A number of neurological disorders cause neural damages. Stem cells can replace the damaged cells of the nervous system. Hence, stem cell treatment can bring relief to patients who suffer from neurological disorders like Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Dementia, and Autism, among other neurodegenerative diseases. Stem cells are also called as reparative or regenerative medicine, as they also provide for damage control and infuse new life into the damaged and aging cells by secreting growth factors, once transplanted into the body.
Why are stem cells important for therapeutic purposes
Stem cells are basically unspecialized cells and can easily renew themselves for long time periods. They can also be grown and processed in vitro. They can differentiate to assume the functions that can only be carried out by the specialized cells, like the neurons or neuron cells, the skeletal, muscular cells, and the blood cells. New research for stem cell treatment also points out that the stem cells can be processed to provide to them insulin producing capabilities. Hence, once inside the human body, the stem cells would be able to secrete insulin, a hormone absence of which causes Diabetes Mellitus, a disease affecting millions of people.
Stem Cell Research
Scientists and physicians who work on stem cell research work mostly on 2 kinds of stem cells viz. the animal embryonic stem cells and the adult stem cells. The first stem cells were derived from mouse, around 20 years ago. Human embryonic stem cells are derived from human embryos. They are donated for research after being created through in-vitro fertilization.
The Unique Properties of Stem Cells
● Stem cells are unspecialized
Stem cells do not possess any kind of tissue-specific structures and so do not perform specialized functions initially.
Stem cells do not possess any kind of tissue-specific structures and so do not perform specialized functions initially.
● Stem cells can renew themselves for longer time periods
The muscle, cells, blood cells or the nerve cells found inside the human body do not replicate. In contrast, the stem cells can replicate a number of times through a process called as proliferation.
The muscle, cells, blood cells or the nerve cells found inside the human body do not replicate. In contrast, the stem cells can replicate a number of times through a process called as proliferation.
● Stem cells can differentiate to form specialized cells
The unspecialized stem cells and multiply and differentiate to form specialized cells. Both internal and external factors contribute to stem cell differentiation. Genes, secretion of certain chemicals from the cells of the adjoining environment, physical contact with body’s neighboring cells and other molecules of the cellular environment are responsible for specialization.
● Stem cells of one kind can give rise to stem cells of other kinds
Stem cells from one kind of tissue can give rise to cells and tissues having entirely different kinds of specialized functions. For instance, stem cells of the bone marrow that form the blood vessels can be processed and programmed to form neural cells or the cells of the nervous system.
Stem cell treatment for spinal cord injury and for autism and dementia, among other neurological and muscular diseases, is now being actively carried out at leading health care and stem cell therapy institutions like Neurogen Brain and Spine Institute. Soon stem cell therapy will also be able to provide relief to patients who suffer from diabetes mellitus and other diseases incurable as of now.
The unspecialized stem cells and multiply and differentiate to form specialized cells. Both internal and external factors contribute to stem cell differentiation. Genes, secretion of certain chemicals from the cells of the adjoining environment, physical contact with body’s neighboring cells and other molecules of the cellular environment are responsible for specialization.
● Stem cells of one kind can give rise to stem cells of other kinds
Stem cells from one kind of tissue can give rise to cells and tissues having entirely different kinds of specialized functions. For instance, stem cells of the bone marrow that form the blood vessels can be processed and programmed to form neural cells or the cells of the nervous system.
Stem cell treatment for spinal cord injury and for autism and dementia, among other neurological and muscular diseases, is now being actively carried out at leading health care and stem cell therapy institutions like Neurogen Brain and Spine Institute. Soon stem cell therapy will also be able to provide relief to patients who suffer from diabetes mellitus and other diseases incurable as of now.
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