Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Information To Know About Stem Cell Treatment Centers

By Tanisha Berg


Stem cell therapy is a treatment option that uses stem cells for the prevention and treatment of diseases and medical conditions. The techniques used treat medical conditions by replacing disease-destroyed or damaged cells with healthy ones. The techniques have proved to have a high level of efficiency although most of them are still under investigation and research because they are new. More reliable sources of the cells are also still being developed.

The number of diseases that can be treated will increase once research into this treatment option is complete. However, at the moment, stem cell treatment centers can cure eye diseases, heart diseases, injuries, cancer, and diabetes among other conditions. Stem cell therapeutic techniques currently in use and under investigation are therapeutic cloning, and bone marrow, peripheral, and umbilical cord blood transplants.

Today, most treatment centers only apply bone marrow therapy as opposed to the others. This therapy has been in application for the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma in individuals living with cancer for more than 30 years. The cells get derived from grown donors. They must be stored under freezing conditions only to be taken out when needed. A single donor can give several doses up to 10, 000.

There are many facts involved in these treatments that require a lot of understanding. This article discusses some of the basics. The body has many stem cells each being formed at different body parts at different times. Example are the embryonic cells which are formed during the early stages of development. There are others which are formed as one grows and remain in the body throughout the life of an individual.

Every type of stem cells is used for a specific purpose in the body. The fact that tissue-specific cells can only make cells of their own kind limits their application. For instance generation of blood can only be done by bone marrow cell types. This limits the generation of blood to that specific type of cells. As such, multiple unrelated medical conditions can never be cured by one type.

The many challenges that face this treatment option make it unsuccessful and unsafe. The first challenge is the high level of restriction imposed on it by various jurisdictions. Some qualities may be lost by the cells during culture because of the conditions they are subjected to. Loss of such qualities leads to modifications. Serious problems also arise from cells failing to behave as anticipated once in the body.

Transplants are also done through sophisticated and risky techniques. The method of introducing the cell into the tissues damages the tissues at times. Diseases and infections also result from introduction of cell contaminated with pathogens such as fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Severe side effects should also be expected from immune reactions.

The high costs involved in going for the therapies also inhibit people from attending them. Sometimes several therapy sessions are necessary for the treatment to be successful yet each session is very costly. The challenges named above need to be sorted out before the techniques are declared safe.




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