Dr Coleman and her group have developed a sensitive test to allow them to detect the location and
number of the stem cells after they've been added; they report that the stem cells do not permanently integrate into the host tissue but instead produce signals that encourage the host's own cells to heal the fracture more efficiently.
Not exact matches
Loss
of either GSTO1 or RYR1, the researchers report, decreased the
number of cancer
stem cells in the primary tumor, blocked metastasis
of cancer
cells from the primary tumor to the lungs, decreased the duration
of chemotherapy required to induce remission and increased the duration
of time
after chemotherapy was stopped that the mice remained tumor - free.
These human
cells were ineligible for federal research funds because they had been created
after President Bush's August 9, 2001, announcement freezing the
number of government - approved
stem cell lines.
Although neural
stem cells were dividing at a normal rate, unusually high
numbers of cells died soon
after they formed, they found.
Through the UCSD Clinical Cardiovascular
Cell Therapy program, Dib and collaborating cardiology faculty plan to conduct clinical studies in a number of areas, including the effectiveness of adult stem cell transplant as a treatment for congestive heart failure; as a way to minimize heart damage after a heart attack; and in the formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) to increase blood flow to the heart for patients experiencing chest p
Cell Therapy program, Dib and collaborating cardiology faculty plan to conduct clinical studies in a
number of areas, including the effectiveness
of adult
stem cell transplant as a treatment for congestive heart failure; as a way to minimize heart damage after a heart attack; and in the formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) to increase blood flow to the heart for patients experiencing chest p
cell transplant as a treatment for congestive heart failure; as a way to minimize heart damage
after a heart attack; and in the formation
of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) to increase blood flow to the heart for patients experiencing chest pain.
«We demonstrate that CTRP9 stimulates
stem cells to secrete a
number of proteins and molecules that not only protect
stem cells from toxic cellular death, but also shield the heart from oxidative damage
after heart attack,» said Dr. Ma.
Unfortunately, the
number of adult
stem cells present in local areas
of the body vary greatly in
number and most researchers agree that there are simply not enough
stem cells «at the ready» within brain tissue to heal itself in the same way the skin does
after a cut.