Experimental injection of stem cells to prevent glass bone disease

Sweden's Karrolinska Research Institute in collaboration with many hospitals and pharmaceutical companies will conduct the first test to directly inject stem cells into fetuses at risk of developing bone disease early next year.

Experimental injection of stem cells against glass bone next year

Stem cells are germ cells or basal cells that help create all the other cells in the human body, ensuring the full functioning of organs in the body such as the brain, heart, kidney . .

According to researchers, injecting stem cells will help strengthen the immature bone structure of the fetus before birth.

In the short term, the scientists will inject the test for 15 fetuses and another group of 15 newborns, with stem cells that can increase the secretion of cartilage cartilage collagen - an important protein for strong bones.

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According to expert Cecilia Gotherstrom of Karolinska Research Institute, a small number of young children with glass bone disease have been tested for stem cell transplantation in the past.

1/3 of six-year-old children with this disease have also been treated in collaboration with researchers in Singapore and Taiwan (China).

All give positive results, thereby reducing fracture status. However, stem cell transplantation usually does not work long-term for the elderly group.

Children with glass bone disease often face fractures, leading to disability, even at risk of premature death.

In addition, deformed ribs also become the cause of stale and dull teeth, loss of hearing and making breathing difficult, but there is currently no cure.

According to statistics, on average, every 25,000 thousand Europeans will have a glass bone disease due to the lack of a genetic gene that secretes collagen cartilage.

If successful, this test will open a ray of hope to reduce a child's glass bone disease right from the womb, helping children have a healthier future.