A collaborative investigation by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Johns Hopkins University created a cancer treatment that utilizes mesenchymal stem cells and microparticles. Both components of the treatment are engineered to specifically target and kill cancer cells.
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Topics: bioengineering, tumors, chemotherapy, Cancer, StemSave blog, mesenchymal stem cells, microparticles
Stem Cells Revitalize Chemotherapy Treated Cells
Posted by davids@stemsave.com on Nov 13, 2015 2:12:00 PM
Innumerable studies [using animals] have been conducted pertaining to the regenerative capabilities of stem cells to restore cell function in cells/tissue exposed to chemotherapy. In one such study, scientists from Egypt's Mansoura Medical School injected bone marrow stem cells in chemotherapy treated animals and documented the regeneration of ovarian tissue and an increase in follicular count.
Topics: stemsaveblog, clinical trials, chemotherapy, Cancer, mesenchymal stem cells, ovarian tissue