Ms Stem Cell Breakthrough

Mesenchymal stem cells mscs can combat inflammation within the body.

Ms stem cell breakthrough.

The use of expanded cord tissue derived umbilical cord cells have made it possible to potentially treat ms more effectively. Actress selma blairis undergoing a treatment to reboot her immune system as she continues her battle with multiple sclerosis ms. A research study in mice by investigators at the university of rochester medical center urmc suggests it would be possible to repair the brain cell damage caused by multiple sclerosis ms. They produce cells which help other stem cells function properly.

D octors on sunday hailed what they say is a major breakthrough in the treatment of multiple sclerosis halting progress of the disease and relieving symptoms in some patients. Breakthrough stem cell treatment for ms our mission is to reduce the pain and suffering from many of mankind s most devastating diseases and conditions by delivering the future promise of fetal stem cell therapy today. Ms causes the immune system to attack a person s nerve cells. Nscs neural stem cells specialized stem cells responsible for repairing nerve insulating myelin in the brain.

Hsct involves extracting white blood cells from the bone marrow of the person with. The research was published in the journal cell reports. R esearchers reported encouraging results for a stem cell transplant for multiple sclerosis ms that some doctors and patients hope will be a breakthrough for ms treatment. Blair is taking her instagram followers along with her as she undergoes hematopoietic stem cell transplantation hsct a treatment that has long been used to treat cancers of the blood and bone marrow.

Dr emma gray head of clinical trials at the ms society said. And it comes with a high price. Stem cell treatment for ms has demonstrated healing and repair promoting properties. According a press release the treatment combats the disease by using chemotherapy to suppress their immune system then resetting it.