Nickan Research Institute Journal of Renal Injury Prevention 2345-2781 8 1 2019 03 01 The therapeutic effect of autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to prevent the progress of chronic allograft nephropathy 1 5 10.15171/jrip.2019.01 EN Farhad Gholami Ali Ghasemi Ahmad Reza Bahrami Hamid Reza Bidkhouri Hojat Naderi Mishkin Masoud Pezeshki Rad Farzaneh Sharifipour Journal Article 10.15171/jrip.2019.01 2018 02 07 2018 07 02 Progenitor cells or mesenchymal stem cells are new cells, with renovation and regeneration ability and tissues repair. In recent years, administration of stem cells has been introduced to treat a variety of diseases including chronic allograft injury (CAI). It seems that stem cells can create a turning point in regenerative medicine through repair, replacement with damaged tissues or with their paracrine effects.