Stem Cell Therapy for Autism treatment in India

Dec 30
08:17

2015

Rohit Kaushik

Rohit Kaushik

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The recent advancements in the field of medical science are showing a light of hope for treating autistic patients with stem cell therapy.

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Autism,Stem Cell Therapy for Autism treatment in India Articles a neurological disorder, for which there is no specific medical or surgical treatment available, can be treated by stem cell therapy. In autism, a selective area of brain gets damaged and doesn’t function properly. By stem cell therapy, those damaged or malfunctioning cells are replaced with healthy cells. Thus, the normal functioning of the brain gets restored and the patient starts living an improved quality of life. As a result, the patients become independent and sociable. The stem cell therapy is showing a great potential for autism treatment in India and people are considering availing the treatment to give a good life to their children suffering with autism.

How Stem Cells are obtained?

There are mainly three types of stem cells:

Embryonic Stem cells: embryonic stem cells are collected from embryo or an unborn foetus. Currently, these cells are not being used due to some medical and ethical controversies related to them. One of the serious side effects of these cells is Tumor formation.

Umbilical cord Stem cells: Umblical cord stem cells are obtained from the umbilical cord. This cord connects the baby and mother in the womb. These stem cells are safer to use but are not easily available. Though blood banks are now storing umbilical cord stem cells, yet it can be expensive.

Adult Stem cells: this is the most popular way of obtaining stem cells. In this process, the patient’s own stem cells are derived from hip bone or the fat/adipose tissue. The process collection and implantation of these stem cells are simple and non invasive.

How do stem cells work in autism?

Stem cells mainly repair, replace and regenerate the damaged cells in the brain of an autistic person. The stem cells work in autism by following mechanism:

The stem cells release growth factors. They mainly stimulate the immune imbalance in autistic patients and help the damaged tissues to regenerate and heal up.

The stem cells enhance the blood supply to the damaged tissues of brain. They repair the tissues by forming new blood vessels. This process is called angiogenesis.

These implanted stem cells convert into tissues and replace non-functioning tissue.

If your loved one is suffering from autism and you are looking for autism treatment in India, you can consider stem cell therapy to give a good and improved life to the patient.