has anyone used stem cell for autoimmune liver cirrohsis

[kim888]

My husband suffers from a rare autoimmune disease that has caused cirrohsis of the liver. Most people only live a few years with this. He was diagnosed 15 years ago. He is 42 and can no longer work because of the progression of the illness. I am trained in natural medocine and do believe this has been a great help. He is on the transplant list but, we want to do something now. I have been searching for a while and i feel very comfortable with stem cell rejuvination center in Phoenix Arizona. If anyone has info on thos center or cirrohsis it would be greatly apprecoated. My husband only has about 10% of his liver functioning.

[kim888]

Today my husband recieved his stem cells from the stem cell rejuvination center in phoenix AZ. He is doing well and we were so pleased with the Staff and the Treatment. He has some pain from the lipo. We will let you know more later.

[pink7]

Hope your husband will do well with his stem cell treatment. There is news that umbilical cord cells may help cirrhosis of liver. This was recently reported in the news. Have a look at this link.

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/03/460...own-to-be.html

Stem Cell Therapy Shown to be Effective in Treating Liver Cirrhosis
New Published Research Finds Improvement in Liver Function in Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
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By Beike Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
Published: Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2012 - 7:11 am
SHENZHEN, China, July 3, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- A study conducted by Beike Biotechnology Company (http://www.beikebiotech.com) in conjunction with physicians and researchers at two Chinese hospitals, documents the effectiveness of cord blood-derived stem cells in treating primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The study, which was published in the April 2012 issue of the Stem Cell Discovery, was the first of its kind. Researchers noted that additional clinical trials would be required before stem cells can become an accepted therapy for liver cirrhosis.

Prof. Jin-hui Yang, Director of the Department of Hepatology in the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College stated, "Given the severity of liver cirrhosis and its related conditions, and the limited number of options available to treat those who suffer from it, this finding represents an important, potentially significant breakthrough."

PBC is a chronic, progressive liver disease that leads eventually to fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver. It affects 1 in 1,000 women over the age of 40. Approximately one-third of those who suffer from PBC and its related conditions do not respond well to Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) treatment, which is the only currently FDA-approved standard medical treatment for the condition. Many of those patients ultimately require liver transplantation.

Beike Chairman, Dr. Sean Hu, commented, "With a growing body of research that demonstrates the effectiveness of cord blood-derived stem cell therapies in treating a broad range of chronic conditions, this latest study is a milestone in the continuing effort to gain broad acceptance and recognition of regenerative medicine as a mainstream treatment option. We look forward to conducting more comprehensive clinical trials to attempt to validate the positive outcomes we have already observed."

The case study reported in the Stem Cell Discovery involved a 58 year old woman suffering from PBC who developed an incarcerated hernia and uncontrolled hydrothorax after undergoing UDCA treatment. One week after completing two stem cell transplantations with no observed adverse effects, the patient showed improvement in both liver function and in her general condition. She was released from the hospital but continued to receive twice-daily UDCA treatments. Six months after her discharge, doctors observed continued improvements in her liver function and overall condition.

[barbara]

kim888 Please let us know how he does. Thanks for posting.

[Fas]

This may be of interest to you, since you stated that your husband had a lipo i.e. probably was treated with ADRCs (fat cells)
"Several clinical trials appear underway already in Japan"- you can read that on one of my pages-
http://www.cytx-investor.com/index.p...imm-liver.html

The mechanisms of action of the cells seem to be primarily immunomodulary, which Dr. Thomas Ichim basically already discovered in 2006 and which I explain in my "hardcore" article on the same page-
http://www.cytx-investor.com/index.p...core-tech.html

However there is more hope for the future- not only seem fresh cells to be superior to cultured ADRCs, several pre-clinical studies seem to indicate that certain growth factors can stimilute improved trans-differentiation in liver (and renal) cells. rhBMP-7 or OP-1 seem to be a good candidate for instance-
scientists already have proposed to change the name of BMP = Bone Morphogenetic Protein to BODY MP.

[Fas]

This may be of interest to you, since you stated that your husband had a lipo i.e. probably was treated with ADRCs (fat cells)
"Several clinical trials appear underway already in Japan"- you can read that on one of my pages-
http://www.cytx-investor.com/index.p...imm-liver.html

The mechanisms of action of the cells seem to be primarily immunomodulary, which Dr. Thomas Ichim basically already discovered in 2006 and which I explain in my "hardcore" article on the same page-
http://www.cytx-investor.com/index.p...core-tech.html

However there is more hope for the future- not only seem fresh cells to be superior to cultured ADRCs, several pre-clinical studies seem to indicate that certain growth factors can stimilute improved trans-differentiation in liver (and renal) cells. rhBMP-7 or OP-1 seem to be a good candidate for instance-
scientists already have proposed to change the name of BMP = Bone Morphogenetic Protein to BODY MP.