Liver Cirrhosis Treatment

by Shraddha Singh Gautam Content Writer

Liver cirrhosis is the slowly progressive disease in which the healthy liver tissue is affected by some environmental factors such as alcoholism, viral infections, over intake of some medication and is replaced with the scar tissue. The condition may prevent the normal functioning of the liver with the help of blockage that can slow down the processing of nutrients, hormones, drugs and naturally produced toxins from the body. It also involves in slower production of certain hormones and proteins required for the digestion.

Any traumatic condition that may damage the liver can result in liver cirrhosis, this may include

· Fatty liver associated with the obesity and excessive intake of steroidal medicines

· Chronic viral infections of the liver, such as Hepatitis B, C

· A genetic blockage of the bile duct or its complete absence

· Cystic fibrosis

· Certain genetic malformations

· Prolonged exposure to environmental toxins

The symptoms of the patients with liver cirrhosis may vary depending upon the intensity of the illness, however some commonly associated symptoms can be

· Loss of appetite

· Lack of energy, which can be debilitating

· Weight loss or sudden weight gain

· Bruises

· Yellowish, itchy skin

· A brownish or orange tint into the urine

· Light colored stool

· Confusion, mood swings

· Fever

In general, the condition can be diagnosed with the physical examination or blood tests, however liver biopsy can be performed to find out the level of tissue scarring. Although the liver cirrhosis is generally referred as the chronic stage of liver failure and liver transplantation with the matched donor is the only possible alternative for the same so far available.

With the advent of stem cells technology, some positive changes have been observed for the patients who have been suffering from the diseases. Stem cells are the naïve cells of the body, which can be differentiated to become any cells if treated in proper condition. This remarkable potential of stem cells has been exploited by the medical science as a possible cure for a variety of debilitating diseases. Researchers have observed positive differentiation of stem cells in hepatic lineages.

Using stem cells for treating liver failure or liver cirrhosis is still at a very nascent stage, however patients have expressed positive signs after treatment. The stem cells can be harvested in limits number from potent sources such as Bone Marrow or Adipose Tissue. These stem cells can be injected back into the body at the targeted place. These stem cells then can be differentiated into liver cells with the help of certain growth factors and immunological factors such as cytokines. The stem cell injection can also be coupled with stem cells stimulation therapy, wherein resident stem cells are stimulated to multiply and differentiate inside the body as a booster effect.

The major advantage of these stem cells is that since they have come from the patient own body sources, there are no chances of their rejection or other infections.

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