An injury to the spinal cord results in the loss of neurons or nervous tissues. In the aftermath of SCI, there is a loss of sensory and motor functions. The rehabilitation programs and other treatment methods of stem cell injury (SCI) used till now couldn’t help restore the loss of functionalities. Stem cells have unique renewal and differentiation capabilities, and can provide for repair of the injured spinal cord. Spinal cord injury treatment today uses the unique properties of the cells. The cells can be redirected to form the glial and the neural cells. Hence, they can replace the lost neurons.
There are also a number of other benefits and advantages of stem cell spinal cord injury treatment.
These are given below.
● Stem cells are totipotent, which means that they can differentiate and divide to form any kind of specialized cells, including neural cells. This property of stem cells has great benefits for people suffering from spinal cord injury.
● They secrete certain growth factors that provide for damage control, neural regeneration and regeneration of the neural axons, which are important for transmitting neural signals.
● Stem cells or the neural progenitor cells offer protection against excitotoxicity. These cells also offer protection against cellular death because of other adverse mechanisms.
● They have the neuroprotective effect and create a better and healthier environment for cells.
● They promote the preservation of axons and hence restore the lost functions of the neural cells, in the aftermath of stem cell injury.
● They can lower inflammation and possess immune modulation features. These cells can stimulate the process of cellular regeneration also.
● They can be easily transplanted multiple times during the day, in specific and uniform dosage, all of which contain high cell counts.
● The MSCs or mesenchymal stem cells do not face the issue of immune-system rejection. Hence there is no necessity of HLA or Human Leukocyte Antigen matching.
Leading health care institutions including NeuroGen Brain and Spine Research Institute (located in Mumbai, India) offer stem cell therapy for SCI. Expert health care practitioners at the institution also provide stem cell stroke treatment and stem cell treatment for neurological disorders like Autism and Dementia, among others. Post stem cell therapy; the SCI patients show improvement in areas like trunk control, balancing, posture control, sensation, spasticity, and bladder control, and in areas of postural hypotension as well. Stem cell treatment also improves on the paralysis condition, and patients affected by quadriplegia and paraplegia show marked clinical improvements post therapy.
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