Stem Cell Therapy in Turkey

Stem cells
All organs and tissues in the human body are made up of cells. Some cells are capable of renewing themselves and transforming into different cell types. These cells, called stem cells, can divide and reproduce, unlike muscle and nerve cells that cannot reproduce. The stem cell, which enables the formation of hundreds of thousands or even millions of cells from a single cell, can also reproduce by dividing in order to renew itself. Although stem cells cannot provide oxygen transport, hormonal and neural transmission, they play a role in the formation of cells that must fulfill these vital functions. The stem cell, which has the ability to renew itself for a lifetime, transforms into other cells. It differentiates in line with the needs of the body and ensures the development, maturation and proliferation of other cells. However, as age progresses, the amount of blood cells in the body decreases compared to other cells. While 1 out of 10 thousand cells in newborn babies is a stem cell, in a 65-year-old person, only 1 out of 1 million cells is a stem cell. Damaged tissues and organs become irreparable due to the decrease in the amount of stem cells with aging. Therefore, stem cell therapy is very important in the treatment of many diseases that may result in death, some types of cancer and congenital blood diseases.