Adult Stem Cells

Researchers developed induced pluripotent stem cells from human cells without using viruses or exotic genes.  A University of Wisconsin team found a way to make human skin cells become like  embryonic stem cells for the potential for disease treatments by using DNA plasmids.

The benefit of this process is that it avoids the ethical challenge of using embryonic stem cells that are most likely harvested from frozen embryos and the risk of using viruses that may also introduce unwanted DNA.  The goal is the get these cells to become the body’s master cells that give rise to all 220 cell types in the human body which could repair or restore any challenged or damaged organ or tissue.   Also this could positively improve adrenal function, heart health, liver function and  joint health.

Scientists and researchers are taking normal adult cells and converting them to adult stem cells also know as induced pluripotent stem cells. Kind of like biting the snake that bites you, cells that form scars in the heart after a heart attack can be reprogrammed to repair the damage caused by the heart attack.

These induced pluripotent stem cells once converted from regular somatic cells can be used to repair any kind of injury and because they come directly form the injured host it eliminates the risk of rejection. Anti-rejection drugs would no longer be necessary either.

Many have probably heard the story of when a man regrows a finger with help of pig bladder extract.   I was amazed when I first saw the story.  After studying various reports I was able to deduce that apparently the experimental powder helps to attract adult stem cells to the injury site  and then encourages them to completely restore the missing tissue.

“The broad outline is pretty straightforward. The powder is mostly collagen and a variety of substances, without any pig cells”, said Badylak, who’s a scientific adviser to ACell. “It forms microscopic scaffolding for incoming human cells to occupy, and it emits chemical signals to encourage those cells to regenerate tissue,” he said.

What are adult stem cells?  Stem cells are the body’s natural renewal system.  Babies have adult stem cells.  Most reside in the major bones of the body, the femur, plevis and sternum but some are found in most every bone of the body.  Circulating Adult Stem Cells are produced in the bone marrow and other tissues in your body and are exact copies of the original adult stem cells we are born with. 

They are pluripotent, which means they have the ability to duplicate endlessly and can become any cell of any tissue or organ that the body needs to “rebuild, renew and rejuvenate”.  As the body ages, the number and quality of Adult Stem Cells that circulate in your body gradually decrease, which leaves the body unwell for longer periods during recovery from injuries and  more susceptible to age related health challenges.  Boosting Adult Stem Cell production and release with Stem Cell nutrition helps maintain proper organ and tissue functions in your body