Reverse Lung Disease without Transplant!

[Blue]

I read an article about a company called Cytori Therapeutics in the November 2010 issue of Wired- This company has found a way to extract stem cells from our fat (instead of from embryos) and with a little biology magic they are able to then inject those same cells into areas of your body where there is tissue damage and your own stem cells will regenerate and repair the damage! They are currently doing clinic trials with breast cancer patients; these stems cells are regenerating/rebuilding tissue due to lumpectomy or mastectomy surgery. They are also doing trials with patients that have heart disease due to a heart attach.

I've emailed the company inquiring about the potential for this technology to regenerate cells to repair lung damage due to CF, I'll keep you all posted.

My initial instinct is that this could be a huge breakthrough for us! I'm going to ask my doctor to look into Cytori Therapeutics and their regenerative technology, I'd implore you all to do the same!

Their website is www.cytori.com or just google Cytori Therapeutics.

 

[Blue]

I read an article about a company called Cytori Therapeutics in the November 2010 issue of Wired- This company has found a way to extract stem cells from our fat (instead of from embryos) and with a little biology magic they are able to then inject those same cells into areas of your body where there is tissue damage and your own stem cells will regenerate and repair the damage! They are currently doing clinic trials with breast cancer patients; these stems cells are regenerating/rebuilding tissue due to lumpectomy or mastectomy surgery. They are also doing trials with patients that have heart disease due to a heart attach.

I've emailed the company inquiring about the potential for this technology to regenerate cells to repair lung damage due to CF, I'll keep you all posted.

My initial instinct is that this could be a huge breakthrough for us! I'm going to ask my doctor to look into Cytori Therapeutics and their regenerative technology, I'd implore you all to do the same!

Their website is www.cytori.com or just google Cytori Therapeutics.

 

[Blue]

I read an article about a company called Cytori Therapeutics in the November 2010 issue of Wired- This company has found a way to extract stem cells from our fat (instead of from embryos) and with a little biology magic they are able to then inject those same cells into areas of your body where there is tissue damage and your own stem cells will regenerate and repair the damage! They are currently doing clinic trials with breast cancer patients; these stems cells are regenerating/rebuilding tissue due to lumpectomy or mastectomy surgery. They are also doing trials with patients that have heart disease due to a heart attach.
<br />
<br />I've emailed the company inquiring about the potential for this technology to regenerate cells to repair lung damage due to CF, I'll keep you all posted.
<br />
<br />My initial instinct is that this could be a huge breakthrough for us! I'm going to ask my doctor to look into Cytori Therapeutics and their regenerative technology, I'd implore you all to do the same!
<br />
<br />Their website is www.cytori.com or just google Cytori Therapeutics.

 

[entropy]

pretty interesting...

i wonder if this would have an effect on people with lots of scarring from the progression of the disease. i know that for people with very bad asthma, some kind of treatment is given that burns off a portion of the lung tissue to reduce inflamation. maybe this could be done to people with CF to open up the small airways, and then stem cells injected to restore original function.

thanks for sharing!

 

[entropy]

pretty interesting...

i wonder if this would have an effect on people with lots of scarring from the progression of the disease. i know that for people with very bad asthma, some kind of treatment is given that burns off a portion of the lung tissue to reduce inflamation. maybe this could be done to people with CF to open up the small airways, and then stem cells injected to restore original function.

thanks for sharing!

 

[entropy]

pretty interesting...
<br />
<br />i wonder if this would have an effect on people with lots of scarring from the progression of the disease. i know that for people with very bad asthma, some kind of treatment is given that burns off a portion of the lung tissue to reduce inflamation. maybe this could be done to people with CF to open up the small airways, and then stem cells injected to restore original function.
<br />
<br />thanks for sharing!

 

[robert321]

The bigger issue with cf is the lung scarring. I have read somewhere that they are having some success in trials reversing scarring on the liver, but right now it's only effective on the liver.
This could be really benificial but I'm not sure how much the cf community could benefit from it.

