Stem Cells

We are composed of cells, and all the cells develop from stem cells, which can be used in treating different health conditions and repairing tissue.

Stem cells

Stem cells are the cells that form different cell types in the body, and they are the only cells that continuously make copies of themselves, which means that they stay in the body throughout the whole life.

Types of stem cells

• Embryonic stem cells, which are called pluripotent. They come from the sperm and eggs and build the whole body. They can also turn into any type of cell in the body.
• Adult stem cells, which are used to repair or replace damaged cells in tissues, such as hematopoietic stem cells that develop in the bone marrow and form cells in the blood and immune system and mesenchymal stem cells that develop in different tissues and form cells in the fat, muscles, bones, and cartilage.
• Induced pluripotent stem cells, which are made in the lab by taking donated adult stem cells and changing them.

Uses of stem cells

Stem cells are used to treat several conditions:

• Blood disorders, such as certain forms of anemia.
• Blood cancers, such as leukemia, multiple myeloma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
• Broken bones that require bone grafts, and it’s done by combining donated mesenchymal stem cells with other materials.