RESEARCH - Umbilical cord stem cells possible treatment for RA

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Arthritis May Be Treated With Umbilical Cord Cells

MedicalNewsToday.com

Article Date: 17 Nov 2010 - 0:00 PST

Umbilical cord stem cells may be useful in the treatment of rheumatoid

arthritis (RA). Animal and in vitro experiments, described in BioMed

Central's open access journal Arthritis Research and Therapy, have

shown that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) taken from umbilical cord

blood can suppress inflammation and attenuate collagen-induced

arthritis.

Professor Zhan-guo Li worked with a team of researchers, from Peking

University People's Hospital, China, to carry out the study. He said,

" Very little is known about umbilical cord MSCs, and there has been no

previous report about their use in the treatment of RA. MSCs can exert

profound immunosuppression, which encourages their use in the

treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as RA. At present, the most

common source of MSCs has been bone marrow. However, aspirating bone

marrow is an invasive procedure and the number and the differentiating

potential of bone marrow MSCs decrease with age. In contrast, the

collection of umbilical cord MSCs does not require any invasive

procedure " .

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Well dang I could have stored 7 umbilical cords for myself had I known this. LOL

Oh well, I'm not having any more though.

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> Arthritis May Be Treated With Umbilical Cord Cells

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> MedicalNewsToday.com

> Article Date: 17 Nov 2010 - 0:00 PST

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> Umbilical cord stem cells may be useful in the treatment of rheumatoid

> arthritis (RA). Animal and in vitro experiments, described in BioMed

> Central's open access journal Arthritis Research and Therapy, have

> shown that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) taken from umbilical cord

> blood can suppress inflammation and attenuate collagen-induced

> arthritis.

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> Professor Zhan-guo Li worked with a team of researchers, from Peking

> University People's Hospital, China, to carry out the study. He said,

> " Very little is known about umbilical cord MSCs, and there has been no

> previous report about their use in the treatment of RA. MSCs can exert

> profound immunosuppression, which encourages their use in the

> treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as RA. At present, the most

> common source of MSCs has been bone marrow. However, aspirating bone

> marrow is an invasive procedure and the number and the differentiating

> potential of bone marrow MSCs decrease with age. In contrast, the

> collection of umbilical cord MSCs does not require any invasive

> procedure " .

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> Read the full article here:

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> http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/208062.php

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> Not an MD

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