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Has anybody heard about stem cell re-growth treatment for COPD ?

11 years ago•13 Replies

If this treatment is genuine way is it not made available to us in the UK ? It does make good reading though:- startstemcells.com/news/sho...

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casper9911 years ago

Hi Peter1 This looks like the same treatment Sohara posted about today that she saw in yesterdays' Daily Mail.

Your article looks like it's something that's only available privately, at the moment. It's probably too new to be available in the UK - yet.

I'll be watching out for more about it and hope they tell us about some of the people that have had the treatment and their outcome/progress.

Jettace11 years ago

Hi Peter ...thanks for posting this first ...I knew that stem cell research has been progressing ..

Let's hope it's a success in future to give a good kick to our rusty lungs ...

Regards Wes

PeterK111 years ago

If this is a treatment that works and is in private clinics why then has the British Lung Foundation no research on it, or clinical trial results ? Surely we deserve to have the chance of treatment over here even if we need to wait for the trial results. I for one will put my name down as a guinea-pig for trials if the Foundation want test subjects.

misslolapots123• in reply toPeterK111 years ago

Hi all, I am told by a retired Dr that stem cells have restored Peoples hearing and now they are working in the eyes .Here in my town one lady had her sight restored using her tooth.Lets hope one day it will be second nature to restore all ills I salute those pioneers Lola.

• in reply toPeterK111 years ago

This country is way behind Germany and Switzerland In health.

Sohara11 years ago

There are more and more of these type of 'developments' We can only hope that one of them does in fact prove effective...it would be the answer to all our prayers...but I have also read reports from S America where people have lost lots of money paying to private clinics for stem cell therapy.... I kind of feel its not a reality yet...but I think they are getting close..whether its in time to help any of us on here is not clear.

I actually find the research being done on the diabetes drugs that seem to reverse COPD ( trials going on now) seem a more probable first 'discovery' ...as the drugs are already cleared for patient use.....so if by chance they do reverse COPD then that would be amazing

libby782711 years ago

Yes, I knew a chap who had stem cell treatment in Russia a couple of years ago (he's English) and reported a great improvement, so much so that he moved to Thailand to get married and I haven't heard from him since! This is totally true, I know it sounds like I'm trying to be funny but very true! I'm sure as soon as the treatment is deemed safe enough in the UK it will become available. Roll on, any new treatments are great news. Libby

operatic11 years ago

A professor from New Delhi University wrote a paper and detailed how it works. Been tested on mouse models there and worked well when Micro 1 protein was added to the stem cells for airway injury and asthma. They are talking about introducing these into the tunneling nanotubes to the lungs. So still not in trial stage in humans at CSIR INSTITUTE 0F GENOMICS & INTERGRATED BIOLOGY in New Delhi India but Professor Anurag Agrawal proved that stem cells were more effective with the protein MIRO 1 added. So we just have to keep reading Tues Daily Mail and websites and asking consultants. Then keep each other informed. Hope this will be soon tested on humans!

PeterK111 years ago

I got a reply regarding costs for this treatment today :-

1. Switzerland (Luzern).

3 day out-patient treatment. Accommodation is in nearby hotel at your expenses.

Cost of treatment is 15.000 Euro

2. Russia (Moscow).

3 day out- (or in-)patient treatment. Accommodation is in nearby hotel at your expenses or in clinic’s rehab center – free.

Transport service (airport-clinic- airport) is free.

Cost is 12.000 Euro.

3. Serbia (Belgrade).

3 day out-(or in-)patient treatment. Accommodation is in nearby hotel at your expenses or in clinic’s rehab center – free.

Transport service (airport-clinic- airport) is free.

Cost is 10.000 Euro.

flemke• in reply toPeterK111 years ago

Here is The Lung Institute's website if anyone is interested. lunginstitute.com/about-lun...

Bluesky49• in reply toflemke8 years ago

Hi, I am a Brit living in Ariona I am thinking of going for stem cell treatment at a lung institute clinic here , I would like to know how you got on with the treatment, was it worth the money. Best Wishes . Bluesky49.

Sohara11 years ago

I find this news all very encouraging, but if it really works, then I would have expected more reports from people about its success

It would be good to know more about it all

treetops10 years ago

has there been any development since you wrote this post thanks tom

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