Regenerative medicine attempts to repair damaged organs or tissue caused by trauma, congenital conditions, diseases or injuries by utilizing the regenerative abilities of the body. This field of study employs these tools – cellular therapy, tissue engineering, artificial organs and medical devices.
In some cases, these tools may be combined to enhance the natural healing rate in delicate areas or fill in for a permanently dysfunctional organ. The study of regenerative medicine is still recent and has experts from different fields, including chemistry, biology, engineering, genetics, robotics, computer science and other related fields, working together to create solutions to the most problematic issues humans face.
In contrast to conventional medicine that concentrates on symptoms, regenerative medicine focuses on the body’s capacity to heal itself. When our body is injured or invaded by disease, our body automatically tries to fight and initiate healing. The question is, is it possible to channel this healing ability and accelerate the process in a beneficial way?
The field of regenerative medicine holds immense potential because it could potentially restore damaged tissues and organs to their functional and original state. It can serve as an effective remedy for permanently damaged organs and lasting cures for previously incurable diseases and injuries.
There are a few facts that scientists already know, like the liver’s ability to recover back to normal size and the skin’s power to repair and regenerate. However, some organs and tissues do not have regenerative abilities. To get this ability, scientists must solve some puzzling questions, such as:
• What determines the ability of the cell?
• Why do certain tissues and organs have regenerative functions?
• Why don't certain parts of the body (heart, brain) with the ability to regenerate do so?
• What gives some animals the ability to regenerate complex body parts such as the heart or limb?
It is necessary to answer these questions to be able to find useful insight into the power of stem cells in restoring or replacing organs and tissues. The success of regenerative medicine largely depends on molecular and cellular elements at work.
The power of regenerative medicine can be applied in three major areas:
Coming from the blastocyst and responsible for growth, embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, which means that they can transform into any type of cell – muscle cell, blood cells, or nerve cell. When organs or tissues suffer damage, these pluripotent stem cells can initiate a repair, which could avert damage to important organs.
Organs can fail due to disease or injury, thus necessitating a transplant. There are not enough organs available to satisfy the demand and most patients die before the organ is available. Regenerative medicine aims to help the body generate new organs using patient cells and tissues. This will ultimately reduce organ demand and possible complications due to organ rejection.
As mentioned earlier, stem cells can help repair diseased or injured tissues or organs. Hopefully, they will one day function as a therapeutic way of treating diseases and genetic disorders such as leukemia.
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