Medical researchers of the world are of the opinion that Stem Cell Treatment has the potential to bring revolutionary changes in curing human diseases and lessen sufferings of those diseases. Stem Cell Treatment is kind of intrusion plan as per which, to treat a disease or injury you induct new cells into damaged tissues.
What are stem cells?
Stem cells are basically those cells which are found in all multi cellular organisms. These cells have the ability to renew themselves through a specific process. They can differentiate into a variety of specialized cells.
Back Ground of Stem Cell Treatment
1. Since the advent of microscope in 1800, scientists are into cell biotechnology.
2. In 1900s, European scientists came to know that all types of blood cells came form a scrupulous Stem Cell.
3. First quantitative description of self renewing capability of these cells was recognized by Canadian scientists in 1963.
4. Actual transplant of stem cells was used in patients in 1950s.
5. In 1980s and 1990s biotechnology developed tremendously. These developments opened new doors for human stem cell research.
6. In 1998, at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, James Thomson, successfully detached cells from spare embryos and grew them in the laboratory.
7. This gave birth to a new era of human research in biotechnology.
Treatments
Scientists are firm to say that stem cell therapy is going to bring a dramatic change in treatment of human body disease. It is being anticipated that in near future treatments for major human diseases will be derivatives of stem cell research. Doctors will be able to treat a wide range of diseases through Stem Cell Treatment. These diseases areL
• Cancer
• Parkinson’s disease
• Spinal cord injuries
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Multiple sclerosis
• Muscle damage
• Number of other impairments and conditions
Stem Cell Treatment in Animals
Stem cell treatment is likely to benefit animals too. A lot of experiments have been carried out on dogs, cats, rats, and horses and it is likely that the results are going to benefit the research being carried out for veterinary medicines. At present, efforts are in hand to develop stem cell treatment for horses, cats and dogs suffering from heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, neurologic disease, and immune-mediated disorders.
Conclusion
Except bone marrow transplant, most of the existing stem cell treatments are still investigational and very expensive. But, medical people are hopeful that a day would come when they will be able to use this technology for treatment of following diseases:-
• Cancer
• Type 1 diabetes mellitus
• Parkinson's disease
• Huntington's disease
• Celiac Disease
• Cardiac failure
• Muscle damage and neurological disorders, along with many others.
Still a lot of research is required not only to find out Stem cell behavior but also to look deeply in disease mechanism for which it is going to be used. If human continue with the same pace then that day is not far when these experimental treatments will turn into realities.