Source: WTHR 13 - TV, Indianapolis, IN
Posted: February 19, 2007 02:04 PM
Summary:
Researchers at Indiana University conducted a clinical trial in an attempt to save limbs from amputation as a result of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a circulatory condition in which narrowed arteries reduce the blood flow to limbs, with a patient's own stem cells. Researchers removed bone marrow from patients' hips, isolated adult stem cells in the lab and injected a patient's own stem cells back into the leg. Patients who participated in the trial reported improved circulation and reduced pain. The success of the trials is prompting researchers to expand stem cell trials for PAD and add studies on stroke and heart disease.
