• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona is one of the few hospitals in the world to instate cellular therapy using autologous stem-cell transplantation. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Their study ("Retinal angiogenesis effects of TGF-ß1, and paracrine factors secreted from human placental stem cells in response to a pathological environment") is freely available on-line as an unedited early e-pub of Cell Transplantation. (genengnews.com)
  • We report on a child with disseminated HBoV infection after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). (cdc.gov)
  • Likewise, many children are now surviving hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) (see related histology slide below) and require structured long-term follow-up care. (medscape.com)
  • In addition to complications seen from exposure to chemotherapy and radiation, patients undergoing allogeneic transplantation can experience unique late effects secondary to graft versus host disease (GVHD) and autoimmunity. (medscape.com)
  • To stimulate and facilitate further research, the NCI and NHLBI held the First International Consensus Conference on Late Effects after Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation on April 28 and 29, 2011. (medscape.com)
  • Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of severe blood cancers is the only medical. (vectorsjournal.org)
  • We are interested in therapeutic potential of neural stem cell in transplantation treatment against PD, the midbrain-derived neural stem cells (mNSCs) were studied by in vitro culture in focusing on their proliferative, differentiation and neurotrophic properties and in comparing with hippocampus-derived NSCs (hNSCs). (omicsonline.org)
  • Taken together, this study has provided new evidence that mNSCs show the unique cell proliferation, cell survival, dopaminergic neuronal differentiation and neurotrophic properties, suggesting that midbrain-derived NSCs may present an ideal cell source or reliable tissue candidate for therapeutic cell transplantation or neuroprotective treatment of PD in human beings. (omicsonline.org)
  • This is the fourth chronic disease hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has appeared to reverse. (northwestern.edu)
  • Despite this, meaningful data indicate that the transplantation of stem cells can alleviate neuropathology and significantly ameliorate cognitive deficits in animal models with AD. (hscn.org)
  • The transplantation of stem cells has been shown to alleviate neuropathology and significantly ameliorate cognitive deficits in animal models with AD. (hscn.org)
  • However, some studies have suggested that stem cell transplantation may alter the processes involved in the pathogenesis of AD, such as proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, inflammation, and immunomodulation, which could potentially repair neurological dysfunction and improve neurobehavioral function . (hscn.org)
  • Treating neurodegenerative diseases with cell transplantation has been within reach since the first pioneering clinical trials in which dopamine neuron progenitors from the fetal brain were transplanted to individuals with Parkinson's disease. (biologists.com)
  • A) hESCs can be differentiated into midbrain dopaminergic (DA) neuron progenitors that undergo their last cell division after transplantation and mature into functional DA neurons in the brain. (biologists.com)
  • B,C) Somatic cells such as fibroblasts or blood cells can be reprogrammed, either via iPSCs that are subsequently differentiated into DA neuron progenitors (lower path) or directly converted into neurons (upper path) for transplantation. (biologists.com)
  • MILAN - Studies are exploring hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) as a rescue therapy in early-stage multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers told colleagues at the 9th Joint ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS meeting. (medscape.com)
  • The researchers noted that the patients who underwent stem cell transplantation had numerous adverse effects. (medscape.com)
  • In clinical trials, stem cell transplantation reduced the CD activity index (SMD − 2.10, P = 0.000), the CD endoscopic index of severity (SMD − 3.40, P = 0.000) and simplified endoscopy score for CD (SMD − 1.71, P = 0.000) and improved the inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire score (SMD 1.33, P = 0.305) compared to control values. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Stem cell transplantation is a valuable supplementary therapy for CD. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Today, more than 50 years after the first successful bone marrow transplantation, clinical application of hematopoietic stem cells is a routine procedure, saving the lives of many every day. (hindawi.com)
  • Recommendations of CDC, the Infectious Disease Society of America, and the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Corporate Authors(s) : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.);Infectious Disease Society of America. (cdc.gov)
  • To reach this conclusion, the researchers observed the stem cells within an ex vivo bone transplantation model. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Other uses of the CFU assay include studying the effects of stimulatory and inhibitory growth factors, screening novel compounds to predict potential toxicity to the hematopoietic system, and testing the effects of various in vitro manipulations (e.g. cell processing, cryopreservation, gene transduction, and transmission) on cellular products used in hematopoietic cell transplantation. (stemcell.com)
  • The primary outcome of the STEM-PD trial is to assess safety and tolerability of the transplanted product at 1-year post-transplantation, while secondary endpoints will assess survival and function of the transplanted cells by brain imaging, as well as measure effects on Parkinson's symptoms. (lu.se)
  • Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has become a major treatment option for patients with hematopoietic malignancies and immune deficiencies. (cdc.gov)
  • To the best of our knowledge, only the transmission of malarial parasites has been reported during stem cell transplantation. (cdc.gov)
  • Because of the patient's risk status, the physicians intended to perform allogeneic stem cell transplantation after induction and consolidation chemotherapy, which was scheduled to end in January 2013, and a conditioning chemotherapy regimen, which was planned to be given in March. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers have used a line of embryonic stem cells carrying the mutation for Fragile X Syndrome, the most common genetic form of mental retardation, to determine when the altered gene exerts its effect during development, according to a study published online this week in Cell Stem Cell . (the-scientist.com)
  • The work "highlights the value of [human embryonic stem cells] as a model system for early human embryo development," the study's coauthor, Rachel Eiges of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, told The Scientist . (the-scientist.com)
  • Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can treat degenerative diseases safely and effectively, and do so by invoking multiple mechanisms. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) hold great promise for benefiting degenerative diseases, and do so by invoking multiple mechanisms. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Then, having demonstrated success with mouse cells, they extended those insights to stem cells of human origin, both human neural stem cells and human embryonic stem cells, and, in fact, had the opportunity, for the first time, to compare those two types of controversial stem cells head-to-head in the same model. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The results, described in more detail below, in fact prove to be the first successful use of human embryonic stem cells in treating a degenerative disease, significantly preserving function and extending life. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In his New York State supported stem cell program (N09G-302), he is examining embryonic stem (ES) cells to model and replace diseased human retinal cells. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Stem cells like mesenchymal stem cells, embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, and neural stem cells have been studied for their potential benefits in repairing neurological dysfunction and improving neurobehavioral function in AD . (hscn.org)
