can be induced to produce more glomeruli and tubules, the building blocks of the kidney.

Expansion of kidney progenitor cells toward regenerative medicine …

Jun 6, 2016 – The kidney is a difficult organ to regenerate. However, in a big step forward for kidney regeneration research, a collaboration between scientists …

 
Human iPS-Derived Kidneys Successfully Hook Up To Blood Vessels In a world first, researchers have successfully connected mouse kidney capillaries with kidney tissue derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Human iPSC Used To Treat Kidney Injury In Mice A public-private partnership between CiRA and Astellas has yielded the finding that iPSC could be used to treat acute kidney injury. Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at: http://www.asianscientist.com/2016/06/in-the-lab/kidney-progenitor-cell-regeneration-tissue-engineering/
 2012 Jul 20;21(11):1911-23. doi: 10.1089/scd.2011.0333. Epub 2011 Dec 23.

Human amniotic fluid stem cell preconditioning improves their regenerative potential.

Abstract

Human amniotic fluid stem (hAFS) cells, a novel class of broadly multipotent stem cells that share characteristics of both embryonic and adult stem cells, have been regarded as promising candidate for cell therapy. Taking advantage by the well-established murine model of acute kidney injury (AKI), we studied the proregenerative effect of hAFS cells in immunodeficient mice injected with the nephrotoxic drug cisplatin. Infusion of hAFS cells in cisplatin mice improved renal function and limited tubular damage, although not to control level, and prolonged animal survival. Human AFS cells engrafted injured kidney predominantly in peritubular region without acquiring tubular epithelial markers. Human AFS cells exerted antiapoptotic effect, activated Akt, and stimulated proliferation of tubular cells possibly via local release of factors, including interleukin-6, vascular endothelial growth factor, and stromal cell-derived factor-1, which we documented in vitro to be produced by hAFS cells. The therapeutic potential of hAFS cells was enhanced by cell pretreatment with glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), which markedly ameliorated renal function and tubular injury by increasing stem cell homing to the tubulointerstitial compartment. By in vitro studies, GDNF increased hAFS cell production of growth factors, motility, and expression of receptors involved in cell homing and survival. These findings indicate that hAFS cells can promote functional recovery and contribute to renal regeneration in AKI mice via local production of mitogenic and prosurvival factors. The effects of hAFS cells can be remarkably enhanced by GDNF preconditioning.
PMID:
22066606
PMCID:
PMC3396139
DOI:
10.1089/scd.2011.0333
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 2010 Oct;177(4):2011-21. doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.091245. Epub 2010 Aug 19.

Stem cells derived from human amniotic fluid contribute to acute kidney injury recovery.

Abstract

Stem cells isolated from human amniotic fluid are gaining attention with regard to their therapeutic potential. In this work, we investigated whether these cells contribute to tubular regeneration after experimental acute kidney injury. Cells expressing stem cell markers with multidifferentiative potential were isolated from human amniotic fluid. The regenerative potential of human amniotic fluid stem cells was compared with that of bone marrow-derived human mesenchymal stem cells. We found that the intravenous injection of 3.5 × 10(5) human amniotic fluid stem cells into nonimmune-competent mice with glycerol-induced acute kidney injury was followed by rapid normalization of renal function compared with injection of mesenchymal stem cells. Both stem cell types showed enhanced tubular cell proliferation and reduced apoptosis. Mesenchymal stem cells were more efficient in inducing proliferation than amniotic fluid-derived stem cells, which, in contrast, were more antiapoptotic. Both cell types were found to accumulate within the peritubular capillaries and the interstitium, but amniotic fluid stem cells were more persistent than mesenchymal stem cells. In vitro experiments demonstrated that the two cell types produced different cytokines and growth factors, suggesting that a combination of different mediators is involved in their biological actions. These results suggest that the amniotic fluid-derived stem cells may improve renal regeneration in acute kidney injury, but they are not more effective than mesenchymal stem cells.
PMID:
20724594
PMCID:
PMC2947295
DOI:
10.2353/ajpath.2010.091245
[Indexed for MEDLINE]

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