Article URL: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/13/patients-own-stem-cells-help-heal-heart-early-research-shows/
Summary: Researchers have taken heart cells from 25 patients. They then gave these cells back to the patients soon after they had heart attacks. The patients had developed large amounts of scar tissue in their hearts after the heart attacks. This scar tissue was greatly reduced in 17 out of 25 patients, and therefore has provided evidence for future use of this procedure.
Relevance: In our unit about cells, we discussed how cells replicate and how human cells work. This relates to my article with how, in my article, human heart cells were replicated out side the body, and when they were put back into the body the replicated even faster.
Why was the scar tissue reduced?
ReplyDeleteDoes the timing of when you give the patients these cells make a difference?
ReplyDeleteThe fast application of the stem cells helped to keep the scar tissue from fully integrating with the heart.
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