  • Stem cells, and in particular human embryonic stem (ES) cells, have earned a reputation for being labour intensive and difficult to grow and control in culture. (ddw-online.com)
  • Progenitor cells are similar to embryonic stem cells in their capacity to differentiate into various cell types. (ddw-online.com)
  • The need to control differentiation of embryonic stem cells in vitro presents another set of challenges. (ddw-online.com)
  • Scientists have found a way to possibly avoid using embryonic stem. (scitizen.com)
  • 18 Sep, 2007 12:13 pm Rice University researchers have engineered musculoskeletal cartilages with human embryonic stem cells, with the hope of eventually using the neotissue. (scitizen.com)
  • These cells have been described as embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and. (scitizen.com)
  • 6 Jun, 2007 07:00 pm Researchers have reprogrammed skin cells into embryonic stem cells. (scitizen.com)
  • Several investigations [ 5 - 7 ] have been carried out with isolated embryonic, fetal, and adult SCs in a well-defined culture microenvironment to define the sequential steps and intracellular pathways that are involved in their differentiation into the specific cell lineages. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The real value of embryonic stem cells? (scitizen.com)
  • Several controversies surround the use of human embryonic stem cells: Is it ethical to use them? (scitizen.com)
  • Will embryonic stem cells ever be used to treat human diseases? (scitizen.com)
  • The focus of the media and the public has almost exclusively been on these issues but the value of embryonic stem cells, to this point in time, lies elsewhere. (scitizen.com)
  • As with many important scientific discoveries, embryonic stem (ES) cells came onto the scene long before the media and most of the rest of us became intensely interested in the subject. (scitizen.com)
  • Following the cues from mouse embryonic development we have recently succeeded in generating human neuromuscular organoids (NMOs) from a pluripotent stem cell derived neuromesodermal progenitor population (NMP). (mdc-berlin.de)
  • Find out if you are a candidate for DVC Stem's patient-funded mesenchymal stem cell study. (hscn.org)
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Therapy is being explored as a new treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, which affects over 6 million Americans. (hscn.org)
  • In the animal studies, the disease activity index dramatically decreased in the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) treatment groups compared to the control group. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The scientists believe that their technique may advance stem cell therapy toward clinical practice and offer novel therapies for eye diseases in people. (genengnews.com)
  • Medical therapies may be sufficient to reverse the disease if residual LSCs are present. (ca.gov)
  • The standardized diagnostic criteria to stage the disease is necessary to objectively evaluate and compare the efficacy of the emerging customized therapies. (ca.gov)
  • To demonstrate that a better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of stem cell action may permit the development of rational combined synergistic therapies, the investigators then gave the mice a simple oral drug that permitted the amount of enzyme provided by the engrafted stem cells to work even more efficiently by presenting them with a smaller burden of material to metabolize. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The Hope Stem Cell Network operates as a non-profit entity with the objective of furnishing patients with impartial and scientifically-grounded information regarding stem cell therapies. (hscn.org)
  • The Opera Phenix also gives us a higher-resolution view of structures within a cell that might be malfunctioning in the disease, which we can then target with new therapies," he explained. (nyscf.org)
  • Escolar is lead author of the study and directs the Program for Neurodevelopmental Function in Rare Disorders at the Center for Development and Learning, UNC-CH. The program is dedicated to tracking the natural history and the effects of new therapies in children with rare diseases. (dukehealth.org)
  • Regardless of when contamination occurred, this investigation highlights the serious potential risks to patients of stem cell therapies administered for unapproved and unproven uses other than hematopoietic or immunologic reconstitution ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The relatively focal degeneration makes it a good candidate for cell-based therapies. (biologists.com)
  • With models, researchers can study the mechanisms of a disease and test therapies. (michaeljfox.org)
  • We therefore briefly discuss differences found in subsets of human bmMSCs and in MSCs isolated from some other sources and touch upon how this could be utilized for cell-based therapies. (hindawi.com)
  • Stem cells, cell therapies, and bioengineering in lung biology and disease 2021. (bvsalud.org)
  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is one severe debilitating neurological disease that results from massive and progressive degenerative loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantial nigra, and new cell therapy appeal hopeful functional recovery of injured dopaminergic neuronal system and cure of PD. (omicsonline.org)
  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is a tricky disease to study and treat because researchers do not yet fully understand what causes dopaminergic neurons - the cells affected by PD - to start deteriorating. (nyscf.org)
  • The left side of the image below shows dopaminergic neurons, the cells that are lost in Parkinson's disease, derived from a healthy volunteer, and the right side shows microglia derived from a PD patient. (nyscf.org)
  • This may give us clues as to why these cells are dying in Parkinson's brains," noted Angelique di Domenico, PhD , a postdoctoral fellow in Parkinson's disease and neurodegeneration. (nyscf.org)
  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative movement disorder resulting from progressive loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the midbrain. (biologists.com)
  • A class of drugs used to treat mild to moderate dementia in Parkinson's disease. (michaeljfox.org)
  • Aggregation of the protein alpha-synuclein is found in Lewy bodies, a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease. (michaeljfox.org)
  • A genetic mutation in this protein is the basis for a rare inherited form of Parkinson's disease. (michaeljfox.org)
  • A class of drugs often effective in reducing the tremor of Parkinson's disease. (michaeljfox.org)
  • Some studies have linked oxidative damage to Parkinson's disease. (michaeljfox.org)
  • A medicine used to treat Parkinson's disease. (michaeljfox.org)
  • A movement disorder sometimes confused with Parkinson's disease that manifests in low, repetitive, involuntary, writhing movements of the arms, legs, hands, and neck that are often especially severe in the fingers and hands. (michaeljfox.org)
  • Many of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease are brought on by loss of or damage to dopamine neurons in this region, which encompasses the striatum, the subthalamic nucleus, and the substantia nigra. (michaeljfox.org)
  • No validated biomarker of Parkinson's disease currently exists. (michaeljfox.org)
  • One of the cardinal clinical features of Parkinson's disease, the slowing down and loss of spontaneous and voluntary movement. (michaeljfox.org)
  • Clinical studies of Parkinson's disease (PD) using a dopamine cell replacment strategy have been tried for more than 30 years. (lu.se)
  • An investigational stem cell-based therapy for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease, STEM-PD, has been given regulatory approval for a Phase I/IIa clinical trial. (lu.se)
  • WCMM members Agnete Kirkeby and Gesine Paul-Visse are part of the team behind STEM-PD - a new kind of dopaminergic nerve cell therapy designed to replace cells lost in Parkinson's disease, the first of its kind in Europe! (lu.se)
  • The STEM-PD trial is investigating the safety and tolerability of transplanting STEM-PD cells into the brain of patients with moderate Parkinson's disease (EudraCT Number:2021-001366-38). (lu.se)
