Stem Cell Treatments For Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): What You Need To Know

Stem cell therapy may be able to help people with ALS live longer. This is accomplished by stem cells' ability to specialise into certain types of supporting cells like astrocytes and microglia (cells within the central nervous system).

The degeneration of motor neurons in the Central Nervous System may be slowed by these supporting cells (CNS).

What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological illness that affects the nervous system, including nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, and results in the loss of muscle function. The disease is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after the baseball player who was diagnosed with it.

Muscle twitching and a propensity in a limb or impaired speech are common symptoms of ALS. ALS affects the direction of the muscles that allow you to move, speak, eat, and breathe. This deadly disease does not have a complete cure.

ALS Signs and Symptoms

• Speaking in a difficult manner

• Moving is difficult.

• Breathing problems

• Muscle spasms

• Muscle tenseness

• Speech slurred

Is it possible for medications to aid ALS patients?

There are currently medications available that both extend life and enhance quality of life, but there is no accepted cure for ALS at this time. In recent years, there has been a drive to raise awareness about ALS in order to encourage research into finding a cure. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which was introduced in 2014, helped to raise awareness of the disease.

Stem Cell Therapy For ALS

In a variety of healthcare settings, umbilical cord stem cell treatment has already demonstrated a high therapeutic potential. Umbilical cord stem cells, in example, may act by developing toward a specific cell type or by releasing various growth and trophic factors.

Stem cell therapy may be able to help people with ALS live longer. Stem cells have a supportive role in neurodegeneration and neuronal death by creating a caring and neuroprotective milieu for damaged motor nuclei, thereby reducing neurodegeneration and neuronal death.

This is accomplished by stem cells' ability to specialise into certain types of supporting cells like astrocytes and microglia (cells within the central nervous system). These supporting cells may be able to halt the degeneration of motor neurons in the central nervous system.

R3 Medical Institute is one of Pakistan's most reputable stem cell therapy centres, specialising in stem cells and regenerative medicine. It is concerned with advanced medical procedures alternative to surgeries and transplants.

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