Stem Cell Research: The Way of the Future

This rapid process of collecting stem cells in the bone marrow appears relatively hasty, simple, and harmless for patients and patients receiving stem cells. One problem with the PBSC method is that an allograft donor must be over 12 years old. (Name and type of transplant) This shortcoming does not affect many donors, but there may be special circumstances that only relatives under 12 can not be transplanted, but this is very rare.

Two kinds of adult stem cells, bone marrow stem cells and stem cells in the blood forming skin stem cells, are the only two stem cell therapies currently in use. However, as the American Academy of Sciences reports about the future of stem cells and regenerative medicine, there are still many problems before accurately assessing the possibilities of other adult stem cells. Studies on adult stem cells have focused on the possibility of stem cells completely by starting with a single isolated cell or by determining the cellular environment necessary for proper differentiation or by controlling the efficiency of cellular repopulation Were determined. It is desirable to demonstrate that the introduced adult stem cell derived cells directly contribute to tissue function and enhance the ability to maintain adult stem cell culture without cell differentiation. Finally, most studies that are receiving much attention use mice instead of human adult stem cells.

Scientists are interested in the potential of stem cells to produce new brain cells for Parkinson's disease for a while. Recently, a method for converting normal adult cells (eg skin cells) into stem cells (artificially pluripotent stem cells or iPSc) has been developed. From there, these stem cells can become a type of dopamine, thereby losing brain cells in this state. To test the performance of the cells, researchers used brain scan. They found that the cells function like normal dopamine-producing brain cells and successfully produce dopamine. Later on they were able to confirm that the transplanted cells survived, and more importantly they were integrated into existing neural networks - become part of the brain function of the primates Was