  • Our data shows that the STEM-PD product is safe and highly efficacious in reverting motor deficits in preclinical models of Parkinson's disease" says Agnete Kirkeby, who has led the preclinical development of the product. (lu.se)
  • After a voluntary ten-year break in the transplant of dopamine-producing cells to treat Parkinson's disease, new trials will now be carried out. (lu.se)
  • On 13th of February, 2023, a transplant of stem cell-derived nerve cells was administered to a person with Parkinson's at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden. (lu.se)
  • The study, one of the first to use stem cells from an embryo afflicted with a genetic disorder, found that the mutated gene functions normally in early embryogenesis, but is silenced by cell differentiation. (the-scientist.com)
  • In the 1980's, Arnold Caplan and his colleagues published an isolation method of fibroblast-like stromal cells from bone marrow and first identified them as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) because of their multilineage differentiation potential ( Caplan, 1991 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Here we show the differentiation of patient specific iPSCs derived from a patient with SFTPB deficiency into lung organoids with mesenchymal and epithelial cell populations from both the proximal and distal portions of the human lung. (nature.com)
  • After differentiating the mutant and corrected cells into lung organoids, we show expression of SFTPB mRNA during endodermal and organoid differentiation but the protein product only after organoid differentiation. (nature.com)
  • Although many differentiation protocols in the literature have been successful in mimicking lung development from stem cells, there has not been an examination of how a specific mutation impacts the differentiation process including its effects on the early endoderm, as well as the proximal and distal lung epithelial cell populations in the lung organoids. (nature.com)
  • However, the use of bFGF for human ES cell culture, particularly at the high levels used by some for 'feeder-free' culture, must be considered carefully, as bFGF may drive ES cells towards differentiation. (ddw-online.com)
  • Balancing proliferation and quiescence along with homing (See niche) and self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cells are favoring elements of stem cell pool maintenance while differentiation, mobilization and senescence are detrimental elements. (wikipedia.org)
  • Recent work has suggested that, although adult tissue stem cells may the key cell type in the aging process, they may contribute via reducing their differentiation rates, rather than via becoming exhausted. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other research has suggested that cell differentiation on flat surfaces can be controlled by patterning the surface to restrict the locations where growing cells can attach themselves. (materialstoday.com)
  • Despite the research still to be done on this method, the ability to physically direct cell differentiation by shape alone potentially would be simpler, cheaper and possibly safer than using biochemical supplements, he says. (materialstoday.com)
  • Human bmMSCs were described in the late nineties as well [ 6 ] and at the same time a breakthrough study investigated the expression of typical cell surface markers and the proliferation and differentiation properties of human MSCs in more detail [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • They display differentiation capacities and therefore qualify as multipotent progenitor cells (Figure 1 ). (hindawi.com)
  • Overview on self-renewal or differentiation of stem cells in their respective stem cell niche. (hindawi.com)
  • The colony-forming unit (CFU) assay is a clonal, in vitro culture assay that measures the growth and frequency of functionally viable HSPCs by assessing the proliferation and differentiation of individual progenitor cells, resulting in the formation of discrete colonies in a semi-solid methylcellulose medium (such as MethoCult™ ) when supplemented with appropriate cytokines. (stemcell.com)
  • Cell markers, or surface antigens, are molecules located on a cell's membrane used to identify specific cell types, their lineage, and their stage in the differentiation process according to the presence or absence of the expression of defined markers. (stemcell.com)
  • The virtual workshop included active discussion on state -of-the- art methods relating to the core features of the 2021 conference, including in situ proteomics , lung -on-chip, induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)- airway differentiation, and light sheet microscopy . (bvsalud.org)
  • The procedure is based on an autologous bone-marrow transplant (when patients receive a transplant of their own stem cells) and now constitutes a treatment option to cure an intestinal disease that sometimes does not successfully respond to drugs and requires highly complex surgery that does not provide a cure. (sciencedaily.com)
  • With this therapy, in an average follow-up period of 6 years, 80% of transplant patients are in a phase of total remission of the disease and the remaining 20% have shown considerable improvement following the transplant, and are now responding favorably to drugs. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The transplant requires several weeks of admission to hospital before patients receive their own cells. (sciencedaily.com)
  • high-risk patients included male subjects, recipients of stem cells from female donors, patients younger than 10 years, those with nonidentical donors, and those who received radiation therapy in the transplant preparative regimen. (medscape.com)
  • A stem cell transplant reversed a debilitating neurological disease that causes half of the patients to go blind and lose the ability to walk five years after diagnosis. (northwestern.edu)
  • After the stem cell transplant, patients no longer had discernable AQP4 in their blood. (northwestern.edu)
  • They got better, and the disease maker disappeared for up to five years after transplant. (northwestern.edu)
  • In the trial, 12 patients with neuromyelitis optica received the stem cell transplant. (northwestern.edu)
  • Without an immediate transplant of stem cells, Krabbe infants rapidly begin to lose all cognitive and motor functions and die by the age of two, said the researchers. (dukehealth.org)
  • Disease before and after transplant. (dukehealth.org)
  • While the child's age and symptom severity at the time of transplant are crucial to determining outcome, the source of stem cells is also important, said Kurtzberg. (dukehealth.org)
  • It's thought that the damage to his immune system, followed by the stem cell transplant, caused all traces of HIV to be removed from Brown's body. (singularityhub.com)
  • Guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections among hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. (cdc.gov)
  • The goal of the trial was to test for safety, which was confirmed, as there was no negative effect of the cell transplant on muscle strength in the treated leg compared to the untreated leg. (medicalxpress.com)
  • These cells migrated out of the transplant, and began to reconstruct the bone marrow cavity and form new bone. (medicalxpress.com)
  • MSCs have been successfully transplanted in a number of disease models for which they have been shown to offer therapeutic benefits. (genengnews.com)
  • The researchers concluded that although further studies are needed to confirm the effect of AMSCs on neovascular diseases, the data collected in their study provided insights into the mechanisms by which these cells exert their therapeutic effects. (genengnews.com)
  • Stem and progenitor cells derived from bone marrow or from pluripotent stem cells have shown therapeutic benefit in boosting angiogenesis as well as restoring tissue function. (nih.gov)
  • Although mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been shown as a novel approach in tissue regeneration, the therapeutic potential of MSCs mediated by the interaction between MSC-derived paracrine mediators and Mφs remains elusive. (frontiersin.org)
  • In conclusion, MSCs in musculoskeletal system, mediated by the interaction between MSC paracrine and Mφs, have therapeutic potential in musculoskeletal diseases. (frontiersin.org)
  • The instrument, called the Opera Phenix, can show scientists exactly how diseased cells are behaving, what is wrong with them, and how we might be able to fix them - it can literally see things that are invisible to most labs - features that might hold therapeutic opportunities that others are missing. (nyscf.org)
