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Stem Cells – Immune System
December 5th 2009 04:26
The recent study suggests that the stem cells transplanted into early stage multiple sclerosis patients stabilized, and in some cases reversed debilitating the neurological disorder. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that impairs movement and coordination, while causing muscle weakness, cognitive impairment, slurred speech and vision problems. Certain drugs can retard or roll back symptoms during the initial phase of the spread of the disease. However, in the decade or onset, MS is characterized by gradual but irreversible neurological impairment.
The research scientists removed the defective white blood cells that rather than protecting the body, attacks the fatty sheath called Myelin that protects the nervous system. The immune system where then replenished with so-called haemopoeitic stem cells extracted from patient’s bone marrow capable of giving rise to any form of mature blood cell. This procedure not only seems to prevent neurological progression, but also appears to reverse neurological disability.
The research scientists removed the defective white blood cells that rather than protecting the body, attacks the fatty sheath called Myelin that protects the nervous system. The immune system where then replenished with so-called haemopoeitic stem cells extracted from patient’s bone marrow capable of giving rise to any form of mature blood cell. This procedure not only seems to prevent neurological progression, but also appears to reverse neurological disability.
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