May 23, 2019 16:00Miroslav Koval
placental cells can heal after a heart attack: scientists
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According to new research by American scientists, stem cells from the placenta can heal damage to the heart after a heart attack, writes The Daily Mail. The placenta can literally rejuvenate the diseased organ.
Scientists injected sick mice, the stem cells of the placenta, and have seen positive changes - the heart was restored. Researchers do not exclude that the regeneration of the heart can occur in humans.
During a heart attack heart tissue are damaged, they are formed scarring, which can lead to a lifetime of heart failure. Now in these patients, there is one way out - a heart transplant, but donor organs are sorely lacking. Stem cells are the female placenta can potentially treat more than 23 million people worldwide living with heart failure.
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The same team of researchers has discovered that stem cells from the placenta of mice moved into the heart of the animal during pregnancy, if the body has been damaged, thus improving the health of the mother.
Dr. Hina Chaudhry said: "It is believed that cells Cdx2 build only the placenta during early embryonic development. Never before has there been shown that they are able to recover other bodies - that's why it's so great. After the placenta is regularly thrown all over the world and, thus, they can become a boundless source of health. "
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