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bestsynd
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 Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:36 pm Post subject: Arthritis Damaged Cartilage may be treated with Stem Cells |
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A study published in the February 2006 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism found that rats treated with muscle-derived stem cells helped to repair torn cartilage.
Articular cartilage which is the cartilage found at the ends of bones where they meet at a joint can become damaged from injury or illness. At this time there is no treatment to restore and repair completely this type of injured cartilage. The researcher’s looked further into the possibility of stem cells that came from muscles instead of bone marrow. The researchers on this study took the muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs) with a therapeutic protein to see if the articular cartilage could be repaired in rats.
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Fringe
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| The researchers believe that this study shows proof-of-principle for having MDSC implantation in adult humans |
What does this mean when they say "implantation"? I'm assuming it means not an injection, but what exactly is being implanted? |
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theLIBERTARIAN
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| My wife believes they actually operate and place the stem cells and protein in the joints. |
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