Friday, March 29, 2013

Can Stem Cell Treat Kidney Disease?

Can stem cell treat kidney disease? After visiting doctors here and there, many kidney disease patients hear of stem cell, a brand new therapy and wonder whether stem cell can treat kidney disease.
So far, many methods have been tried by doctors all over the world to treat this refractory disease: kidney disease. However, the effects are not so satisfactory. Symptoms such as proteinuria, hematuria, edema, high blood pressure will appear again after many therapeutic methods such as hormone, immunosuppressive agent, diuretic are used to treat or control the condition and just focus on the symptoms. In contrast, stem cell can solve the problem fundamentally.
1. the principle for stem cell transplant to treat kidney disease
Stem cell can generate and differentiate. So this ideal seed can repair the damaged intrinsic cells and differentiate into cells which can replace the necrotic ones. So, stem cell can rebuild renal structure and recover renal function.
2. The interaction among cells and produced cells factors can inhibit the proliferation of T cells and inhibit the immunoreaction so that immunologicreconstitution can begin. Stem cell is easy to get compared with kidney transplant. It also has wide sources. Stem cell has low immunogenicity. So it will not reject after entering human body. Since stem cell has the above-mentioned characteristics, it has prosperous future in treating kidney disease clinically.
3. the mechanism how stem cell treats kidney disease
Stem cell can repair damaged intrinsic cells, replace necrotic ones, and stimulate the refresh function.
In addition, stem cell transplant has no side effects compared with western medicine.
Can only stem cell treat kidney disease well? As we know, when kidney disease takes place, renal function is damaged and a lot of toxins will accumulate in the kidney, which leads to a not clear environment, not suitable for the growth of stem cell.
How to deal with it? Chinese Medicine can achieve it. It contains many active materials and after it comes into human body, it can promote the blood circulation and dissolve the stasis, which can improve the micro-circulation of blood. Chinese Medicine can also clear away the immune complex which deposite in kidney and make them discharge out of the body together with urine.
In a word, before stem cell is transplanted, it is very necessary to receive Chinese Medicine. And the combination of stem cell andChinese Medicine can achieve a better effect.

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