Can Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease(Uremia) Take Stem Cell Therapy

Although patients with end-stage Uremia have poor renal functions, relevant symptoms and test indexes show that some renal cells can work normally. By treatments, if the remaining healthy kidney is well protected and the damaged parts are repaired, patients with end-stage Uremia can see hope.
The common treatments for Uremia are as follows.
Clinically, dialysis and Kidney Transplant are often used to treat Uremia. Dialysis treatments remove extra toxins and water out from human body with a dialysis machine when the kidney cannot do this job. This machine can also supplement alkali so that the acidosis can be eased, and adjust the electrolyte disturbance and replace the excretion function of kidney. However, the cost of kidney transplant is very high and most of the average families can’t afford it. Meanwhile, patients should pay attention to preventing infections and various complications after the transplantation. They have to live with taking anti-rejection medicines for life.
However, it is necessary for end-stage Uremia patients to take dialysis. Patients in this period have symptoms, such as increased blood creatinine and high blood urea nitrogen, the imbalance of fluid and electrolyte, and damaged alimentary system. These symptoms can result in a worse illness condition and threaten patients’ lives. So it is essential to use the dialysis treatment in this condition.
Long-term dialysis treatment will have a serious side-effect on patients. So Stem Cell Therapy can be combined with Dialysis to treat Uremia.
With the ability of self-reproduction and differentiation potential, stem cells can treat damaged cells and restore functions of damaged organs and tissues. This kind of cell has strong abilities of proliferation and multi-differentiation. They can produce a large amount of offspring and differentiate into all kinds of cells that human body needs. Through the interactions of cells, the proliferation and immunoreaction of T-cells can be controlled. Thus, stem cells can play a role of immune reconstruction.
Uremia patients must choose an effective method timely which can treat this disease. In treating Uremia by Stem Cell Transplant, the stem cells can not only protect patients’ remaining nephrons but also repair the damaged ones. Therefore, the damaged renal cells will get recovered, and the quality of patients’ lives can be improved continuously.

By Stem Cell Therapy, the damaged renal cells can be restored and renal function can be rebuilt effectively. And when the renal function recovers to a certain extent, Uremia patients can get rid of dialysis and live a normal life.

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