StemCell Therapy

Can Stem Cell Studies help treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)?

Today, new COPD stem cell treatments and advances in research are giving new hope to people affected by this disease. The COPD treatments for Stem Cell Clinical Studies are being studied for their efficacy in improving the complications in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, through the use of stem cells. These stem cell COPD treatments may help patients who dont respond to typical drug treatment.

To learn more about becoming a patient and receiving stem cell therapy through StemGenex Medical Group, please contact one of our patient advocates at (800) 609-7795 or fill out the contact form on this page.

Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) describes a group of lung conditions (diseases) that make it difficult to empty the air out of the lungs. This difficulty can lead to shortness of breath (also called breathlessness) or the feeling of being tired. COPD is a word that can be used to describe a person with chronic bronchitis, emphysema or a combination of these. COPD is a different condition from asthma, but it can be difficult to distinguish between COPD and chronic asthma.

The most common cause of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is cigarette smoking, but there are many other causes. Inhaling smoke or air pollutants can cause the mucus glands that line the bronchial tubes (bronchi) to produce more mucus than normal, and can cause the walls of the bronchi to thicken and swell (inflame). This increase in mucus causes you to cough, frequently resulting in raising mucus (or phlegm). COPD can develop if small amounts of these irritants are inhaled over a long period of time or if large amounts are inhaled over a short period of time.

Environmental factors and genetics may also cause COPD. For example, heavy exposure to certain dusts at work, chemicals and indoor or outdoor air pollution can contribute to COPD. The reason why some smokers never develop COPD and why some non-smokers get COPD is not fully understood. Family genes or heredity probably play a major role in who develops COPD.

There are 4 stages of COPD. They are :

The diagnosis of COPD depends upon the presence of one or more of the symptoms of the disease.

The following are facts cited from the American Lung Association(www.lungusa.org) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(www.cdc.gov)

Stem cells are unprogrammed cells in the human body that can be described as "shape shifters." These cells have the ability to change or differentiate into other types of cells. Stem cells are at the center of a new field of science called regenerative medicine. Because stem cells can become bone, muscle, cartilage and other specialized types of cells, they have the potential to treat many diseases, including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, COPD, Diabetes and more.

StemGenex offers stem cell therapy using Adult stem cells only.There are four known types of stem cells:

Stem cell therapy is an intervention strategy that introduces new adult stem cells into damaged tissue in order to treat disease or injury. Many medical researchers believe that stem cell treatments have the potential to change the face of human disease and alleviate suffering. The ability of stem cells to self-renew and give rise to subsequent generations with variable degrees of differentiation capacities, offers significant potential for generation of tissues that can potentially replace diseases and damaged areas in the body, with minimal risk of rejection and side effects.

StemGenex is currently studying adipose stem cell therapy as a new alternative treatment to help manage the complications of COPD. The stem cells harvested from a patient have the potential to replace countless cells of the body, lung tissue included. These stem cells may heal the body by replacing ones plagued with disease, regenerating new cells, and suppressing the immune systems macrophage response which engulf and digest the dying cells of the lungs. Current research in adult stem cell therapy has shown that restoration of damaged cells through this treatment is possible. This breakthrough in regenerative medicine shines a light of hope on those battling this degenerative disease. Improvements have been seen in the following symptoms after treatment:

StemGenex is studying potential ways to directly target the conditions and complications themselves. These studies consist of multiple ways to deliver the highest amount of activated stem cells to the areas patients need them most. When stem cells are studied through StemGenex, as potential therapy for COPD, there are multiple ways they can be administered:

Yes. Scientists around the world believe there is enough evidence to suggest that stem cells hold real potential as a therapy for COPD. This evidence comes from research in animals and from a handful of early clinical trials. They believe that it is now time for a concerted effort in stem cell research and an international effort to support clinical trials of stem cells for COPD.

No. There are currently no FDA approved stem cell therapies for COPD disease. All stem cell therapies for COPD disease are currently unproven, experimental therapies. This means that the FDA does not know whether stem cells are effective for people with COPD disease. The only way to determine the effectiveness of stem cell therapy is through the type of clinical studies and trials which are currently being conducted in the US.

One of the goals of StemGenex, through our stem cell studies, is to understand what a particular stem cell therapy might be able to achieve. For example, does it have the potential for slowing the disease's progression, replacing damaged cells and memories, or both? With this goal in mind, StemGenex continues to study these diseases and the full effect of stem cell therapy on each disease. Anecdotally, these results have been overwhelmingly positive but there is more that needs to be done to determine the exact effectiveness of these therapies.

After stem cells have been administered into someones body they have to make their way to the correct place (e.g. area of damage) and then have their desired effect. This process takes time and although it is difficult to predict exactly how long, it is likely that it will take several weeks or months on average to see the full desired effect.

Yes, a stem cell therapy may be repeated. Current studies indicate the strong possibility of a cumulative effect from multiple stem cell therapies a patient received for their condition. Long-term studies will attempt to better understand this in detail.

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