Can Celiac Disease be treated with stem cells…?
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and embryonic-like stem cells (ESC) found in Umbilical cord blood can cure many incurable diseases. Umbilical cord blood is well-recognized to be useful for treating hematopoietic and genetic disorders. Leukemia Stem Cell Therapy was considered a miracle for a 12 year old girl ,that eliminated her coeliac disease. This kind of transplant is thought to have improved or stabilised a number of auto-immune diseases, including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and Crohn’s disease. She had the stem cell transplant from a sibling because of leukemia, but it also apparently cured her coeliac disease. First of all, it is excellent news that the leukemia was beaten … but the side-effect bonus of elimination of coeliac disease is very interesting for us.3 years 6 months after the transplant, her villi are still not damaged by the gluten she’s been eating since 3 months after the transplant. The transplant cured her celiac disease. According to Dr. Kline , the mortality for the type of transplant his patient had is approximately 10-15%. There’s a less risky procedure in development called “reduced intensity stem cell transplantation,” designed to be used in non-malignant diseases, but even this has a 2-3% risk of death associated with it. This past March, researchers in The Netherlands reported on seven patients with refractory celiac disease who had stem cell transplants. Six improved significantly, but one died. Someday, Dr. Kline said, if doctors can bring the mortality rate for reduced intensity stem cell transplantation down to zero, it might become a feasible treatment for celiac patients. He added, it’s almost always safer to stick to the gluten-free diet
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Reading this Blog was really a good experience for me.This would be really helpful for all.And As dere is a grl in my neighborhood suffering from this disease. I il tl her about dis treament if she is not aware. I believe stem cell treatment for her and for many other patients also would be an HOPE …THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORTS SCGF….