Parkinson´s disease is a brain disorder that occurs when certain nerve cells in the brain die or become damaged. The normal function of these nerve cells is the production of Dopamine - a vital chemical which is responsible of our body´s smooth and well coordinated movement. The lack of Dopamine as a result of damaged nerve cells can cause the Parkinson´s symptoms of shaking (tremors), stiffness of the muscles, freeze ups, balance difficulties and slowness of movement.
To treat Parkinson´s Disease we apply a unique procedure, specifically designed for Parkinson´s patients, in which we implanting through brain injection adult stem cells extracted from the human retina, called ´´human Retinal Pigment Epithelial cells´´ (hRPE). These special cells have the quality of producing Dopamine which gives solution to the lack of Dopamine production which causes the symptoms of Parkinson´s Disease.
Another important advantage of these cells is that they have no immunosuppressive reactions and therefore patients do not need to take additional drugs during the treatment.
The treatment includes the implantation of hRPE cells into the region in the brain where the damaged cells are, along with a daily cocktail of medications that ´´fertilize´´ this area, helping the cells to survive and keep on renewing themselves.
While the treatment can not completely remove all symptoms of the disease, it can greatly reduce the tremors, decrease muscle tension, improve movement´´s continuity and balance, increase the muscle strength, reduce the freeze ups, etc.
On June 2006 we have performed the first published successful stem cell treatment for Parkinson´s world wide, of an American patient that came to our hospital at a very progressive stage of Parkinson´´s Disease.
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So far, about 20 Parkinson´s patients have been treated with hRPE stem cells from Sino Cells Bio Technologies Research Center in various cooperative hospitals. All of the patients showed increasing dopamine metabolism, and the conditions of the all the patients improved after the transplantation (usually the improvement occurred one week after the injection). The first clinical trial was performed at 2004, but long term following up is still under investigation (at least 1-3 years follow-up), so the treatment is still under careful control, especially in the selection of the suitable patients.
Our comprehensive program for Parkinson´s patients combines both nerve stem cell activation and stimulation and the stem cells implantation. This combined treatment has so far proved itself to be most efficient in bringing high level of recovery in different neurological diseases. The treatment includes stem cell implantation, medications procedure, surgery procedure, biofeedback treatment and comprehensive rehabilitation.
The key to the success of this treatment method is the overall customized treatment regimen for each patient.
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