 

[robert321]

The bigger issue with cf is the lung scarring. I have read somewhere that they are having some success in trials reversing scarring on the liver, but right now it's only effective on the liver.
This could be really benificial but I'm not sure how much the cf community could benefit from it.

 

[robert321]

The bigger issue with cf is the lung scarring. I have read somewhere that they are having some success in trials reversing scarring on the liver, but right now it's only effective on the liver.
<br />This could be really benificial but I'm not sure how much the cf community could benefit from it.

 

[petersymons]

Just wondering where you read about the liver scarring robert my son has cf related liver disease and something like that could be very helpful.
Regards peter

 

[petersymons]

Just wondering where you read about the liver scarring robert my son has cf related liver disease and something like that could be very helpful.
Regards peter

 

[petersymons]

Just wondering where you read about the liver scarring robert my son has cf related liver disease and something like that could be very helpful.
<br />Regards peter

 

[LouLou]

thanks for sharing Blue and for encouraging research to happen for us by representing our community in discussion with pharmas.

 

[LouLou]

thanks for sharing Blue and for encouraging research to happen for us by representing our community in discussion with pharmas.

 

[LouLou]

thanks for sharing Blue and for encouraging research to happen for us by representing our community in discussion with pharmas.

 

[just1more]

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Blue, unfortunately the drawback will be that by using your own stem cells, all you are creating is new tissue. It will have the same CF as the old tissue and will still suffer the same issues.

I don't want to be a bummer, and it might buy some time, but the new tissue will still have CF and be susceptible to the 'bugs' in the rest of your lungs <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

On a side note, Peter might have more 'luck' as the liver damage is not caused directly by the CF mutation itself, so replacing with new liver cells 'could' eliminate the issue; much as a tx does.

 

[just1more]

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Blue, unfortunately the drawback will be that by using your own stem cells, all you are creating is new tissue. It will have the same CF as the old tissue and will still suffer the same issues.

I don't want to be a bummer, and it might buy some time, but the new tissue will still have CF and be susceptible to the 'bugs' in the rest of your lungs <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

On a side note, Peter might have more 'luck' as the liver damage is not caused directly by the CF mutation itself, so replacing with new liver cells 'could' eliminate the issue; much as a tx does.

 

[just1more]

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Blue, unfortunately the drawback will be that by using your own stem cells, all you are creating is new tissue. It will have the same CF as the old tissue and will still suffer the same issues.
<br />
<br />I don't want to be a bummer, and it might buy some time, but the new tissue will still have CF and be susceptible to the 'bugs' in the rest of your lungs <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
<br />
<br />On a side note, Peter might have more 'luck' as the liver damage is not caused directly by the CF mutation itself, so replacing with new liver cells 'could' eliminate the issue; much as a tx does.

 

[Blue]

Just1more: Your lung tissue doesn't have CF. The lung damage occurs because our genes don't allow our cells to pass chloride in order to thin mucous. The mucous build up is what causes the lung damage. The new Vertex drugs are working on 'opening' those receptors so chloride will move across the cells, thus thinning mucous. The point of Cytori Therapy is that the use of stem cells will repair damaged tissue caused due to CF. This therapy could be incredibly useful if coupled with the new Vertex drugs; in theory the Vertex drugs would allow our bodies to function normally and the stem cell therapy could repair prior damage.

 

[Blue]

Just1more: Your lung tissue doesn't have CF. The lung damage occurs because our genes don't allow our cells to pass chloride in order to thin mucous. The mucous build up is what causes the lung damage. The new Vertex drugs are working on 'opening' those receptors so chloride will move across the cells, thus thinning mucous. The point of Cytori Therapy is that the use of stem cells will repair damaged tissue caused due to CF. This therapy could be incredibly useful if coupled with the new Vertex drugs; in theory the Vertex drugs would allow our bodies to function normally and the stem cell therapy could repair prior damage.