Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

Stem cell therapy can be a great treatment option for neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's Disease.

Stem cell therapy can replace and repair the damaged dopamine-producing nerve cells in the brain. In a study conducted by Neelam K.Venkataramana and colleagues, stem cell transplants showed significant improvement in their Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) scores.

The most common therapy for Parkinson's Diseaseis the drug levodopa in order to stimulate dopamine production in neurons that regulate motor skills. However, the drug produces a wide range of physiological and psychological side effects. And long-term benefits are limited. So, scientists need more effective options to repair the brain damage caused by Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's Disease (PD)

PD is a degenerative neurological disorder that affects body movements. Symptoms begin gradually, with initial ones being small tremors within hands etc.

As the disease progresses, these symptoms can be seen –

• Difficulty speaking
• Difficulty writing
• Loss of automatic movements, such as blinking and smiling
• Slowed overall movement
• Muscle stiffness
• Tremors or shaking

Parkinson's Disease is caused by a loss (or deterioration) of nerve cells in that produce dopamine in the brain. This loss of nerve cells results in less dopamine, which acts as a messenger between the parts of your brain that control voluntary and involuntary movement. Without this important connect, the brain can’t effectively control movement, causing all the above-mentioned symptoms.

PD is a chronic condition that can greatly limit mobility and daily functions. Traditional treatments only try to address the symptoms, but stem cell therapy can reverse damage and stop the progression of the disease.

Since stem cells are cells are undifferentiated cells, they have not taken a specific function but can do so.

Stem cells are also self-replicating and can multiply into identical copies of the stem cells that have already undergone differentiation in the body. For example, if stem cells were used to treat a neurological condition, cells administered during stem cell treatment could become nerve cells, and further replicate to create a large number of nerve cells on their own. In other words, the effectiveness of stem cell treatments increases over time.

‍You should also know that stem Cells for PD are safe.

With stem cells, improvement have been seen in patients’ facial expression, gait, and freezing episodes. Some can even reduce the dosages of PD medicine. Stem cells do this by providingan unlimited supply of dopamine producing neurons by differentiating into them and replicating.

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