Stem Cells Transplant Institute
Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Neuropathy
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Stem Cells Transplant Institute
Treatment at the Stem Cells Transplant Institute could help improve the symptoms of neuropathy including:
- Loss of sensation in the arms and legs
- Sharp, jabbing or throbbing pain
- Freezing or burning pain
- Tingling
- Numbness
- Lack of coordination and falling
- Muscle weakness or paralysis
- Heat intolerance and altered sweating
- Thinning of the skin
- Sexual dysfunction
- Buzzing or shocking sensation
- Sudden pain in your hip, thigh or buttock
- Loss of reflexes in your leg such as the knee-jerk reflex
- Weakness in the leg or legs making it difficult to stand
- Loss of muscle tissue
- Difficulty focusing your eyes
- Severe pain in a specific area, such as the lower back
- Chest or abdominal pain
- Eye pain
- Double vision
- Paralysis on one side of the face
- Difficulty focusing your eyes
- Pain numbness and tingling such as what is experienced with carpal tunnel syndrome
- Weakness
Dr. Mesen is the founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Stem Cells Transplant Institute located in the CIMA hospital in San Jose, Costa Rica – a JCI accredited hospital.
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What is Neuropathy
Neuropathies are characterized by damage to the nerves.
Diabetic neuropathy is the most common chronic complication of diabetes. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, diabetic neuropathy affects 60-70% of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Diabetic neuropathy is a common and serious diabetic condition that damages the nerves throughout
your body due to high levels of blood sugar (glucose). The symptoms of diabetic neuropathy can range
from mild to disabling and will depend on which nerves are damaged.
About Stem Cells
Mesenchymal stem cells are self-renewing cells that can be found in almost all organs and tissues including; bone marrow, adipose tissue, umbilical cord blood, compact bone, and other tissues. They have the ability to differentiate, or change, into specific and specialized cell types.
Stem cell therapy, in combination with growth factors and antioxidants, has been shown, in animal and/or human trials, to be a therapeutic option for a number of chronic conditions such as neuropathy.
Stem cells can be guided into becoming a specific type of cell allowing physicians trained in the field of regenerative medicine to use stem cells to repair diseased or damage tissue.
Stem cells are attracted to the site of injury and then change into the type of cell that is needed to repair or heal the damaged tissue.
How can stem cells improve the symptoms of neuropathy?
Research shows that stem cells may improve neuropathy by directly modulating both angiogenesis (the physiological process through which new blood vessels form) and myelination (process of forming a myelin sheath around a nerve to allow nerve impulses to move more quickly).
Based on clinical research, the Stem Cells Transplant Institute in Costa Rica recommends the use of umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of neuropathy.
What are the advantages of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells?
- Abundant supply containing up to 10 times more stem cells than bone marrow or adipose derived stem cells
- Greater proliferation ability than adult autologous stem cells
- They have not been impacted by the aging process
- Umbilical cord stem cells can be administered multiple times over the course of days
- They regenerate at a very rapid rate
- hUC-MSC have immunosuppressors and immunomodulatory properties that allow their use in any individual without rejection- Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) matching is not necessary
- They have not been affected by environmental toxins
- Eliminates the need to collect stem cells from the patient’s fat or hip bone reducing pain and recovery time