Stem Cells Treatment

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Stem cells are cells characterized by their potential to develop into numerous and diverse cell types, through mitotic cell division. Therefore, when the stem cell divides, the new ones have the ability to either to stay as a stem cell or to transform into another kind of cell with a particular function. They differentiate from all the other kinds of cells mainly because of 3 characteristics. Firstly, they are able to renew themselves through the process of cell division for long periods. In the second place, they are unspecialized: they do not have specific tissue structures that permit it to realize specialized functions. They can arise as blood cells or heart muscle cells, that is to say, specialized cells. Lastly, stem cells have the capacity of becoming tissue or organ-specific cells, under certain conditions: for instance, in a number of organs, like the bone marrow, the stem cells go through the process of division in order to repair tissues that are damaged. Nevertheless, in other organs, like the pancreas, certain conditions must be built in order for the stem cells to divide.

Embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells are 2 kinds of mammalian stem cells.

Embryonic stem cells: are separated from the inner cell mass of blastocysts. The majority is created from embryos which grow from eggs that were fertilized in vitro, not in a woman’s body, and furtherly can be donated for research. The blastocyst is a microscopic ball of cells, and it is constituted by the trophoblast, the blastocoel, and the inner cell mass.

Adult stem cells: are undifferentiated cells that can be found in tissues or organs that have the capacity to renew themselves. Their main function is to repair and maintain the tissue where they are found. They can be used in medical therapies. However, their origin is still under hard investigation and research.

What does the treatment consist on

A Stem Cells Treatment inserts new cells into damaged tissues to treat a disease as well as an injury. Due to the ability of stem cells to renew themselves and develop into specialized ones, they are thought to have the potential to replace damaged tissues, and be used in cell-based therapies and treat diseases such as strokes, spinal cord injury, osteoarthritis, Alzheimer, rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease and burns.

The peripheral blood stem cells transplant (adult stem cells transplant), the bone marrow transplant (adult stem cells transplant) and the umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant are some of the few Stem Cells Treatments that are currently used to treat different diseases.

Peripheral blood stem cell transplant: the peripheral blood stem cells that are in the bloodstream can be implemented to treat leukemia, cancer and blood disorders. They are easy to collect, making this treatment far less invasive than the bone marrow transplant.

The bone marrow transplant is also used in order to the treatment of leukemia, other types of cancer and numerous blood disorders. Leukocytes (blood cells) are developed in the bone marrow with the function of fighting infections. When the leukocytes grow and function in an abnormal way they become cancerous, that is the moment when leukemia appears, making them unable to realizing their function and interfering with the function of other organs. The first option to eliminate the abnormal cells is chemotherapy. However, when that therapy does not work, the second option is a bone marrow transplant, which is a procedure where the bone marrow stem cells are replaced with stem cells of a healthy donor that has to be a match. All the existing bone marrow and abnormal leukocytes are previously eliminated combining radiation and chemotherapy. This step is followed by the introduction of donor’s healthy stem cells in the bloodstream, which, if the procedure succeeds, the stem cells will go to the bone marrow and start the production of healthy leukocytes.

Umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant: the umbilical cord is a rich source of multipotent-stem-cell blood, which has been proved useful and effective in the treatment of different health issues. Due to the fact that the umbilical cord blood stem cells do not have the characteristics that can be attacked by the patient’s immune system, this kind of transplant is less likely to be rejected.

Although the major part of the stem cell treatments is experimental (with the exception of the bone marrow transplant), doctors have used stem cells to treat several diseases, conditions and injuries. These include: Alzheimer, diabetes, Parkinson’s, autism, brain damage, Huntington’s, heart diseases, traumatic brain injury, celiac disease, blindness, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus, liver disease, kidney disease, macular degeneration, transverse myelitis and scleroderma. Muscle-derived stem cells have been used to treat stress urinary incontinence.

Adult stem cell therapy is useful in order to treat different heart diseases. This therapy possibly can stimulate the growth of new blood vessels that will restore heart tissue; it can generate heart muscle cells; and unable the secretion of growth factors.

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