Many medical researchers are of the opinion that stem cell research has the ability to change the underlying way we treat many human diseases. Stem cell therapies typically repair specific tissues or are used as a way to grow organs. However, it is also believed that this field of science is still in its infancy, and the possibility of these types of applications is still far away. Despite the fact that the market potential for stem cell therapies is very large, the industry is still in the nascent stage and expected to grow significantly going forward.
Stem Cells Can Grow New Organs or Repair Organs
Currently, approximately $15 billion is spent annually to treat bone, cartilage and other connective structure injuries using allogra., autologous grafts and synthetic materials. There is also a shortage of replacement organs that are critical for life saving purposes. These can be resolved by stem cell technology, which can help grow new organs from a few cells and encourage an organ or tissue to repair itself.
Storage of Adult Stem Cells Important Element of Industry
Adult stem cells can be harvested from umbilical cord blood, adipose tissue or bone marrow. Stem cells from fat tissue are known for their quality and quantity, and can be derived through liposuction, which is a less invasive procedure as compared to that required to take stem cells from other tissues.
Fat Tissue Stem Cells Can Regenerate Cells
Adipose tissue contains stem cells that can be used to regenerate bone, cartilage, heart muscle and nerve tissues, which makes the treatment of heart diseases much easier.
The trend for liposuction has grown in the recent past, and reports show that the U.S. demand for cosmetic surgery products will grow 11.2% yearly through 2007, driven by new products, favorable cultural and demographic trends and improved technology.
Non-surgical products like injections and dermabrasions are likely to lead the market. In 2004, American men and women between 35 and 40 had 5.3 million surgical and non-surgical cosmetic surgeries, while those between 51 and 64 had around 2.9 million. This trend is expected to grow further, providing an impetus to harvesting stem cells derived from adipose tissue.
Reproductive cells and blood cells have been successfully stored at ultra low temperatures to suspend cellular metabolism for more than 15 years, and then unfrozen and transplanted into the patient’s body when required.
Stem Cell Banks
Stem cell banking facilities have been available in the U.S. for fifteen years and there are currently 23 cord blood banks operating in the country. Three companies – Cryo-Cell International, Inc., Cord Blood Registry and Viacell, Inc. – collectively own 80% of the market share. However, compliance with the Food and Drug Administrations’ operation requirements provide a major entry barrier into the stem cell banking industry, as there are significant costs associated with compliance.
Today’s stem cell therapies depend on cells donated by other people, thereby raising the chances of the patient’s immune system rejecting the donor cell. Current research may make it possible for people to use their own stem cells to regenerate tissue. Scientists believe that they will soon be able to manipulate stem cells taken from adults to create new tissue in the lab and re-transplant the same in the patient’s body, where it can work to restore an impaired function.Apart from that, therapeutic cloning may also help in the creation of embryonic stem cells, genetically similar to the patient. Another possibility is to develop a drug that would direct a stem cell to restore the lost function in a patient’s body. This would also do away with the invasive surgical procedures required to harvest and transplant stem cells.
Some examples of treatments include replacing the dopamine-producing cells in the brains of people with Parkinson’s, developing insulin producing cells for Type I Diabetes, and repairing damaged heart muscles from heart attack with cardiac muscle cells.
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About Tasco Holdings Inc.
Tasco Holdings Inc. recently purchased Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (www.BMXGonline.com), a biotech research and development Company that commercializes medical devices and monitoring systems for the growing, worldwide stem cell research market.
The Company aligns itself with strategic partners that offer key technologies in biomedical device development, tissue engineering, cell culturing, genome therapy and drug delivery systems to become a leading source for stem cell research technology and innovation and is building a state-of-the-art facility in San Diego, California, to cater to the growing stem cell research segment of the $75 billion biotechnology and medical device industry.
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