  • For decades, the field has therefore investigated new scalable source of therapeutic cells from stem cells or via reprogramming. (biologists.com)
  • Therapeutic cells for cell-based therapy. (biologists.com)
  • The use of mouse feeder layers and animal serum are particularly problematic in the culturing of stem cells for possible therapeutic applications. (ddw-online.com)
  • There are also several challenges when it comes to therapeutic use of stem cells and their ability to replenish organs and tissues. (wikipedia.org)
  • Aimed at preserving leg function in patients with ALS, the engineered cells are potentially a powerful therapeutic option for this disease that causes progressive muscle paralysis, robbing people of their ability to move, speak and breathe. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Because patients with ALS usually lose strength in both legs at a similar rate, investigators transplanted the stem cell-gene product into only one side of the spinal cord so that the therapeutic effect on the treated leg could be directly compared to the untreated leg. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The advent of the human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) technology offers unprecedented opportunities for disease modeling, personalized medicine, and the development of new therapeutic interventions. (frontiersin.org)
  • This provides new opportunities to investigate integrin α10β1-selected MSCs as a treatment for a disease which does not yet have any definitive therapeutic options. (lu.se)
  • Scientists in South Korea transplanted mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) derived from human amniotic membranes of the placenta (AMSCs) into laboratory mice modeled with oxygen-induced retinopathy. (genengnews.com)
  • The benefit of using MSCs in stem cell therapy is their ability to self-renew and differentiate into a variety of specialized cell types, such as osteoblasts, chondrocytes, adipocytes, myocardiocytes, and neuron-like cells. (genengnews.com)
  • This review focused on the elucidation of paracrine crosstalk between MSCs and Mφs during musculoskeletal diseases and injury. (frontiersin.org)
  • Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have been shown to counter rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune hepatitis, and systemic sclerosis [ 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, transplanting other than hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells is still limited to a few applications, and it mainly applies to mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) isolated from bone marrow. (hindawi.com)
  • Recently, MSCs isolated from bone marrow (bmMSCs) were shown to be a blend of distinct cells and MSCs isolated from different tissues show besides some common features also some significant differences. (hindawi.com)
  • The MSCs have been described for the first time as colony forming fibroblasts (CFU-F), a rare population of cells residing in the bone marrow of guinea-pigs or mice [ 1 , 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Overview of studies published regarding MSCs using the term "stem cell" or "stromal cell" in the last 20 years accessed by a web search in July 2015 (Google Scholar). (hindawi.com)
  • It seems that the term "stem cell" became more popular although the "stemness" was only shown in a more strict sense for MSCs involved in osteogenesis and bone repair. (hindawi.com)
  • When the biological properties of MSCs were explored in more detail, questions arose whether these cells met the criterion of a true stem cell [ 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Nowadays, experts agree that MSCs may generate upon appropriate stimulation quite different mature cells including osteoblasts, chondrocytes, tenocytes, adipocytes, smooth muscle cells, and stromal cells of the bone marrow [ 9 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Expansion of MSCs was shown to be limited to a few passages of in vitro culture and the cells underwent replicative senescence [ 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Therefore, available in vitro protocols for expansion of MSCs do not yield true stem cells. (hindawi.com)
  • MSCs were also investigated for stem cell qualities in vivo. (hindawi.com)
  • Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) regulate wound repair processes in the lung, and may contribute to either proresolution or -fibrotic lung responses. (cdc.gov)
  • Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been studied for their potential benefits in treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and have reported mild effects when trialed within human clinical trials. (lu.se)
  • Human integrin α10β1-selected adipose tissue-derived MSCs (integrin α10β1-MSCs) have shown immunomodulatory and regenerative effects in various disease models. (lu.se)
  • We hypothesized that integrin α10β1 selected-MSCs can be used to treat a sepsis-induced ARDS in a porcine model when administering cells after established injury rather than simultaneously. (lu.se)
  • 6 cells/kg integrin α10β1-selected MSCs and both groups were followed for 12 h. (lu.se)
  • To determine whether stem cell biology might play a role in benefiting degenerative diseases, the investigators first chose to approach, as proof-of-concept, a mouse model of a representative lethal neurodegenerative disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In recent years, developments in stem cell (SC) biology and regenerative medicine have revealed that SCs unexpectedly can be used to treat autoimmune diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The interplay between stem cell and tumor biology offers an exceptional opportunity to advance our knowledge about cancer, one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with potential impacts in cancer diagnosis and therapy. (hindawi.com)
  • Collectively, these are referred to as hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). (stemcell.com)
  • CRISPR Genome Surgery in Stem Cells and Disease Tissues focuses uniquely on the clinical applications of CRISPR/Cas9 based technology. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The stem cell theory of aging postulates that the aging process is the result of the inability of various types of stem cells to continue to replenish the tissues of an organism with functional differentiated cells capable of maintaining that tissue's (or organ's) original function. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tissue engineering seeks to repair or re-grow damaged body tissues, often using some form of stem cells. (materialstoday.com)
  • 27 Jun, 2007 06:08 pm Stem cells have the potential to become all the cells and tissues in the human body. (scitizen.com)
  • Our focus is understanding how specific types of spinal cord neurons and skeletal muscle cells are generated in space and time during development, how they interact and, intriguingly, how defects in early development of these tissues can lead to different predisposition to disease in the adult life. (mdc-berlin.de)
  • PCB methyl sulphones and related compounds: Identification of target cells and tissues in different species. (cdc.gov)
  • CRISPR manipulations in stem cell lines for neurological diseases 5. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Advanced stem cell research has given new hope for the treatment of various neurological diseases. (placidway.com)
  • We focused on one of the main cell types found in our brains, the astrocyte, which over the last decade has emerged as an important contributor to a wide range of neurological diseases. (lu.se)
  • 02:47 and red blood cells in vitro. (yale.edu)
  • Surfactant is produced by alveolar type II cells which can be differentiated in vitro from patient specific induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived lung organoids. (nature.com)
  • These findings suggest that a lethal lung disease can be targeted and corrected in a human lung organoid model in vitro . (nature.com)
  • To understand the various mechanisms driving disease, it is important to have a good model system in vitro that can recapitulate the in vivo disease process. (nature.com)
  • Gene therapy has been utilized successfully to repair or inactivate mutations in animal models of monogenic human diseases 19 as well as human in vitro cells 12 . (nature.com)
