What is the role of stem cell therapy in the management of noncommunicable diseases? How does it work and what are its implications on the health system?

It was thought that the heart does not regenerate because adult cardiomyocytes (cells that form the heart muscle) do not have this capacity once formed at conception, and that the only response to an increased functional demand is hypertrophy. However, evidence is now emerging that in fact cells regenerating the heart exist and may be coming from bone marrow as is seen in bone marrow transplant patients who undergo a myocardial biopsy. The same has been seen in kidneys of mice after they receive a bone marrow transplant.

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