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Friday, April 25, 2008

THE STUDY FOUND WOMEN'S PERIOD CAN REPAIR HEART (月経女性の心臓を修復できるか)


Once a month physiological period often uncomfortable for many women. It is just like a curse, but now scientists said that blood can be used to repair damaged heart.


A study from School of Medicine, Japan's Keio University showed that nine women who sent their blood sample to the laboratory, cells developed a similar role like stem cell after a month of time.


Then these cells and heart cells of rats put into a test tube, 20 percent of the cells themselves beating after 3 days, eventually formed the film-like heart tissue.


This success rate is even better 100 times than the use of human bone marrow stem cells , the latter success rate of only 0.2% to 0.3%.


Experiments also showed that those acceptance of these blood cells transplanted mice, the situation of their heart disease significantly improved.


The study results show that women can use their own blood in future, probably immune system rejection problems can be avoided one day.


Women can also use the blood to culture the cells that match with a variety of human leukocyte antigen.


Taipei Medical University associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology Cherng Jeng Jye said that the blood contains many new generation of cells in the endometrium every month, forming time is about 3-4 weeks, there should be many undifferentiated cells. According to "Stem Cells" journal that published by U.S. study last year, also pointed out that blood can culture, including heart, respiratory, fat, bone cells, and total is nine type of cells.





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