Top 5 Facts of Stem Cell Therapy in Treating Kidney Disease

Stem cells are wildly used to treat various diseases including kidney disease. The following are 5 facts you need to know about Stem Cell Therapy for kidney disease.

1. What are stem cells?
Stem cells are biological cells which are unspecialized cells. They are capable of self-renewal and differentiation into any type cells. Under right condition, stem cells can self-renew and produce new functional cells to replace the damaged ones. They also can differentiate into desired cells that act as repairing system to replenish the tissues. Stem cells treat disease through regenerating new cells in the body.

2. What are the types of stem cells?
In general, stem cells are classified into several types, often based on where in the body or what stages in development, where they are from. You many heard some terms such as adult stem cells, cord blood stem cells, fetal stem cells, embryonic stem cells, etc.

3. What types of stem cells are used in our hospital to treat kidney disease?
In our hospital, cord blood stem cells and mesenchyme stem cells. Cord blood stem cells are collected from the cord blood. Generally, cord blood is discarded as a waste of the birth process after the newborn infants is born. There are a plenty of stem cells in cord blood. Umbilical cord blood stem cells are easily isolated and there are no ethic issues so that it has become the new favorite in medical world. Mesenchyme stem cells widely exist in the bone marrow, fat, periost, cord blood, etc. Mesenchyme stem cells are high quality cells with self-renew and differentiation. They can not only differentiate into hematopoietic cells but also kidney cells, liver cells. They also can regulate the immune system which is effective on immune diseases treatment such as lupus nephritis, type 1 diabetes.

4. How about the safety of stem cells?
The safety of stem cells is the focus patients mostly care about. Actually, the fact that stem cells transplant is safe has been proved by plenty of experiments before they are used in clinic. There are no side effects. In a few cases, patients may have a fever which however remits spontaneously.

5. What is the cost of Stem Cell Therapy?
The cost is different from person to person that depends on the types of stem cells and times of stem cells infusion. Because the conditions differ from person to person, the types and times of stem cells are also different. For instance, one need only once stem cells infusion but another may need two or three times. If you want to know more about Stem Cell Therapy, you can Email us at khkpcn@hotmail.com for more details.