  • Every cell type has its own unique needs when grown in vitro and stem cells are no exception. (ddw-online.com)
  • We combine these in vitro models with gain and loss of gene function approaches (Crispr/Cas9 system), single cell genomics (RNA-seq), spatial transcriptomics as well as live cell imaging techniques. (mdc-berlin.de)
  • Scientists are exploring an innovative cellular therapy that uses stem cells to treat Crohn's disease, a chronic genetic disease which has considerable impact on the quality of life of the patients. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Cellular therapy with stem cells is revolutionizing the focus of treatment of many serious diseases. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In this line, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona is exploring an innovative cellular therapy that uses stem cells to treat Crohn's disease, a chronic genetic disease that affects 1% of the population in Spain and which has considerable impact on the quality of life of the patients. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Dr. Julián Panés and Dr. Elena Ricart over the Gastroenterology Department of Hospital Clínic, Barcelona are the driving force behind this therapy in Spain and began to implement regenerative cellular therapy in patients with Crohn's disease in August 2008. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Stem cell therapy is a promising approach for the treatment of tissue ischemia associated with myocardial infarction and peripheral arterial disease. (nih.gov)
  • stem cell therapy. (nih.gov)
  • Get Stem Cell Therapy for anti-aging in the Czech Republic at just $13,620 USD onwards. (placidway.com)
  • Stem Cell Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis is used directly into the painful joints and this treatme. (placidway.com)
  • Stem cell therapy for diabetes is a relatively new treatment that is being used in Germany to help p. (placidway.com)
  • A world-first Australian medical therapy that uses stem cells to treat degenerative spinal disease has been approved for testing on patients in the U.S. (cellmedicine.com)
  • No prior therapy has caused AQP4 to consistently disappear or allowed patients to become treatment free," said lead author Dr. Richard Burt, a professor of medicine and chief of immunotherapy and autoimmune disease at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Northwestern Medicine physician. (northwestern.edu)
  • Stem cell therapy has been suggested as a possible strategy for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD). (hscn.org)
  • Clinical trials of stem cell therapy for AD have been conducted, with mesenchymal stem cells being the main focus of these studies. (hscn.org)
  • However, the efficacy of stem cell therapy for AD remains unproven, and limitations of stem cells have been discussed. (hscn.org)
  • Stem cell therapy provides perspective and challenges for its clinical application in the future. (hscn.org)
  • Further research is needed to fully understand the mechanism of action of stem cell therapy in AD and to determine its safety and efficacy. (hscn.org)
  • How Does Stem Cell Therapy Affect the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease? (hscn.org)
  • The potential effects of stem cell therapy on the progression of Alzheimer's disease are still being studied, and more research is needed to determine its safety and efficacy. (hscn.org)
  • This study provides preliminary answers to at least two questions: How effective should scientists expect gene therapy for this disease will be in actual patients? (medindia.net)
  • Is Stem Cell Therapy Safe for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Treatment? (medindia.net)
  • Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis has been successfully treated using autologous hematopoietic stem cell therapy. (medindia.net)
  • We explored whether stem cell therapy was effective for animal models and patients with Crohn's disease (CD). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Several studies have evaluated the safety and effectiveness of CD stem cell therapy, but the results remain controversial. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This paper reviews recent advances and potential sources of stem cells for cell therapy in retinal diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Stem cell (SC) therapy is not a new concept. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed an investigational therapy using support cells and a protective protein that can be delivered past the blood-brain barrier. (medicalxpress.com)
  • This combined stem cell and gene therapy can potentially protect diseased motor neurons in the spinal cord of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal neurological disorder known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Can a vitamin transform natural killer cells into a cancer therapy? (medicalxpress.com)
  • abstract = "Clinical studies of Parkinson{\textquoteright}s disease (PD) using a dopamine cell replacment strategy have been tried for more than 30 years. (lu.se)
  • Hence, thanks to this complex mechanism, autophagy can provide energy supply to the cell and can represent a key cytoprotection mechanism allowing cell survival in unfavorable microenvironmental conditions such as those often found by cancer cells 7 . (nature.com)
  • Advances in this field point to a more complex model of tumor development than previously envisioned, in which the stem-like phenotype may be dynamically acquired by cancer cells. (hindawi.com)
  • Here, we employ a fluorescent reporter system to track and isolate stem-like cancer cells of cholangiocarcinoma cell lines. (springer.com)
  • Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) regenerate the blood system throughout life and maintain homeostasis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) were first identified in 1961, and their ability to migrate and differentiate into multiple cell types was documented [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • HSCs make up a very small population of the hematopoietic system, however, these cells are invaluable as they have the potential to give rise to all mature blood and immune cell types and sustain life-long blood production. (stemcell.com)
  • CD34 is the most commonly used cell surface marker to identify human HSPCs as it is expressed on HSCs, in addition to both multipotent and more differentiated progenitor cells of individual blood cell lineages. (stemcell.com)
  • Next, they used mouse neural stem cells (NSCs), a type of "adult" stem cell, to establish the parameters of what might or might not be achievable in this disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers discovered that their implanted neural stem cells, which migrated and integrated extensively throughout the brain, did much more than replace brain tissue destroyed by the disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Scientists have created a way to isolate neural stem cells - cells that give rise to all the cell types of the brain - from human brain tissue with unprecedented precision, an important step toward developing new treatments for conditions of the nervous system, like Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases and spinal cord injury. (medicaldaily.com)
  • For example, neural progenitor cells derived from a human ES cell line are easily propagated and require less handling than human ES cells. (ddw-online.com)
  • One common denominator of these conditions is progressive loss of the neural cells of the eye - photoreceptors, interneurons, and retinal ganglion cells, or RGCs - and essential supporting cells such as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Currently, approximately 3-5% of the worldwide population is affected by autoimmune diseases (ADs), comprising over 150 different types, and both statistics are still increasing. (mdpi.com)
  • While completion of TRANSEURO is not expected until 2021, we feel that sharing the rationale for the design of TRANSEURO, along with the lessons we have learned along the way, can help inform researchers and facilitate planning of transplants of dopamine-producing cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells for future clinical trials. (lu.se)
