Stem cells can
form cartilage and bone
-Science
(The world's leading journal of original scientific
research) 284, 143-147; 2 Apr 1999
Stem
cell patients showed significant improvements in nerve conduction velocities, and showed
maintenance or slight improvement in bone mineral density
-Bone Marrow Transplant 215-222; Aug 2002,
published by the NIH
Bone
marrow-derived stem cells appear able to form neuronal tissues
-Science 290, 1775-1779; 1 Dec 2000
Bone
marrow stem cells can form liver, skin, and digestive tract cells
-New England Journal of Medicine 346,
738-746; 7 March 2002
Bone
marrow stem cells can also participate in cutaneous healing,
contributing to repair of wound
healing
-Journal Of Cellular Physiology 196,
245–250; 2003
Stem
cells participate in the generation of new neurons within the human brain
-Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences USA 100, 1364-1369; 4 Feb 2003
Bone
marrow stem cells have also been shown to contribute to Purkinje cells
(Purkinje cells are brain
cells that science had believed are not generated after birth)
-Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences USA 100, 2088-2093; 18 Feb 2003
Mobilized stem cells have also been used in renewal of cardiac tissue (Mobilized stem cells are those
that have released into the bloodstream)
-Journal of Clinical Investigation 107,
1395-1402; June 2001
Bone
marrow stem cells have also shown the ability to participate in renewal of retinal tissues
-Nature Medicine 8, 1004-1010; Sept 2002
Human marrow
stem cells have been shown to form cartilage cells
-Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences USA 99, 4397-4402; 2 Apr 2002
Bone
marrow derived stem cells have also been shown capable of renewing muscle tissue
-Science 279, 1528-1530; Mar 6, 1998
Bone
marrow stem cells can participate in restoring kidney tissue
-Journal of the American Society of
Nephrology 14, S48-S54; 2003
Repopulation of liver cells from bone marrow stem cells
could take place in humans
-Nature 406, 257; 20 July 2000
Bone
marrow derived stem cells have also demonstrated the ability to induce renewal of the pancreas
-Bone Marrow Transplant 215-222; Aug 2002
Bone
marrow derived stem cells can renew cardiac tissue and improve cardiac performance in humans
-Nature Medicine 7, 430-436; April 2001 and
many more
Studies
indicate evidence that bone marrow stem cells can renew lung tissue
-Development 128,
5181-5188; December 2001
Stem
cells can home to lung tissue, then participate in renewal of lung tissue and reduction of
inflammation
-Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences USA 100: 8407-8411; 8 July 2003
Bone
marrow derived stem cells have been shown to contribute to renewal of gastrointestinal
tissue in human patients
-Archives of Dermatology 137, 1071-1072; Aug 2001 and
many more