It may even take months to arrange the liver and the patient may not have that much time left with them. Non-availability of healthy donor– A healthy liver donor is usually not available.This is sometimes, not feasible for a candidate. Liver transplant is costly– As compared to the cost of stem cell therapy for liver disease in India, a liver transplant may cost 70-80% more.Some reasons “why liver transplant is not a good option” are discussed below: ![]() However, it is not always feasible to have liver transplants. In the case of advanced-stage liver disease or complete liver failure, liver transplantation may be the only solution. Ultimately, the QoL of the old patient improves, which also prevents liver failure. The therapy inhibits disease progression and alleviates pain due to its immunomodulatory properties. Stem cell therapy can help liver disease in old and debilitating patients. Old patients are at greater risk of fatal events in the case of liver disease. This is also helpful in early-stage patients as stem cells can stop the progression of the liver nonalcoholic steatohepatitis stage to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Stem cell therapy can help young patients who have frequent ascitic tap. Usually, younger patients suffer from an alcoholic type of liver disease. However, certain candidates have a better prognosis with stem cell therapy: Young Patients Stem cells do not have any side effects, therefore anybody, irrespective of age, gender, and severity can be considered for stem cell therapy. Stem cell therapy can help to treat residual liver disease. However, sometimes, the residual disease is left and takes time to heal. Usually, viral liver diseases subside on their own. Stem cell treatment for Viral Liver Disease ![]() Symptoms: Jaundice, fatigue, loss of appetite.Spread: Contact with contaminated blood, usually due to sharing needles or from unsterile tattoo equipment.Treatment: Mild disease usually clears on its own, chronic disease may need medication or liver transplant, Vaccines.In some cases, liver scarring, liver failure, or cancer may occur. Symptoms: Mild or chronic (especially children), abdominal pain, dark urine, jaundice.Spread: Contact with body fluids of infected patients like sexual contact, blood diffusion, mother to baby, etc.Treatment: Usually subsides on its own, bed rest suggested.Symptoms: Usually mild, Jaundice, sudden nausea, intense itching, fatigue, low-grade fever.Spreads through contaminated food or water or through direct contact with an infected person. Therefore, we recommend you to refrain from alcohol consumption during and after therapy. Please Note: Alcohol can inhibit or diminish the efficacy of stem cell treatment. Journal of inflammation and Regeneration Mesenchymal stem cell therapies for liver cirrhosis: MSCs as “conducting cells” for improvement of liver fibrosis and regeneration “…MSCs express low or modest levels of major histocompatibility complex … and co-stimulatory molecules… leading to low immunogenicity…” View in Article Low immunogenicity, therefore, these do not generate an immune response.Anti-inflammatory property helps with pain management Journal of Digestive and Liver Disease Molecular mechanisms of stem cell therapy in alcoholic liver disease “…Stem cells clearly show…anti-inflammatory and immune-modulatory properties target multiple cascades in the mechanisms of ALDs,…exert hepatic protection…” View in Article.Stem cell therapy can treat alcohol-related liver disease due to the following reasons: Liver cancer: Cancerous developments in the liver. ![]()
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