Stem Cells and Parkinson's Disease

The purpose of this paper is to compare the usefulness of adult, embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Therefore, several things, stem cell dosage, improvement of motor function, and presence of alpha-synuclein and cell viability are assessed. An overview of the steps necessary to complete the study. Acquisition of adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells, or induced stem cells must be performed after obtaining ethical approval using a healthy mouse model.

Stem cell research has the potential to treat some of the most deadly diseases known to humans, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and several types of cancer. By using stem cells to produce motor neuron cells, diseases such as Parkinson's disease can be treated using stem cells. Scientists can investigate the behavior and interaction of these cells to find a solution that can cure Parkinson's disease. However, it is currently impossible to inject motor neurons (derived from stem cells) into the brain. This is because the cells injected into the brain must be of good quality and must be able to withstand the conditions in the brain. Failure while in the brain can cause a tumor. Stem cells may also be beneficial for patients with Alzheimer's disease. As mentioned above, Alzheimer's disease is caused by the lack of specific cells in the brain.

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