Comments on: Stem Cell Therapy for Autism

By: max

max — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:51:47 +0000

stem cell therapy for Autism is not approved anywhere in world & not enough research is done till date. Recently in U.S First Cord-Blood Transplant Therapy has been Approved by FDA that is only for haematological disorders i.e pertaining to blood only.
As the exact cause of Autism is still unknown so how can it be treated by stem cell therapy.As in countries like INDIA,china, and costa rica there are not enough laws to check these type of treatments and doctors are taking patients for ride. They hide all the side effects and dangers of the procedures involved.In india private nursing homes are doing this to exploit poor patients to rob off their hard earned money.

By: McD

McD — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:31:05 +0000

Hi Max,
I would like to hear more of your story.
cheers,
McD

By: max

max — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:50:52 +0000

All this stem cell therapy thing for autism is just a crap it’s just a way to extort money from patients. In india chaitanyastemcell pune centre is doing this. Not a single patient is benefited till date no reference is given of any patient who has been treated.Also the therapy is not recognised by ICMR (indian council of medical research) They are doing only experiment on helpless patients.
New research shows that autistic brains has more neurons than normal persons only the neuronal connections are not in a proper way. So what’s the point of making new neurons in brain by stem cell therapy. Though other modes of treatment works better like son-rise programme which helps brain making new connections. Ihave seen drastic improvements from these therapies.
So do not waste your money.

By: Science Mom

Science Mom — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:24:58 +0000

Peptides or spammer du jour, where is the evidence for your claims?

By: Peptides

Peptides — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:24:55 +0000

Cell Therapy is doing wonders for alternative treatments! I’m so excited to see the developments to come!

By: Clay

Clay — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:02:51 +0000

You really should ask someone who is more academic than I am, and I really should ignore you, because your question isn’t straightforward – you slipped in “disorder”, which I said nothing about. That’s a sign of a troll.

Come back with your real name, and I’ll give you a real answer.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:11:06 +0000

@Clay, I’m curious, what is autism, if not a disease/disorder?

By: Prometheus

Prometheus — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:48:24 +0000

"Dr. Treg" objects:

"Stem cells are being used in several diseases previously regarded as “degenerative” without cytotoxic therapy e.g. heart failure and Parkinson`s disease which are increasingly being recognised as inflammatory diseases."

Whether or not "heart failure" (a vague description, since many things can cause "heart failure") and Parkinson's disease are inflammatory diseases, stem cell therapies have not yet been shown to be effective in their treatment. The fact that they are being "used" in the setting of "heart failure" and Parkinson's disease is irrelevant - so are chiropractic and homeopathy. If and when stem cell therapies are shown to be effective treatments for "heart failure" and Parkinson's disease, we can revisit the issue of whether the stem cells "work" by reducing inflammation. Until then, any discussion of how stem cells might work should be tabled until it is shown that they do work. Prometheus

By: daedalus2u

daedalus2u — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:42:33 +0000

I agree, not even a partially thought out bad reason.

People with autism tend to have larger brains with more neurons. How is adding extra cells supposed to fix that?

It is a pure scam. I agree with the sentiment that stem cells will always be a future treatment. The problem with things like heart disease is that the already existing heart does not have the metabolic resources to maintain the cells that it already has in a healthy state. The metabolic problems of the heart need to be fixed first. Once you fix those problems, the heart doesn’t need stem cells.

By: Sullivan

Sullivan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:36:52 +0000

dr treg,

you would do well to take your question to Prometheus’ blog if you want an answer. My goal here was not to divert discussion away from his blog.