Stem cell therapy for psoriasis- new treatment for this untreatable condition

Psoriasis is generally considered a skin condition. But the origin of Psoriasis actually starts deep beneath the skin. Psoriasis occurs due to disturbance in a person’s immunity system. Psoriasis is a chronic disease and lasts very long even after regular treatment. Psoriasis can range between mild to moderate to severe, depending upon the state of the affected person’s immunity system.

In normal skins, a body takes about 25 to 30 days to produce new skin cells and shed the old ones. In Psoriasis, this skin cells are produced much faster than the normal rate. This happens because of overactive body immunity system that triggers inflammation of skin. The new cells thus produced are pushed to the surface of skin within 3 to 4 days instead of usual 25 to 30 days. This condition creates a Plaque on the skin and is called Plaque Psoriasis.

Body becomes unable to shed the old cells under such situation and they start piling up on top of each other. Rapid formation of new skin cells keep on pushing the old cells to the surface and they start forming red, itchy, flaky patches on the skin. The exact cause of Psoriasis is still not known.

Treatment of Psoriasis

Since causes of Psoriasis are still not clearly known and Psoriasis is considered as a condition and not a disease, no systemic medication is yet available to cure Psoriasis. Only symptomatic medication is given to patients suffering from mild to moderate Psoriasis patients to provide them with some relief from their itchy conditions and other related discomforts.

Creams, oils or lotions are prescribes in cases of mild Psoriasis to lubricate the affected areas, and to keep the area free from irritation and itching. Moderate cases of Psoriasis need constant application of lubricating agents with some anti itching agents to soothe the affected area. Severe cases of Psoriasis may need some oral medication support.

Stem Cell therapy for Psoriasis

Stem cell treatment for treating Psoriasis has been found effective in curing cases of Mild to Severe Psoriasis. Relatively long period of stem cell therapy is needed to bring Psoriasis under control. Sometimes the time needed is up to 13 years of treatment with stem cells to get positive results.

Peripheral Autologous Blood Stem Cells are found to be most effective in treating Psoriasis. Cases of Psoriasis have been reported to be cured after transplanting Bone Marrow in the patient’s affected sites. Cases of severe plaque Psoriasis is reported to be relieved of the disease when transplanted with Autologous Blood Stem Cells from Bone Marrow from the patient himself/herself at the sites of Plaque Psoriasis. Initially, the Psoriasis continued to flare and the patient had to be given Methotrexate to help maintain control of the disease, but later on, remarkable remission was observed in Plaque Psoriasis and the patient was declared cure with no history of recurrence being reported.

Repeated dose administration of stem cell transplants was also needed in some cases to fetch positive results. But Stem cell therapy certainly showed new light of hope to patients of Psoriasis, the disease otherwise termed as incurable.

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