British scientists have found a way to treat stroke

British scientists have found a way to treat stroke
The group of British scientists has completed a successful experiment that could dramatically change the destiny of millions of people suffering from cardiovascular diseases. Researchers from Imperial College in London used revolutionary technology with the use of stem cells.

Scientists have found a way to draw, to grow in the laboratory and then transplant the patient of his own cells to become heart muscle tissue. This will lead to the rejuvenation of the heart and increase its capacity pump blood.

New technology could eventually lead to a transplant donor organs become useless. This will allow each year to save 238 thousand Britons are dying due to cardiovascular disease.

Moreover, new technology could improve the quality of life of approximately 1 million people - each year just from so many people in Britain is heart attack.

The study, which was a group of scientists led by Professor Schneider has already received an award for future medical innovation (The Medical Futures Innovation Award) - analog Prize «Oscar» medicine.

The President of the British cardiovascular societies and one of the judges who awarded the award, Dr Nicholas Boon believes that technology can transform the treatment of patients, a heart attack or other diseases.

«As the therapy based on stem cells using the patient's own cells, it nullifies the risk or likelihood of complications, which are usually associated with tissue rejection after transplantation», - he said.

In turn, the founder of the Prize, Andy Goldberg expects the results of the study will soon manifest itself. «This will be the biggest breakthrough in the treatment of heart disease», - said Goldberg.

In cardiac arrest the heart muscle cells die, and the existing methods of treatment to date can not restore them. Currently, a full cure is not possible, because the heart is unable to recover, although the use of various drugs can ease symptoms of the disease.

The team of scientists from the British National Institute for the heart and lungs have found a way to rejuvenate the heart through the variety of stem cells - the so-called prodzhenitornyh cells that are precursors of cardiac tissue. These cells are in small quantities in the human heart.

Professor Schneider, who heads the cardiology unit of the British charity Cardiological Foundation, was among the first who showed that the stem or prodzhenitornye, cells exist in the heart muscle tissue. In addition, he created the technology with which prodzhenitornye cells are cleared from cells of the patient's cardiac tissue for the subsequent cultivation in the laboratory.

For every one million normal cells of cardiac tissue accounts for no more than 300 prodzhenitornyh. The researchers believe that their purpose - to help the heart recover from everyday stresses. However, scientists managed to make these specialized cells and clone them in the laboratory. Then, using the appropriate equipment to make copies of non-toxic.

Tests on mice showed that the cells leads to the formation of cardiac muscle tissue. Professor Schneider said that now I would like to try out work prodzhenitornyh cells in pigs, whose anatomy is similar to human anatomy. «After about three years, we could conduct clinical trials on people, - he adds. - It may be that patients with a heart ailment reversed, because they will grow healthy tissue ».