In the study, mice bred to carry the disease progeria - or, rapid age acceleration - were injected with stem cells. Within days, the rapidly aging mice (whose normal 2 year lifespan is cut to just 21 days by disease) began looking and acting younger.
“It was mind boggling.”~ Dr. Johnny Huard, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (study co-author)
The stem cells did not fully reverse the aging disease - i.e. the progeria-infected, stem-cell injected mice didn’t live as long as normal mice - however the injected mice nevertheless lived three times longer than mice with progeria and no stem cell treatment.
Adult Stem Cells: A "Fantastic" Cure For Aging?The study authors speculate that additional injections of stem-cells would even further lengthen their lifespans - that more stem cells will provide equal more effect.
Though the stem cell injection was made in the stomach, the stem cell effect was not limited to the gastrointestinal neighborhood. Though the stem cells themselves did not make it to the brain, the stem cells nevertheless improved the health of the brain by increasing the number of blood vessels.
For scientists, this was the coupe de grace, suggesting as it does that normal stem cells are releasing a protein that spurs the growth of healthy cells. The study authors note that 'there is a lot of money being spent in the world trying to delay aging' and that the comparative simplicity of the stem cell 'cure' for aging - a treatment that is non-surgical and non-invasive - would be nothing short of 'fantastic' for humans.
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Although human trials for stem cell treatment are not readily accessible to patients in the United States, leading stem cell researchers in state-of-the-art private hospitals abroad are building open study registries for treatment protocols.
Conditions treated include for congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, joint regeneration and erectile dysfunction.
A number of professional athletes have traveled abroad for stem cell treatment for joint repair, including Cy Young-award winning pitcher Bartolo Colon and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.
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Learn more about anti-aging adult stem cell treatments available through programs certified by the nonprofit stem cell treatment oversight organization dedicated to patient safety, the International Cellular Medicine Society (ICMS).
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