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What diseases can be treated with Stem
Cells at present?
At present Stem Cells are mostly used in diseases
such as blood disorders, cancers, immune deficiencies
and metabolic disorders. Cord blood stem cells are
used where Bone Marrow Stem Cells are routinely
uses. To date more than 72 disorders have been treated
with stem cells.
Click
here to view a list of the diseases
There is also a lot
of research going on into cell-based therapy, which
is when the cells are persuaded to make specialised
cells that are needed to cure diseased tissue, eg
in heart disease.
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Although stem cells are not yet
routinely used in this way and the research has
only used small numbers of patients, this has been
used in a number of ways with some success.
Read one of the success stories by clicking here
What is the future potential of Stem Cells?
Research is being undertaken and scientists are
learning how to expand the stem cells in the laboratory.
This will enable the number of cells to be increased
prior to use. In the future this may mean that a
small amount of Stem Cells can be expanded for use,
meaning it won’t matter if there are only
a small amount of cells collected. Also future collections
may be able to be stored in several small samples
and expanded when needed in order to be used for
several different applications.
There is currently a lot of research going on into
Cell-Based Therapy. This is where the cells are
grown into different cells for tissue repair, for
example in diabetes and heart disease. This is a
very exciting field of research.
http://www.chri.com.au/LeukaemiaBiology.htm
Gene-Therapy. This is someway off yet, but is where
scientists manipulate a gene to cure a disease,
for examples haemophilia. A way is needed to get
the new genetic material into the cells of the body.
Using stem cells seems to be one of the most promising
ways of doing this. In gene-therapy the disease
is only cured in the person, it can still be passed
on to future generations.
Is CellSense involved in any Stem Cell research?
Yes, CellSense is involved in research involving
umbilical cord blood stem cells. However the stem
cells that are collected for our clients belong
to those families and cannot be used for research
or donation.CellSense has entered into an agreement
to form collaboration with a leading Australian
consortium involving the Child Health Research Institute
(CHRI), the Institute of Medical and Veterinary
Science (IMVS) and the University of Adelaide to
conduct research into the use of cord blood stem
cells. The research initiative involved using cord
blood stem cells to generate specialized immune
cells with applications in many areas of medical
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