International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 4

Stem Cell Therapy

Principal, Dr. M. B. Sharma, Nursing College, Ayush Parisar, Sailana Road, Ratlam

*Corresponding Author E-mail: tamilcharan1980@gmail.com

Online published on 24 May, 2018.

Abstract

Stem cell therapy is the use of stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition. The stem cells collected from various sources from human body such as Bone marrow, peripheral blood, umbilical cord blood from newborn baby also in use. Any disease in which there is tissue degeneration can be a potential candidate for stem cell therapies Such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Spinal cord injury, Heart disease, Severe burns, Diabetes. Tissue Repair Involves in Regenerate spinal cord, heart tissue or any other major tissue in the body. Adult bone marrow stem cells injected into the hearts are believed to improve cardiac function in victims of heart failure or heart attack. Leukemia patients treated with stem cells emerge free of disease. Stem cells have also reduces pancreatic cancers in some patients. In Rheumatoid Arthritis Client also Adult Stem Cells may be helpful in starting repair of eroded cartilage. Type I Diabetes client also treated with Embryonic Stems Cells injected to become pancreatic islets cells needed to secrete Insulin.

Keywords

Bone Marrow Stem Cell, Peripheral Blood Stem Cell, Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell, Amniotic Stem Cells, Fetal Stem Cells, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Embryonic Stem Cells, Medical Uses Of Stem Cells