The basic method of treatment is based on the use of unique properties of stem cells and their growth differentiating factors
Human stem cells are the universal body building blocks, they can develop into any kind of body tissue and form any organ - liver, kidneys, heart or brain. For example, for the treatment of cirrhosis we can use the patient's own stem cells isolated from his bone marrow and multiplied in culture. Intensive research in stem cell treatment has led to regenerative medical techniques which can repair not only certain tissues but even organs.
The number of stem cells in the adult human is small. This makes the body's regenerative abilities very limited. At birth, there is about one stem cell for every 10 thousand blood cells in our bone marrow. A teenager will have ten times as less stem cells in proportion to blood cells, at 50 there is one stem cell for every half a million of blood cells and at 70 - one to a million.
However, stem cells can be inserted into the body artificially. In the past few years extensive studies have shown that stem cells, when inserted into damaged tissue, grow into cells of that particular tissue type. For example, if directed to the heart they can develop into cardiac muscle or cardiomyocytes, to the brain into neurons and glial cells. Thus, the possibilities for treatment and cure of many illnesses is enormous.
The basic method of treatment is based on the use of unique properties of stem cells and their growth differentiating factors