Importance of Stem cell Therapy in Cure of Diabetes by Endocrinologist Dr. P G Sundararaman

Dr. P G Sundararaman is a very prominent and well-known Endocrinologist in Chennai. He is serving as a consultant at Apollo Hospitals Greams road, Chennai. With the experience of over 26 years, he specializes in Endocrinology. He is a qualified MBBs followed by MD and DM. Dr. P G Sundararaman is an esteemed member of the Endocrine Society of India and therefore the API Association of Physicians of India. He is proficient with the treatment of Thyroidectomy, Diabetes Stem Cell Treatment, and Endocrine Stem Cell Therapy. He is recognized to deliver lectures in national and international forums and publishing papers in many international forums.

Stem Cells and Stem Cell Therapy

The stem cells are the identical or unifrom cells found within the multi-cellular organism. They can be differentiated into other sorts of cells. They are also capable enough to divide through mitosis to further stem cells. The most prime property of stem cells is their self-renewal. Widely three types of stem cells are studied including:

1. Embryonic Stem Cells: These stem cells are isolated from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst of an early-stage embryo.
2. UCB Stem Cells: Termed as the umbilical cord blood stem cells are taken from the Umbilical cord blood during childbirth.
3. Adult Stem Cells: They are derived from the fully grown adult tissues also called the somatic stem cells. They help in repairing and maintaining the tissue in which these stem cells are found.

Stem Cell Therapy in Treating Diabetes

• Human embryonic stem cells are used to grow immature beta cells that are used in transplanting into the diabetes patient. They help in the growth of mature beta cells and produce insulin.
• Growth of insulin in the human body reduces the high sugar or glucose content in the body. They help in treating diabetes to a greater extent.
• Making use of the reprogrammed induced pluripotent stem cells can help in treating diabetes. By reprogramming these cells it becomes possible to regrow the beta cells in the patient’s body that can again produce insulin in a better way.
• With the use of cells for reprogramming the beta cells to produce insulin in the diabetes patient proves very helpful to solve the issue of graft rejection.
• There are also ongoing researches where the transplanted cells are not being damaged by the bodies’ immune system. The immune system in a patient’s body usually attacks the transplanted beta cells after stem cell transplantation. This damage is generally prevented by inserting a protective capsule over the transplanted cells which would prevent the immune system cells from attacking them.
• By re-educating the immune system for not attacking the beta cells it becomes possible by using the patient’s bone marrow stem cells. Such a therapy proves to be positive in the first clinical trial.

Take Away

Stem cell therapy is one of the most shining treatment procedures discovered in medical science has enough ability to treat many diseases including cancer, Parkinson’s, diabetes, etc. For other related queries contact Dr. PG Sundararaman one of the best Endocrinologists in Chennai working at Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road.