Ms Stem Cell Breakthrough

Hsct involves extracting white blood cells from the bone marrow of the person with.

Ms stem cell breakthrough.

Stem cell treatment for ms has demonstrated healing and repair promoting properties. 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. One of these experimental treatments is hematopoietic stem cell therapy hsct.

Ms causes the immune system to attack a person s nerve cells. 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. 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. 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. Mscs mesenchymal stem cells adult stem cells found in several places in the body including the bone marrow skin and fat tissue. Nscs neural stem cells specialized stem cells responsible for repairing nerve insulating myelin in the brain. They produce cells which help other stem cells function properly.

Dr emma gray head of clinical trials at the ms society said. The research was published in the journal cell reports. And it comes with a high price. Mesenchymal stem cells mscs can combat inflammation within the body.