How Stem Cells Help in Rheumatoid Treatment?

by Tyler P. A Passionate Blogger - Entertainment Rheumatoid Arthritis can be described as an autoimmune disease that results in chronic inflammation of the joints and tissues surrounding the joints. This chronic disease damages the joints and affects other organs in the body. It is more commonly found in the middle-aged people though there is no age limit to get affected by this disease. When a patient’s immune system generates antibody responses to the components like Type 1 collagen in the joints, it results in joint destruction and other complications like renal damages, pulmonary fibrosis, and heart damages in some cases.



The symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis include pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in the joints. If this condition is not controlled at the right time, it can damage the affected joints and surrounding tissues permanently. Currently, it is cured with the help of immune suppressive medications that have long-term side effects on the patients. The scientists are testing the viability of stem cell therapy for Rheumatoid treatment in India.

How Can Stem Cells Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis?

The temporary improvements can be made with the help of immune suppressive agents, anti-rheumatic drugs, biologics, and other treatment protocols. But, none of these have addressed the damage already caused to the joints and tissues. In this regard, stem cell therapy has displayed impressive healing activity in the animal samples diagnosed with different forms of arthritis. In these cases, stem cells have modulated the immune system and preserved the ability of the body to fight this disease.

The mesenchymal stem cells or MSCs heal the inflamed tissue and produce anti-inflammatory mediators that do not suppress the immune response of the whole body. Also, they induce the production of an immune cell called T-regulatory cells that protects the body from any immunological self-attack.

What are the types of Stem Cells to be Used?

The advanced Rheumatoid treatment in India uses adult stem cells that are derived from human umbilical cord tissue. These are the mesenchymal stem cells recovered from donated chords after healthy and normal childbirth. A reliable institute checks the medical history of the mother and takes consent from the family for the donation of these cells. Then, these cells are screened for infectious diseases. After this process, the best cells that have high anti-inflammatory activity, ability to induce regeneration, and high capacity for immune modulation are selected.

Why Prefer Stem Cells for This Treatment?

With the mesenchymal stem cells, there are lesser chances of cell rejection. Also, they do not need matching of Human Leukocyte Antigen. The Allogeneic stem cells can be injected multiple times over the period of few days. It should involve uniform dosages with higher cell counts. They are robust and abundant as compared to other stem cells.

Stem cell therapy has shown a lot of promise for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis but it is still a long way to go.

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