(A3e3e5) fetal stem cells

As of this date, 05-10-07, this folder contains 3 items. ******* item 1 SINGAPORE SCIENTISTS FIND ADULT STEM CELLS IN UMBILICAL CORD ******* item 2 UNBORN CHILDREN MAY "CURE" MOTHERS' DISEASES VIA FETAL STEM CELLS ******* item 3 UNBORN BABY'S UMBILICAL CORD STOPPED MOTHER'S LEUKEMIA ******************************************************************************************************************* ******* item 1 SINGAPORE SCIENTISTS FIND ADULT STEM CELLS IN UMBILICAL CORD ******* From: "LifeNews.com" ******* Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 ******* Singapore (LifeNews.com) -- Scientists have known for years that umbilical cord blood has vast reservoirs of adult stem cells for us in research and treatments for dozens of diseases and conditions. However, researchers in Singapore now say the umbilical cord itself is a rich source of more cells. Scientists in Singapore's Cell Research Corporation said Monday that the outer lining of the umbilical cord not only has stem cells that are easily accessible, but also possess both epithelial and mesenchymal cells -- which can produce almost any cell in the human body. "So far the most versatile stem cells are found in embryos. However, the process of harvesting stem cells from embryos has been a subject of much controversy as its use intrinsically involves destruction of embryos," Edwin Chow, Business Director, of the company told the PTI news service. "With the new technology, a large number of stem cells can be obtained from a part which is a medical waste. Besides, no ethical issues are involved in their usage," he added. **************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 2 UNBORN CHILDREN MAY "CURE" MOTHERS' DISEASES VIA FETAL STEM CELLS ******* Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 ******* From: "Steven Ertelt" ******* Boston, MA (LifeNews.com) -- Researchers at the Tufts-New England Medical Center reported last week that that unborn children may be giving their mothers the gift of life. As reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the researchers have uncovered evidence that fetal stem cells may be migrating from the developing unborn child to diseased tissue and organs in the mother's body. Evidence of the curing work of the fetal stem cells has been found in the livers, spleens, and thyroids of pregnant women. If scientists can prove these are stem cells and harvest them from blood or placental tissue, could change the entire debate over embryonic stem cell research and make it unnecessary. ******* http://www.lifenews.com/bio375.html ******* For news updated throughout the day, visit http://www.lifenews.com ******* comment from Dr. Frank Joseph ******* (This) article should make everyone think of the compassion and power of God. He thought of everything. There are no words to describe God's love for us. ******* Only now, we are finding out that if a woman is sickly for any reason, including cancer and she becomes pregnant, it is the child she is carrying who just may save her life. **************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 3 UNBORN BABY'S UMBILICAL CORD STOPPED MOTHER'S LEUKEMIA ******* From: The Pro-Life Infonet ******* Reply-To: Steven Ertelt ******* Source: Montreal Gazette; October 26, 2002 ******* Montreal, Canada -- In what might be a world first, doctors at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal transfused a woman suffering from leukemia with the umbilical-cord blood of her baby daughter. ******* Seven months later, 27-year-old Patrizia Durante is in complete remission and credits her daughter with saving her life. ******* "I gave my daughter life, and then she gave mine back," Ms. Durante said yesterday, cradling 13-month-old Victoria. "It's a miracle. She was meant to be born to save me." ******* Umbilical-cord blood is usually banked for later use by the child should she develop a life-threatening illness such as leukemia. Dr. Pierre Laneuville, director of hematology at the McGill University Health Centre, said he believes the offspring-to-parent transplant is the first of its kind in the world. ******* Ms. Durante's case highlights the growing interest by doctors in using umbilical cord blood as an effective alternative to bone-marrow transplants. "We're elated," Dr. Laneuville said. "This is the best-case scenario we could possibly have imagined.... From a doctor's point of view, the chances are she's cured." ******* Umbilical cord blood is rich in hemopoietic stem cells -- the kind of cells that can rebuild a blood system damaged by heavy doses of chemotherapy. In Ms. Durante's case, the stem cells regenerated her blood system and destroyed the residual cancer cells in her body. ******* "We are now in an era where we are realizing scientifically and medically that we have sources of stem cells that can become other tissues and can be used therapeutically," Dr. Laneuville said. "And the most accessible source and the one we're throwing in the garbage all the time are these cord cells." ******* Durante, a Laval financial advisor, learned she was suffering from acute myloid leukemia when she was 26 weeks pregnant with Victoria, her first child. ******* "It was terrifying," she recalled. "I was afraid for the baby. I was afraid of dying and not being there for my daughter. It was very stressful and difficult for my family." ******* Durante underwent moderate doses of chemotherapy while pregnant. She did not respond to the drugs, so her doctors decided to induce labour so they could switch to high doses without risking harm to the baby. On Sept. 2, 2001, Victoria was born two months premature, weighing three-and-a-half pounds. She was placed in an incubator while her mother renewed her chemotherapy. ******* At the time, doctors were looking for a suitable donor for a bone-marrow transplant, even though Victoria's umbilical-cord blood had been frozen in liquid nitrogen. But by last March, Ms. Durante was severely ill and she could not wait any longer for a bone-marrow transplant. ******* Dr. Laneuville decided to infuse her with Victoria's cord blood, although the procedure was risky because Durante's body might have rejected the blood. ******* Ideally, individuals should be infused with their own banked cord blood. Victoria's blood, however, was only a half-match, carrying her mother's genes as well as her father's. ******* "But in this case, the incompatibility -- that is, the genes that the baby's dad contributed -- theoretically could have been very beneficial in this transplant," Dr. Laneuville said. ******* "Part of the blood cells include the immune system. There was the possibility that the immune system of the baby may identify the leukemia as foreign and attack. That's something that's beneficial." ******* The baby's cord blood did exactly that to her mother's leukemia. The stem cells also flooded Ms. Durante's bloodstream and stuck to her bone marrow -- the part of the body that manufactures the blood -- and began rebuilding her blood system. ******* "So what is circulating in her veins now is actually her baby's blood," he said. "She has her baby's blood system in her at the present time." ******* Dr. Laneuville said "mismatched" cord blood might be effective in controlling Ms. Durante's type of cancer, but stressed cord blood transplants should be used only as a last resort. ******* Scientists are also studying whether stem cells derived from cord blood can repair damaged heart and brain tissue. Preliminary results from animal studies are promising. Doctors are now carrying out clinical trials on humans in the United States and Europe to determine whether such stem cells can repair damaged heart muscle. ******* Unlike embryonic stem cells -- which have sparked a huge ethical debate -- stem cells from cord blood are free of any moral considerations. ******* Dr. Laneuville urged authorities to set up a public cord blood bank for research and therapeutic purposes. ******* -- Please consider making a donation to help the Pro-Life Infonet. You can send a contribution to Women and Children First, PO Box 523143, Springfield, VA 22152. ************************************************************************************************************************

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