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Adult Stem Cells and Liver Disease
I'm not sure what stage this research has progressed to but the report is that adult stem cells may be used to treat cirrhosis of the liver.
The increasing number of middle-aged patients with chronic liver disease caused by heavy drinking is forcing doctors to look at new ways of saving their lives.
In the UK, a pioneering trial to help seriously ill people will begin this month, using the patient's own cells to regenerate the organ.
In the UK, a pioneering trial to help seriously ill people will begin this month, using the patient's own cells to regenerate the organ.
By injecting patients with their own stem cells, the basic "building blocks" for all kinds of cells, doctors hope that the liver can regrow itself to a point where the organ starts to work again
. - The ObserverPosted by tim at January 8, 2005 2:26 PM
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