Stem Cell Therapy for Neurological Disease

Stem cell therapy is a new approach that offers the possibility of regeneration for patients with neurological diseases.

For a variety of neurological conditions, including stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson's disease, stem cells are extracted from bone marrow or fat, concentrated, and then injected directly into the damaged area or delivered through blood vessels.

For example, Parkinson's disease is a degenerative brain disorder in which dopamine neurons, which are responsible for involuntary movement of muscles, diminish, causing tremors and a heavy gait. The medical community believes that differentiating stem cells into dopamine cells and transplanting them into the brain could essentially cure Parkinson's, and there are 12 ongoing stem cell clinical trials for Parkinson's.

According to a review of several papers in February 2023 in Biotechnol Bioeng, a famous journal in neurology, stem cell treatment showed significant therapeutic effects on 33 Alzheimer's patients in the United States. Parkinson's patients also showed changes in symptoms, the course of the disease was slowed, and some diseases were said to be well controlled. Even in multiple sclerosis, an increase in nerve myelin was observed with stem cell treatment.

In cerebral infarction or arteriosclerosis caused by blockage or narrowing of blood vessels, brain and heart cells are destroyed not only in areas where blood does not enter, but also secondarily in the surrounding areas due to activation of immune cells. Stem cells reduce secondary damage from cerebral infarction or arteriosclerosis through their immune regulation function, and they supply blood to damaged cells through the function of connecting blood vessels, minimizing the aftereffects of these diseases and helping with rehabilitation and recovery.

And the aftereffects of corona injection or corona disease caused by an excessive immune response can also be treated with the immune-modulating function of stem cells.