INNOVATIVE CELL THERAPY FOR PARKINSON DISEASE
Cells And Parkinson’s Disease
Scientists have been testing a variety of different cells for their ability to become functional dopamine neurons or to provide protective growth factors for neurons at risk. In theory, mobilizing or transplanting these cells or their progenitors into the brain could contribute to some degree of functional recovery in patients with Parkinson’s.
The Center For Regenerative Cell Medicine has developed a specific treatment protocol that attempts to utilize the potential regenerative properties of fat cells. Special measures are taken to optimize transport of the fat cells across the blood-brain barrier to improve central nervous system uptake. This is all done as an outpatient and the entire surgical procedure takes approximately three hours.
The therapy offers a very targeted treatment approach because the majority of motor deficiencies in Parkinson’s relate clearly to the failure of one specific kind of cell – the dopamine neuron – to do its job. It has long been known that when dopamine is reintroduced into the central nervous system in animal models as well as human patients, the symptoms of Parkinson’s abate.