HOW ONE DECISION NOW COULD CHANGE YOUR CHILDS

HOW ONE DECISION NOW COULD CHANGE YOUR CHILD’S FUTURE …

DONE BY: ROAA KHINKAR. SUPERVISED BY: PHARM. D. CANDIDATE DR. Abdulrhman Al-Ahdl

• THE HISTORY. • DEFINITION OF STEM CELLS. • SOURCES OF STEM CELLS. • ADVANTAGES. • DISEASES THAT TREATED BY STEM CELLS. • CONDITION THAT COULD BE TRATED IN FUTURE. • SUMMARY.

THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL CORD BLOOD TRASNSPLANT WAS PERFORMED IN 1988 BY DR. E. GLUCKMAN.

STEM CELLS ARE REGARDED AS THE MASTER CELLS OF THE BLOOD OR IMMUNE SYSTEM. THEY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT CHARACTRISTICS: 1) THE ABILITY TO GO THROUGH NUMEROUS CELLL DIVISION WHILE REMAINING UNCHAGED. 2) THE ABILITY TO CHANGE INTO ANY MATURE CELL TYPE.

1. BONE MARROW. 2. PERIPHERAL BLOOD. 3. UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD.

ADVANTAGES: • THE COLLECTION IS EASY, PAINLESS & COST LESS. • CAN BE USED TO TREAT LIFE THREATINENIG CONDITIONS. • BEING A MATCH FOR SIBLINGS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. • LESS LIKELY TO CARRY VIRAL INFECTIONS.

1. HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES /BLOOD DISORDERS. 2. BONE MARROW FAILURE SYNDROMES. 3. INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM. 4. IMMUNODEFICIENCIES.

1. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. 2. TYPE 1 DIABETES. 3. TESTICULAR CANCER. 4. TO REGENERATE THE HEART FOLLOWING A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

ØStem cells are delivered to the heart through an intracoronary catheter. ØOnce the stem cells have reached areas of infarcted myocardium, they may improve contractility by differentiating into functional cardiac myocytes and improve perfusion by releasing cytokines that induce angiogenesis.

• A BABY’S UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD IS ONE OF THE RICHEST SOURCES OF STEM CELLS. • STEM CELLS CAN BE USED TO TREAT LIFE – THREATENING CONDITION. • THE PROCESS ONLY TAKES 10 MINUTES. • IT’S EASY , PAINLESS , AND HARMLESS TO BOTH MOTHER AND BABY.