Читать книгу The SAGE Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research - Группа авторов - Страница 442

In an early test, researchers report they have safely injected stem cells into the brains of 18 patients who had suffered strokes and two of the patients showed significant improvement. All the patients saw some improvement in weakness or paralysis within six months of their procedures. The stem cells used in the study came from bone marrow donated by two people who were unrelated to the study participants. Special cells called mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from the marrow and grown in a lab, where they were treated with a gene that is thought to enhance healing abilities. The results have encouraged researchers to plan larger and longer tests of the procedure, which uses stem cells cultured from donated bone marrow.