Can Stem Cells Treat Diabetic Neuropathy?
Peripheral neuropathy occurs when your peripheral nervous system is damaged. Your peripheral nervous system sends information from your brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) to the rest of your body. Peripheral neuropathy can occur as a result of injuries, infections, and exposure to toxins, but is commonly a result of having diabetes. In this case, it is referred to as diabetic neuropathy. In recent studies, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown promise in treating diabetic neuropathy (DN). It was discovered that MSC treatment reverses manifestations of diabetic neuropathy, possibly due to the important role MSCs have in repairing tissue and lowering blood glucose levels. The role MSCs take in regeneration may show promise for other forms of peripheral neuropathy as well. Diabetic Neuropathy has no known cure. DN is only treated with goals such as slowing the progression of the disease, relieving pain, managing complications and restoring function where possible. Current treatment includes anti-seizure drugs to ease nerve pain and antidepressants which also help with the...
The Future of Anti-Aging & Stem Cell Therapy
Connections have frequently been made between aging and the loss of stem cells. As you get older, the total number of your own, naturally-occurring stem cells decreases. The question then has been simply if you increase the number of stem cells in the body, can you combat aging? New studies show that stem cell therapy with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) may help certain individuals showing signs of aging. One such study was performed by researchers at the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The goal was to determine the effectiveness of MSC’s in reducing the effects of frailty due to aging. Phase 1 and 2 trials demonstrated no adverse health effects from the treatments. Joshua M. Hare, M.D. described the results as surprising, exciting and confidence-building in utilizing allograft stem cell treatments for this application in antiaging. Functional loss of allograft stem cells plays an important role in organismic aging processes. Recent research discoveries have uncovered the...
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND STEM CELL THERAPY: ARE STEM CELLS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Per the European Association of Urology, new clinical trial results show that allograft stem cells can restore erectile function to allow previously impotent men to have spontaneous intercourse, or without any other medications, injections, or implants. This is the first time in clinical trials that allograft stem cell therapy has produced patients who have recovered sufficient erectile function to enable intercourse. Within 6 months of the treatment, 8 of the 21 patients reported that they had recovered sufficient erectile function to achieve penetrative sexual activity. However, the IIEF questionnaire (standard for measuring erectile function) score of all the patients increased following the trials. This means that even if it wasn't enough to not still need the support of medications or other options alongside the treatment, all the patients reported an improvement in their erectile function. Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction Erectile dysfunction is a huge problem for men, affecting nearly half of men between the ages of 40 and 70 to some degree. Erectile...
Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Disease
About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year accounting for 1 in every 4 deaths. It is the leading cause of death for both men and women. While lifestyle changes, medications and surgery can help, there is still much to be discovered in the treating of conditions impacting the heart. Research into allograft stem cell therapy as a beneficial treatment for individuals suffering from various heart conditions has been promising. Preclinical studies of allograft stem cell therapy for cardiovascular disease indicate that cell therapy promotes cardiac repair. The quality of this research has improved over the past 10 to 15 years due to the amount of time it has been a serious subject of study. While allograft stem cells are not argued to provide for complete cardiac recovery, the research is still promising for individuals who are undergoing other treatments and lifestyle changes and are considering adding allograft stem cell therapy as a treatment option. Considered a regenerative treatment option,...
Treating Neurological Disease with Stem Cells
A report from the World Health Organization shows that neurological disorders, ranging from epilepsy to Alzheimer’s Disease, affect up to one billion people worldwide. This report, having originally come out in 2007, can only look more daunting today with no apparent advancements in treating many common neurological diseases. At that time, an estimated 6.8 million people died every year as a result of neurological disorders. Research indicates that allograft stem cell therapy may prove effective in treating various neurological conditions. Conditions such as Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s Disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), and spinal cord injury are caused by a loss of neurons and glial cells in the brain or spinal cord. In recent years, neurons and glial cells have successfully been generated from allograft stem cells such as mesenchymal stem cells (found in the umbilical cord allograft stem cells provided at Stem Cells LA). Such research supports the hope for allograft stem cell-based therapies in the future...
Autoimmune Diseases & Stem Cell Therapy Applications
It can be challenging to treat autoimmune disease. This unique phenomenon occurs when the body’s protective shield, or immune system, attacks its own vital organs, cells, and tissues. Treating autoimmune diseases begins with understanding why the disease takes place in the first place. The body’s main line of defense against infectious organisms is the immune system. In order to protect the body successfully, the immune system must be able to distinguish between cellular components that are part of its own body and those that are not, such as foreign bacteria. There are two general errors the immune system can make during this process. The first is the most common of these two potential errors; the immune system does not react quickly enough and an infection begins. In the second error, the immune system misidentifies its own cells or components as foreign and autoimmune disease happens. Helping With Autoimmune Diseases Medical science has made great advancements in treating many conditions that are forms of...
CAN UROLOGICAL DISEASES BE TREATED WITH INJECTION OF STEM CELLS?
The usage of stem cell injections to halt disease progression has shown promise for urological disease in recent studies....