StemCell Therapy

The Stem Cell Institute http://www.cellmedicine.com/

The Stem Cell Institute lists academic publications of stem cell research on its website, some of which are in peer-reviewed journals, and some which are not. Although it is difficult to assess the level of potential bias of any scientific research funded by self-interested parties or clinicians, it appears that collaboration with researchers in the US, Europe, and across the world at major universities and other well-respected institutions lends an air of credibility to these publications. Research so far has looked at stem cells in cases of autism, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, rheumatoid arthritis, and critical limb ischaemia among other conditions. Another interesting aspect to the work done at the Stem Cell Institute is that which is being advanced by Dr. Paul Cheney, who became involved with Medistem Inc. in order to promote a cream he had created that purports to change Cell Signalling Factors (CSFs). This cream, which is sourced from the organs of bison (an animal which has been falsely attributed as never suffering from cancer), uses CSFs to compel the body to alter gene expression which is impacting on illness (Sieverling, 2009).

Dr. Cheneys theory is that by re-booting the gene expression prior to stem cell treatment the patient will see more of an effect from the treatment as the stem cells will not be corrupted by faulty, diseased, gene expression. The evidence for this is shaky at best, and the use of the CSFs with stem cells remains untested clinically. Patients should be wary of spending a significant amount of money on treatments which may exacerbate their conditions, particularly those with fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome who can be extremely sensitive to the thymus extract and adrenal extract that may be present in some of these treatments. Cheney himself has sounded the alert about this potential issue, and is, rather sensibly, limiting the CSF therapy to specific patients only (Sieverling, 2009).

The Stem Cell Institute has eight doctors, who appear to be operating out of the Punta Pacifica Hospital, and currently accepts patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Type 2 Diabetes, cardiomyopathy, osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and spinal cord injury. The Stem Cell Institutes website claims that no long term side effects have been reported with this type of treatment. This does not seem exactly true considering the recent complications highlighted in treatment at the XCell Center in Germany, and with a child recently at a clinic in Israel. Prospective patients can contact the institute through their website.

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