Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Currently, the only cure available for sufferers of sickle cell disease is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). In this process, stem cells are taken from the bone marrow or blood of someone without the disease (the donor). The donor is often the sufferer’s sibling, and this is because the most successful and safest transplants are those that use stem cells that are matched for special proteins known as HLA proteins. These antigens are inherited from parents meaning that siblings are…

Stem cells are cells that retained cellular renewal ability (Avasthi, Ms, & Ms, 2008). These cells can differentiate to a large spectrum of cell types including but not limited to various organ cells and other tissue cells. There are 2 main types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells (embryo) and somatic stem cells (adult). Depending on the cell’s potency, the ability to differentiate to different cells will vary. There are different potency of cells, which include: totipotency, pluripotency and…

University of Southern California (USC). Her lab investigates stem cell malfunction, regulation, and coordination at the single cell level (1). Furthermore, she uses mouse hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) as a model system (1). Dr. Lu’s research utilize various disciplines of biology such as molecular, cellular, and systems biology (1). Additionally, Dr. Lu’s research focuses on investigating the differences and coordination between individual stem cells (1). Essentially, her research provides…

Stem cell function Over the course of human history, medicine has come along way. Centuries ago, we thought that he body was composed of different liquids called humors and if you were unlucky to get sick during this time, your blood would have been withdrawn in a process known as "blood-letting". In modern time, we can give antibiotics, perform open-heart surgery and even operate on the brain. However, one of the newest advances in medicine is stem cell research, which is a promising new field…

androgens and hematopoietic growth hormones. Androgens such as oxymetholone can increase red blood cell counts(Dokal et al., 2011; Khincha et al., 2014). Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) can also be used to help increase the production of certain white blood cells (neutrophils)(Dokal et al., 2011). These treatments are only temporary, however(Dokal et al., 2011; Khincha et al., 2014). Hematopoietic stem cell…

Stem Cell Research Stem cells come from embryos, fetuses, or adults that retain the capacity to develop into specialized cells and regenerate themselves; Scientists could manipulate and study stem cells in hope of using them to cure diseases. There are great possibilities in the stem cell research because they have the potential in the development of therapies and replacing defective or damaged cells. Resulting from a variety of disorders and injuries. Such as Parkinson disease, Heart disease…

According to Stem Cell Reviews, it is estimated that as many as 128M individuals in the United States, or 1 in 3 people might benefit from regenerative medicine. Those statistics are eye-opening for the nurse life care planner because regenerative medicine will eventually become a viable treatment modality for so many of those individuals with whom the nurse life care planner is called upon to assist with preparation of a future care plan. Regenerative medicine is the process of creating…

Stem Cell research has been advancing a lot in recent years and there have been many discoveries that have aided in furthering the research about cancer and how to cure it. They are the next big breakthrough in science and show a promising future. With enough time and research, scientists will be able to utilize stem cells in a way that will be beneficial to cancer patients. Cancer is known as a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth that has the potential to spread or invade to other…

Some of the promise of stem cell therapy has been realized. A prime example is bone marrow transplantation. Even here, however, manyproblems remain to be solved. Challenges facing stem cell therapy include the following: Adult stem cells Tissue-specific stem cells in adult individuals tend to be rare. Furthermore, while they can regenerate themselves in an animal or person they are generally very difficult to grow and to expand in the laboratory. Because of this, it is difficult to obtain…

What are Stem Cell’s? • For Somatic stem cells, you can transfer a liver cell to another person’s liver to help grow. But you can’t transfer a liver cell to a muscle because it is already purposed for a different organ. It’s not like an embryonic stem cell. • An embryonic stem cell can be grown in to anything. But an adult stem cell is specialized in a certain organ • Adult stem cells remain un-dividing until they are needed to maintain muscle tissue, diseases, or tissue injuries. Current…