  • The experimental treatment also dampened the inflammation that typically occurs in the brains of most degenerative diseases, including Sandhoff's, and likely contributes to disease progression. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In addition, autophagy interpheres with cell cycle progression, de facto exerting a cytostatic activity. (nature.com)
  • However, standard anti-inflammatory regimes do not halt disease progression. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Apart from CSCs, there are a myriad of factors and interactions between various cell types and the tumor microenvironment (TME) that ultimately affect CCA progression. (springer.com)
  • The bottom line for cancer and for most human diseases, the notion of bad luck for each one of us should be reconciled with the evolving scientific knowledge on genetic and environmental factors associated with disease risk and progression. (cdc.gov)
  • Replacing the cells of damaged tissue with other new cells from the same patient is already a reality. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Detection of the transplanted cells in the retina illustrated their ability to migrate from the site of injection to the injured tissue. (genengnews.com)
  • The experiments at NIST are believed to be the first head-to-head comparison of five popular tissue scaffold designs to examine the effect of architecture alone on bone marrow cells without adding any biochemical supplements other than cell growth medium. (materialstoday.com)
  • The scaffolds, made of a biocompatible polymer, are meant to provide a temporary implant that gives cells a firm structure on which to grow and ultimately rebuild tissue. (materialstoday.com)
  • Being in the shape of a bone cell seems to induce the cells to activate the genes that ultimately produce bone tissue. (materialstoday.com)
  • By placing tiny aggregates of cells inside yield-stress gels, researchers have shown they can print biological tissue in complex 3D shapes. (materialstoday.com)
  • Undifferentiated cells, found in a differentiated tissue, that can renew themselves and - with certain limitations - differentiate to yield all the specialized cell types of the tissue from which they originated. (michaeljfox.org)
  • 8 Jun, 2007 04:13 pm Stem cells provide the starting material for the development and repair of every organ and tissue in the body and they are present in all stages of life. (scitizen.com)
  • All stem cells are undifferentiated cells that exhibit unlimited self-renewal and can generate multiple cell lineages or more restricted progenitor populations that can contribute to tissue homeostasis by replenishing the cells or to tissue regeneration after injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • CD34 is a transmembrane phosphoglycoprotein that was first identified on HSPCs, but its expression is also present on other cell types, such as vascular tissue. (stemcell.com)
  • There is extremely limited access to brain tissue for research purposes, both from healthy individuals as well as from patients with brain disease. (lu.se)
  • Compared with ocrelizumab, patients who received stem cell transplants had a 60% lower risk of relapse but the same risk of MS activity detected via MRI. (medscape.com)
  • As part of his treatment, he received stem cell transplants from a donor with a naturally occurring genetic resistance to HIV. (singularityhub.com)
  • The intricate molecular mechanisms involved in the regenerative process of the normal intestine and the identity of putative somatic intestinal stem cells have become clear. (mdpi.com)
  • The Studer laboratory investigates human stem cells as tools to understand normal and pathological development in the nervous system and to develop cell-based strategies for regenerative medicine. (uctv.tv)
  • The remarkable potential of stem cells to generate several hundred differentiated cell types is driving their use for regenerative medicine and for supporting the traditional drug discovery and development process (Figure 1). (ddw-online.com)
  • The remarkable progress of regenerative medicine in the last few years indicates promise for the use of stem cells in the treatment of ophthalmic disorders. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Using stem cells is a powerful way to deliver important proteins to the brain or spinal cord that can't otherwise get through the blood-brain barrier ," said senior and corresponding author Clive Svendsen, Ph.D., professor of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine and executive director of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute. (medicalxpress.com)
  • GDNF on its own can't get through the blood-brain barrier, so transplanting stem cells releasing GDNF is a new method to help get the protein to where it needs to go to help protect the motor neurons," said Pablo Avalos, MD, co-lead author on the paper and associate director of Translational Medicine in the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Stem-cell transplants are already performed every day in Harvard-affiliated hospitals - and around the world," says Harvard Stem Cell Initiative codirector David Scadden, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. (harvard.edu)
  • In January 2019, Burt published a randomized study in JAMA showing HSCT reversed neurologic disability and then over 5 years slowed or in most patients prevented further progressive disability or evidence of new disease activity in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. (northwestern.edu)
  • Other diseases HSCT has reversed, according to Burt's published research, are systemic sclerosis and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. (northwestern.edu)
  • According to Bø, a 2017 study found that newer treatments bring up to 50% of patients to no evidence of disease activity at 2 years compared with 70%-90% for HSCT. (medscape.com)
  • It is a chronic genetic disease that occurs when the immune system loses tolerance to the patient's own intestinal flora, leading to an abnormal inflammatory response that continues over time. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The mouse model chosen falls in a class of genetic diseases that afflicts 1 in 5000 patients, typically children (called lysosomal storage diseases, described in more detail below), but which is often used to model an array of adult neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, ALS, Alzheimer's - particularly those with a genetic component. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The mouse used here has mutation in a gene that makes the housekeeping enzyme hexosaminidase ("hex") deficient and, therefore, has Sandhoff's Disease, a lethal genetic disease related to Tay-Sachs Disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • These stem cells can go on to become any type of cell in the body, all while carrying the unique genetic blueprint of the individual from whom they are derived. (nyscf.org)
  • DURHAM, N.C. -- Children with a fatal genetic disorder called Krabbe Disease can be saved and their brain development preserved if they receive stem cells from umbilical cord blood before symptoms of the disease develop, according to a study published in the May 19, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. (dukehealth.org)
  • Kurtzberg pioneered the use of umbilical cord blood from unrelated donors in 1993 and her team has treated and saved more children with cancers and rare genetic diseases than any other center in the world - 147 children in all. (dukehealth.org)
  • Kurtzberg said their treatment successes provide a strong argument for mandatory, universal screening of all newborns for the genetic lysosomal storage diseases. (dukehealth.org)
  • Brown's stem cell donor had been selected because he possessed a genetic variation that causes a receptor ( CCR5 ) to be missing from his cells. (singularityhub.com)
  • As I said when discussing Brown earlier this year , the complete removal of HIV with stem cells containing a genetic variant that shouldn't have provided him universal protection is very curious. (singularityhub.com)
  • This phenotype will be selected for, at the cellular level, if it is caused by heritable epigenetic changes or genetic mutations, and has the potential to overwhelm homeostatic regulation of cell numbers when organismal integrity is under reduced selection in later life. (wikipedia.org)
  • A chemical compound or substance that inhibits oxidation - damage to cells' membranes, proteins or genetic material by free radicals (the same chemical reaction that causes iron to rust). (michaeljfox.org)
