Stem Cells be an Alternative Therapy of HIV / AIDS

Using conventional treatment or Stem Cell stem cells can be an alternative therapy for patients or the development of HIV / AIDS in the future so that life expectancy can be increased.

It was delivered by dr. Suharto SpKO the media discussion about stem cell treatment to combat HIV / AIDS prevention.

According to the doctor who has performed several times a stem cell treatment for a number of these diseases, HIV / AIDS attacks the immune system so the body becomes susceptible to the virus or disease interference.

"With stem cells, the cells that have undergone degradation will be replaced so that the sufferer's immune system will be gradually restored. But one thing to remember is that the presence of the HIV virus will still be there," he said.

Therefore, Suharto said that after undergoing stem cell treatment, then re-infected with HIV will be reviewed within a certain period to ensure their immune re-increases. After that also monitor the extent to which immunity will last.

"We will do stem cell treatment, HIV should minimize the content of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), because if abortion is still high will cause the replacement cells failed to grow," he said.

He was told in a study funded by WHO-related stem cell treatment for people living with HIV / AIDS in Africa recently, found a result that is enough to make the model of treatment expectations can help people with HIV / AIDS.

"In that study selected five people with HIV / AIDS has reached a terminal stage (acute-red), after the fifth treatment of patients with stem cells that can return to normal life, but remain with the HIV virus," he explained.

Experiments conducted on five patients showed improvement in the condition of HIV patients, in which stem cells can grow and produce new white blood cells to fight HIV.

While still need further tested, scientists hope will be found in one cell transplant method that can protect the lives of people with HIV / AIDS.

Stem cells taken from the patient's body and injected back in order to replace or restore the heart cells, liver, kidney or pancreas are damaged to make it better. These cells can turn himself into the form of mature cells.

Taking stem cells can be made from the patient's own body (auto transplant), from other humans (alo transplant) and from other mammals (Xenotransplan) and then reproduced and injected into the human body.

Stem cells are human or mammalian cell types that still has the ability to divide the functions that are useful for maintaining muscle tissue in the body like heart, liver, kidney cells and even brain cells.

dr.Suharto said today worldwide, 97% stem cell treatment using Xenotransplan.

"These stem cells are not drugs god, he only heals diseases associated with cell renewal problems. Another disadvantage is to the current methods of stem cells is still relatively expensive cost," he said.

Currently in Indonesia through some hospitals already can do stem cell treatment. But the average price is still expensive and the exchange rates of foreign currencies for payment.

"For adults ranged from 17 500 euros and for children 7500 euros," Suharto said.