STEM CELL TREATMENT

SHOULD IT OR SHOULD IT NOT BE ALLOWED IN AMERICA

THIS IS ISLEY

•Diagnosed with

Cerebral Palsy at 6

months old.

•He had gone threw

multiple therapies and

treatments

•About 3 years ago he

received the Stem Cell

Treatment.

ISLEY

Raised $30,000 to fly to

the Dominican Republic

After having the stem cell

treatment he started

crawling, talking more, and

using his left side.

Isley received the

embryonic stem cells

ISLEY

It has helped his cognitive abilities more than his

physical abilities

Noticed a difference almost immediately

The stem cells fix the damaged cells but , Isley still

has to learn everything on his own.

WHAT ARE STEM CELLS?

•A) Embryonic cells, which are cells that come from

aborted fetuses, or fertilized eggs that are left over

from in vitro fertilization.

•B) Cells that are obtained from the umbilical cord.

•C) Cells taken from bone marrow or the peripheral

system.

•D) This is a trick question…. They are all correct

you can obtain stems cells from all three sources.

STEM CELLS:• There are three sources for

obtaining stem cells. Adult cells,

cord cells, and the most

controversial embryonic cells.

• Stem cells defined:

- A stem cell is a generic cell

that can make exact copies of itself

indefinitely. Also, a stem cell has the

ability to produce specialized cells for

various tissues in the body. Such as

heart muscle, brain tissue, and liver

tissue.

ADULT STEM CELLS:

These type of cells don’t just come from ADULTS they can

come from adults and children.

-Can be taken from bone marrow or peripheral

system.

Bone marrow has a rich source of stem cells:

- Painful destruction of the bone can result from this.

These stem cells are specific to certain cell types:

- blood, intestines, skin, and muscle

ADULT STEM CELLS CONT.

Peripheral stem cells:

- No damage to bone, but takes more time

-Difficult to extract

- Superior to both umbilical and embryonic

cells

Since the DNA is an exact match the body will

never reject them.

The most controversial of

all stem cells.

How are the embryonic cells

obtained

- Aborted fetuses

- Fertilized eggs left

over from in vitro

fertilization.

Are taken directly from an

embryo before the embryo’s

cells begin to differentiate

EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS:

EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS CONT.

Blastocyst

- More than 100 cells

- Most are stem cells

These stem cells can be kept alive forever grown

in cultures.

- double in # every 2-3 days

Can produce cells for almost every tissue in the

body

• Second rich source of stem cells

• Mother, father, and siblings can also use these cells

• Can be an exact match • Common cell types like common blood types

• Extracted after baby is born

-Stored in cryogenic cell banks

UMBILICAL STEM CELLS

THE DONATION OF STEM CELLS

IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!

UMBILICAL STEM CELLS CONT.

Compared to adult cells and embryonic cells,

umbilical cells are by far the richest form of stem

cells.

They can be stored in advance so that they are

available when they are needed

SOME DISEASES STEM CELLS CAN TREAT:

WHAT CAN STEM CELLS HEAL

Cells or tissues destroyed

-generate new tissue

Cure diseases where there is no therapy

-Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, spinal

cord injury, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, cancer, and

burns.

Help scientists understand why cells develop abnormally

- birth defects and cancer

WHAT ELSE CAN STEM CELLS BE USED FOR?

Testing of drugs:

-create unlimited amounts of specialized tissue

- heart and brain tissue

Test how drugs react on these tissues before trying

them out on animal and human subjects

- drugs could be tested for effectiveness & side

effects faster

FINAL THOUGHT:

Embryonic stem cells stored over

time have been shown to create the

type of chromosomal anomalies that

create cancer cells. When you look

at it from the stand point funds

devoted to embryonic stem cell

research are funds being taken

away from the other two more

promising and less controversial

type of stem cell research

mentioned above.