STEM CELL THERAPY FOR HUMAN DISEASES

Karthika R.* and L. Nivetha

ABSTRACT

Stem cells are human body’s master cells with ability to grow into more than 200 cell types. They are unspecialized cells which retain the ability to divide and can became highly specialized. They contribute to the bodies and ability to renew and maintain cells. They move to target areas and transform into any type of tissues. For example muscles or nerves. And it’s also replace damaged cells. Now a days we can extract this cells, grow artificially it is used to transplant them into the body to treat neurodegenerative disease. The research helps to prevent or treat diseases and injuries in two ways. One is cell-based therapies and pharmaceutical development, which includes drug testing and drug delivery.

Keywords: Stem cell; Progenitor cells; Neurodegenerative; Pharmaceutical development.