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Washington, Jan 10 : Stem cells of cord blood can be used to treat Type 1 diabetes, a new study has revealed.

Type 1 diabetes is caused by the body's own immune system attacking its pancreatic islet beta cells and requires daily injections of insulin to regulate the patient's blood glucose levels.

A new method described in the new study uses stem cells from cord blood (blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth) to re-educate a diabetic's own T cells and consequently restart pancreatic function reducing the need for insulin.

Stem Cell Educator therapy slowly passes lymphocytes separated from a patient's blood over immobilized cord blood stem cells (CBSC) from healthy donors.

After two to three hours in the device the re-educated lymphocytes are returned to the patient.

The progress of the patients was checked at 4, 12, 24 and 40 weeks after therapy.

C-peptide is a protein fragment made as a by-product of insulin manufacture and can be used to determine how well beta cells are working.

By 12 weeks after treatment all the patients who received the therapy had improved levels of C ?peptide. This continued to improve at 24 weeks and was maintained to the end of the study.

This meant that the daily dose of insulin required to maintain their blood glucose levels could be reduced. In accordance with these results the glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) indicator of long term glucose control also dropped for people receiving the treatment, but not the control group.

"We also saw an improved autoimmune control in these patients," Dr Yong Zhao, from University of Illinois at Chicago, who led the multi-centre research, said.

Stem Cell Educator therapy increased the percentage of regulatory T lymphocytes in the blood of people in the treatment group. Other markers of immune function, such as TGF-beta1 also improved.

The study has been published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. (ANI)

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Vet-Stem Announces Milestone of 8,000 Animals Treated With Vet-Stem Cell Therapy

POWAY, CA--(Marketwire -01/27/12)- Vet-Stem, Inc. today
announced that over 8,000 animals have now been treated with
Vet-Stem cell
therapy
.

Vet-Stem
began providing stem cells to veterinarians in 2004
and has now provided stem cells for the treatment of over
8,000 animals. Vet-Stem was the first company to introduce
rapid turnaround stem cell services in the US. After
providing stem cells for thousands of horses, Vet-Stem
pioneered stem
cell therapy
in dogs and cats and is now the world
leader in Regenerative Veterinary Medicineā„¢. The rapid
adoption of stem cell therapy by equine veterinarians and
horse owners provided a springboard for use in small animal
veterinary medicine.

Greater than 75% of horses treated with Vet-Stem cell therapy
for tendon and ligament injuries are able to return to their
previous level of performance. Dog owners report that greater
than 80% of dogs treated with Vet-Stem cell therapy have an
improved quality of life.

"We are proud that so many dog, horse, and cat owners as well
as veterinarians have placed their trust in Vet-Stem cell
therapy. We feel a great sense of accomplishment knowing that
there are now over 8,000 horse and pet owners who have
experienced the benefit of stem cell technology. This
practical and beneficial application of technology puts stem
cell therapy into the present day instead of a future
theoretical concept," said Bob Harman, DVM, MPVM, Founder and
CEO of Vet-Stem.

Vet-Stem is now working with small animal veterinarians to
develop other life-saving uses for stem cell therapy for
injuries and diseases that currently have few treatment
options.

More information about Vet-Stem can be found at http://www.Vet-Stem.com[1]

About Vet-Stem, Inc.:
Vet-Stem, Inc. was formed in
2002 to bring regenerative medicine to the veterinary
profession. This privately held company delivers stem cell
and related services and products to veterinarians to treat
diseases in dogs, cats and horses. These technologies utilize
the natural healing properties inherent in all animals to
reduce pain and improve the quality of life of our animal
companions. Published studies have confirmed that
adipose-derived stem cells can dramatically improve the
healing of injuries and diseases that have had very few
treatment options in the past.

Vet-Stem holds the exclusive worldwide veterinary rights to
the Artecel (University of Pittsburgh) and University of
California adipose stem cell patent portfolio of over 55
issued patents.

References

  1. ^ http://www.Vet-Stem.com
    (us.lrd.yahoo.com)

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