  • Adding exercise to genetic treatment for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) was more effective in reversing fatigue than giving the treatment alone, as per the study in a mouse model of the disease. (medindia.net)
  • It's encouraging that exercise makes a noticeable difference on its own and in combination with a genetic treatment specifically tailored for the disease," says Thurman M. Wheeler, MD, an investigator in the department of Neurology at MGH and at Harvard Medical School. (medindia.net)
  • The disease is caused by a gain-of-function mutation that leads to the expression of higher levels of a genetic element called an expanded microsatellite CUG repeat. (medindia.net)
  • While human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) provide novel prospects for disease-modeling, the high phenotypic variability seen across different lines demands usage of large hiPSC cohorts to decipher the impact of individual genetic variants. (frontiersin.org)
  • In particular, hiPSC-based models provide a powerful tool to identify genetic risk factors, and to study cellular and molecular mechanisms that contribute to the pathogenesis of a disease. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, to realize the full potential of hiPSCs for disease modeling and drug screening, several challenges still need to be overcome, as there is the high variability between hiPSC lines, the risk of accumulating genetic aberrations when culturing hiPSCs, and the lack of standardized procedures for hiPSC generation as such (reviewed by Volpato and Webber, 2020 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Just as importantly, research on these cells has been providing us with what happens when foetal development goes wrong, either because of a genetic defect or one that is imposed, for example, by a chemical or drug. (scitizen.com)
  • Our studies suggest that functional neuronal replacement can be complemented and, under some conditions, eclipsed by a range of other stem cell actions that nevertheless exert a number of critical stabilizing forces," said Dr. Snyder, director of Stem Cells and Regeneration at Burnham. (sciencedaily.com)
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  • The proliferative capacity of these cells is so great, says Scadden, that researchers have demonstrated in mice the regeneration of the entire blood and immune system from a single cell. (harvard.edu)
  • Stem cells have the potential to differentiate into various cell types, including neurons, astrocytes, and microglia, which can replace damaged or lost cells in the brain. (hscn.org)
  • Unlike the neurons derived from a healthy donor (which grow in a straight line), these patient cells grow in circles. (nyscf.org)
  • Now it is possible to generate authentic midbrain dopaminergic neurons from pluripotent stem cells and clinical trials using such cells are rapidly approaching. (biologists.com)
  • And after a one-time treatment, these cells can survive and produce an important protein for over three years that is known to protect motor neurons that die in ALS. (medicalxpress.com)
  • This protein can promote the survival of motor neurons, which are the cells that pass signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle to enable movement. (medicalxpress.com)
  • In patients with ALS, diseased glial cells can become less supportive of motor neurons, and these motor neurons progressively degenerate, causing paralysis. (medicalxpress.com)
  • By transplanting the engineered protein-producing stem cells in the central nervous system, where the compromised motor neurons are located, these stem cells can turn into new supportive glial cells and release the protective protein GDNF, which together helps the motor neurons stay alive. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Because they are engineered to release GDNF, we get a 'double whammy' approach where both the new cells and the protein could help dying motor neurons survive better in this disease. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Although, there is still an incomplete understanding of how the teamwork between astrocytes, neurons, and other cells in the brain is carried out and what consequences occur when astrocytes stop working properly. (lu.se)
  • In fact, the popularity of treating diseases like Alzheimer's or ALS using stem cell treatments is steadily rising. (placidway.com)
  • Might Alzheimer's Disease Stem From a Brain Infection? (labroots.com)
  • The amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is a crucial protein in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). (labroots.com)
  • According to German and international guidelines, such travel should have led to the postponement of donation because many infectious diseases are endemic to Sri Lanka. (cdc.gov)
  • She completed training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University. (cdc.gov)
  • Dr. Havers completed the epidemic intelligence service training in the influenza division at CDC and is board certified to practice internal medicine and infectious diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Hematopoietic stem cells are taken from the patient's bone marrow or blood, then their immune stem is wiped out with chemotherapy. (northwestern.edu)
  • Will we subject patients to multiple rounds of chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplants from special donors with faulty CCR5 receptors? (singularityhub.com)
  • Following verification of a stem-like signature (upregulated expression of stemness markers, resistance to chemotherapy, increased spheroid formation, and tumorigenesis capabilities despite inoculation of a small number of cells), we analyzed the interaction of these cells with macrophages via direct and indirect coculture assays. (springer.com)
  • These findings also raise the possibility - somewhat counter-intuitively -- that stem cells may inherently exert an anti-inflammatory influence in degenerative diseases," said Snyder. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Such a condition is called degenerative diseases and it may affect many of our body's activities such as heart function, breathing, talking, balance and movement among others. (placidway.com)
  • Viruses, chemicals and toxins may result in degenerative diseases. (placidway.com)
  • Sometimes, a few medical conditions such as stroke, tumor or alcoholism may also result in degenerative diseases. (placidway.com)
  • Get the best stem cell treatment for degenerative diseases in Czech Republic by the best experts and at affordable prices. (placidway.com)
  • Stem cell treatments for degenerative diseases in Czech Republic costs around 12,000 EUR/$13,620 approximately. (placidway.com)
  • Alternatively, stem cell cultures can be grown on extracellular matrix extracts and supplemented with conditioned medium from mouse fibroblast cultures. (ddw-online.com)
  • Thymic stem cells actively participate in their environment by generating extracellular matrix proteins, essentially forming their own support system. (medindia.net)
  • Crohn's disease, together with ulcerative colitis, is included in what is called irritable bowel disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • As Hospital Clínic, 6 patients with Crohn's disease are already included in the process and, following the international examples, increasing numbers of patients are expected to choose this option to treat the disease in a state that was, to date, practically untreatable. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In severe cases involving recurrent outbreaks (reactivation of the disease several times throughout the patient's life), Crohn's disease presents several treatment options. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A novel, injectable nanofiber-hydrogel composite loaded with stem cells can effectively treat the perianal fistulas associated with Crohn's disease. (materialstoday.com)
  • Crohn's disease (CD), a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is an immune system-mediated, chronic systemic condition characterized by gastrointestinal inflammation and dysregulation of the mucosal-associated immune system [ 1 , 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The disease progresses in the form of unpredictable and variable outbreaks throughout the patient's life and the severity of the symptoms varies according to the level of involvement of the intestines and the patient's response to the assigned treatment. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This allows for HLA-matched donors (B) or personalized treatments using patient's own cells (C). (biologists.com)
