Other common name(s): cellular therapy, fresh cell therapy, live cell therapy, glandular therapy, xenotransplant therapy Scientific/medical name(s): none In cell therapy, processed tissue from the organs, embryos, or fetuses of animals such as sheep or cows is injected into patients. Cell therapy is promoted as an alternative form of cancer treatment. Cell therapy as described here is different from the many types of cell therapy that are available as part of proven cancer treatment, such as hematopoietic stem cell transplant and prostate cancer treatment that uses modified human cells. Research continues in this area. Available scientific evidence does not support claims that cell therapy is effective in treating cancer or any other disease. Serious side effects can result from cell therapy. It may in fact be lethalseveral deaths have been reported. It is important to distinguish between this alternative method involving animal cells and mainstream cancer treatments that use human cells, such as bone marrow transplantation. In cell therapy, live or freeze-dried cells or pieces of cells from the healthy organs, fetuses, or embryos of animals such as sheep or cows are injected into patients. This is supposed to repair cellular damage and heal sick or failing organs. Cell therapy … Continue reading →

Engineered Blood Vessel Network with Endothelial Cells (Red) and Mesenchymal Stem Cells (Green) Confocal microscopy live cell imaging of human bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs, labeled with a green fluorescent dye) and human blood vessel endothelial cells (ECs, labeled... By: Jalees Rehman … Continue reading →