What is Stem Cell Therapy?| Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center
At the Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center of Altamonte Springs we specialize in minimally invasive care using the latest research and most advanced technology. Stem Cell Therapy, also recognized under the category of regenerative medicine, has been used successfully for over 40 years to treat cancer patients.
Stem Cell Therapy can help researchers better understand how diseases occur, generate healthy cells to replace diseased cells, and more. Learn more about this advanced treatment offered at AASC by reading this blog.
What are Stem Cells?
Stem cells are known as the body's master cells and raw materials. They have the ability to develop into a variety of cell types such as embryonic and adult stem cells. Adult cells can also come in the form of pluripotent cells. Pluripotent means having many "potentials".
As such, these cells are capable of taking on a wide variety of forms within the body, including all more than 200 different types of cells. In the body or in a laboratory, stem cells divide to form daughter cells.
A daughter cell can become a stem cell or differentiate into specialized cells (differentiation), such as a blood cell, a brain cell, a heart muscle cell, or a bone cell. This is the only cell in the body that has the natural ability to form into other cell types - making it a revolutionary treatment in advanced medicine.
As we age, it becomes more challenging for stem cells to be delivered accurately to injured areas. Therefore, stem cell therapy has been used in regenerative medicine and has shown promising results in orthopedic, cardiovascular, neuromuscular, and autoimmune conditions.
How are stem cells used as treatment?
Stem cells can be used in stem cell transplants for patients suffering from diseases like leukemia. Harmful cancer cells are attacked with harsh treatment such as chemotherapy and then are replaced with stem cells so they can grow into healthy tissue.
According to the National Library of Medicine, the use of stem cells in bone tissue engineering has also been shown to improve tissue healing by combining them with scaffolds. Stem cell therapy procedures have been used in orthopedics to focus on promoting the healing of ligaments and tendon injuries such as arthritis.
Stem cells can also be used to test new drugs for safety, quality, and efficiency. In order to test these new drugs accurately, the cells must acquire properties that are characteristic of the types of cells the drug targets. These tests are able to show whether or not the drug had any positive effect on the cells and note if any cells were harmed during the process.
At AASC, we are committed to providing our patients with excellence in healthcare. Give our center a call today to learn more about stem cell therapy. Ask us about this treatment to better understand why it has gained worldwide recognition as one of the biggest breakthroughs in natural healing and renewal. We are ready to help you live a healthy life, call (407) 332-9871 to book with us today!