  • Use of progenitor cell lines can eliminate the need to culture challenging human ES cells. (ddw-online.com)
  • A progenitor cell is a biological cell that, like an SC, has a tendency to differentiate into a specific type of cell but is already more specific than an SC and is pushed to differentiate into its 'target' cell. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). (mdpi.com)
  • At the same time, by asymmetric cell division or after specific activation, stem cells must be able to generate more mature progenitor cells or differentiated effector cells (Figure 1 ). (hindawi.com)
  • The seeming simplicity of the idea - that there are stem cells that can generate new cells - belies the complexity of the science and the ethical ramifications of its application. (harvard.edu)
  • A population of stem cells with the ability to generate new bone has been newly discovered by a group of researchers at the UConn School of Dental Medicine. (medicalxpress.com)
  • This is a new discovery of perivascular cells residing within the bone itself that can generate new bone forming cells," said Kalajzic. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Stem cells for bone have long been thought to be present within bone marrow and the outer surface of bone, serving as reserve cells that constantly generate new bone or participate in bone repair. (medicalxpress.com)
  • In this study, Kalajzic and his team are the first to report the existence of these progenitor cells within cortical bone that can generate new bone-forming cells-osteoblasts-that can be used to help remodel a bone. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Our set-up enables automated, user-independent expansion of hiPSCs under fully defined conditions, and could be exploited to generate a large number of hiPSC lines for disease modeling, and drug screening at industrial scale, and quality. (frontiersin.org)
  • Additional markers can be used to distinguish HSPC subsets within the CD34+ population and isolate HSPCs with different engraftment abilities and capacities to expand or generate mature blood cells in culture. (stemcell.com)
  • After beginning her research journey as a master's student within our Ph.D. Preparatory Program, she dedicated the last several years to developing more efficient methods that can be used to generate functional and mature astrocytes for disease modeling of neurological disorders. (lu.se)
  • My Ph.D. studies have focused on developing ways to generate human astrocytes from pluripotent stem cells and fibroblasts for modeling diseases affecting the human brain. (lu.se)
  • With advancements in stem cell technology, the possibility to generate astrocytes from human stem cells emerged. (lu.se)
  • By using a new approach, we developed a rapid and efficient method to generate functional and mature astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells through overexpression of certain transcription factors that control the development of astrocytes. (lu.se)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • This led to a re-appraisal of the best way to do such trials, which resulted in a new European-Union-funded allograft trial with fetal dopamine cells across several centers in Europe. (lu.se)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
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  • Moreover, the findings add to the growing body of evidence showing that cord blood can save children with other fatal "lysosomal storage diseases," each of which stems from a specific enzyme deficiency. (dukehealth.org)
  • Stem Cell Transplants for Early MS: Who Benefits Most? (medscape.com)
  • The researchers tracked 103 patients after stem cell transplants (median, 45 months), 204 patients on alemtuzumab (median, 45 months), and 314 patients on ocrelizumab (median, 35 months). (medscape.com)
  • Brown received bone marrow stem cell transplants from a donor, a process that carried a significant risk of death (about one in three don't survive) but that would allow the donor's immune system cells to grow inside him. (singularityhub.com)
  • So-called bone-marrow transplants, which transfer tens of thousands of cells of many different kinds to a patient, most critically transfer hematopoietic (adult blood) stem cells. (harvard.edu)
  • The disease is neuromyelitis optica, formerly classified as a rare subtype of multiple sclerosis (MS) but now considered a separate disease. (northwestern.edu)
  • The treatment aimed at suppressing abnormal angiogenesis, which is recognized as the cause of many eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. (genengnews.com)
  • Confirming that AMSCs were able to traverse the BBB was crucial in elucidating whether or not these cells are viable candidates for treatment of retinopathy. (genengnews.com)
  • For example, temozolomide (TMZ), of use for glioblastoma (GBM) treatment, appears as capable of inducing autophagy partially inhibiting cancer cell proliferation. (nature.com)
  • Research works and studies show that stem cell treatments can be invaluable in the treatment of several degenerative conditions. (placidway.com)
  • Good news is that now you can find excellent stem cell treatment opportunities in the Czech Republic. (placidway.com)
  • Looking younger without surgery is possible with stem cell treatment for anti-aging in India. (placidway.com)
  • The U.S. government awarded approval to an Australian biotechnology company for its adult stem cell treatment to be used in a major trial. (cellmedicine.com)
  • The study is the first to demonstrate a life-saving treatment for newborns with Krabbe Disease, in which children are missing an enzyme critical to forming the myelin sheath that protects developing brain cells from damage. (dukehealth.org)
  • However, rapid conversion to efficient treatment in the early stages of disease is turning out to be crucial, Bø said. (medscape.com)
  • When treatment options are limited, it is likely to have a good effect in younger patients with a shorter disease duration and a low disability. (medscape.com)
  • The information should not be used for either diagnosis or treatment or both for any health related problem or disease. (medindia.net)
  • When germ-free cell cultures became a laboratory routine, hopes were high for using this novel technology for treatment of diseases or replacement of cells in patients suffering from injury, inflammation, or cancer or even refreshing cells in the elderly. (hindawi.com)
  • Proving that we have cells that can survive a long time and are safe in the patient is a key part in moving forward with this experimental treatment. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Notably, adult stem and progenitor cells including mononuclear cells, endothelial progenitor cells, and mesenchymal stem cells have progressed into clinical trials and have shown positive benefits. (nih.gov)
  • The researchers reported that the AMSCs successfully migrated to the retinas of the test animals and, because of the growth factors secreted by the cells, were able to suppress retinal neovascularization. (genengnews.com)
  • Their results suggest that stem cell studies may offer insights to disease pathogenesis that animal models cannot provide, the researchers say. (the-scientist.com)
  • NYSCF's world-leading technology allows researchers to create high-quality stem cells from hundreds of individuals at a time, changing the way diseases are studied. (nyscf.org)
  • Chemical cues have been known to work in cases where researchers have identified the proper additives-a hormone in the case of bone cells. (materialstoday.com)
  • This study, carried out by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and collaborators, has implications for patients who experience fatigue due to genetics-related musculoskeletal diseases as well as other types of illness-induced fatigue. (medindia.net)
  • A special report from Harvard Magazine investigates the work that Harvard researchers are doing to understand all the ramifications of the stem-cell revolution. (harvard.edu)
  • To address these questions we are developing advanced 2D cell culture and 3D organoid models that more closely resemble the in vivo systems from human pluripotent stem cells. (mdc-berlin.de)
  • Such knowledge provides an important foundation for intervention and for reducing the burden of disease for individuals and populations. (cdc.gov)