Abstract

STEM CELLS: A BURGEONING FIELD OF RESEARCH IN VARIOUS THERAPIES

*Bhagyashree Vanmali¹, Gaurav M Doshi²

Abstract

Stem cell therapy holds the potential for treating damages resulting from various diseases via transplantation of cells and tissues. Pluripotency makes embryonic stem cells and these induced pluripotent stem cells ideal for use in various therapies.Therapeutic benefits from bone marrow transplantation are well established. Hematopoietic stem cells have been used for treating both haematopoietic and non-haematopoietic disorders. Hematopoietic stem cells transplantation is also used for treating number of pediatrics diseases like autism, childhood brain cancer cerebral palsy etc. In addition mesenchymal stem cells are widely for tissue repair. The safety and feasibility of these cells have been demonstrated in clinical trials.Therefore, using stem cells for treatment of injuries along with the conventional medical practice would likely accelerate the repair process and improve the quality of life of the victim. Various stem cell transplants are available and used to treat different diseases. The article enlightens the vision about the stem cells with providing an insight to various therapies.

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