UAE in ‘innovative’ stem cell treatment
ABU DHABI, May 2, (KUNA): The Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center (ADSCC) said it has developed an innovative and promising treatment for COVID-19 infections using stem cells.
According to a statement issued by ADSCC and aired by the official news agency (WAM), the treatment involves extracting stem cells from the patient’s own blood and reintroducing them after activating them.
It added that a patent was granted for the center for the innovative method in which the stem cells are collected.
The treatment was administered in the UAE to 73 COVID-19 patients who have all been successfully treated and cured of the virus by inhaling the treatment into their lungs after it has been nebulized into a fine mist.
It is hypothesized to have its therapeutic effect by regenerating lung cells and modulating the immune response to keep it from overreacting to the COVID-19 infection and causing further damage to healthy cells.
The treatment has successfully undergone the initial phase of clinical trials, demonstrating its safety.
None of the patients who have received the treatment reported immediate adverse effects and there have been no interactions found with the conventional treatment protocols for COVID-19 patients.
Trials to demonstrate the efficacy of the treatment are ongoing and are expected to be completed in a couple of weeks.
It is worth noting that the treatment has been given to patients along with the conventional medical intervention and will continue to be applied as an adjunct to established treatment protocols rather than as a replacement.
This treatment is an addition to the arsenal of interventions and is representative of the concerted effort and commitment of the UAE government to bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center is a specialist healthcare center that focuses on cell therapy, regenerative medicine and cutting-edge research on stem cells.
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The ministry, in a press statement, also recorded 557 more infections with the highly contagious disease, raising its total number of infections to 13,038.
In addition, 114 patients have recovered from the respiratory illness, bringing the UAE’s total number of already treated people to 2,543, the ministry added.