AVENTURA, July 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Dr.Burton Feinerman of StemCell RegenMed announces the recruitment of patients diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, Age related Macular Degeneration and Stargardt Macular Degeneration. Patients with these diseases face the development of blindness at varying age levels.
Burton Feinerman, M.D., a graduate of New York Medical College and a post Fellow at the Mayo Clinic, is the lead scientist who has developed this innovative combined stem cell and gene therapy. In addition, Gregg Kokame, M.D., who trained at the famous Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida and Jose Fernando Rocha, M.D. who trained at the Stein Eye Institute in L.A.,California, both retina eye specialists, will be involved with insertion of stem cells and gene agents in the subretina space of the affected patients.
The first patients include an eleven year old girl; a nineteen year old woman, both with Stargardt disease (juvenile macular degeneration) and a man who is sixty years old with blindness due to Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Retinitis Pigmentosa is the most common inherited disease of the retina. There is initially night vision loss, followed by peripheral vision loss then tunnel vision and later central vision loss. The genes most commonly associated with RP are RHO, RP2, RPGR and USH2A. Age related Macular Degeneration is the leading loss of vision in older people and affects the central area of the retina (macula) and occurs in the dry and wet form. Drusen deposits form beneath the retina. Genes associated with this are ARMS2, CFH and HTRA1. Stargardt disease is the juvenile form of macular degeneration affecting the macula and forming fatty yellow pigment (lipofuscin) behind the macula. Central vision, night vision, color vision are gradually lost and children are limited to only peripheral vision while the disease continues to worsen. Genes associated with Stargardt are ABCA4 and ELOVL4.
StemCell RegenMed has developed a protocol in which the abnormal gene mutations are first knocked out with a specific shRNA agent and then retina pigmented epithelial cells, optic neurons and mesenchymal stem cells are administered into the subretina space(an immunologically privileged space). This will be the first time that the focus of the treatment is to knockout the causative gene mutation. The treatment is done at our high bio-technology center in Lima, Peru. The treatment is performed by two USA trained internationally known retina specialists.
StemCell RegenMed continues to treat ALS, Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Brain Damage, Spinal Cord Injury, COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Scleroderma, Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis, Advanced Forms of Cancer, Huntingon Disease, Tay-Sachs, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, Aging, Cosmetic stem cells for the aging skin.
CONTACT:
StemCell Regenmed
(305)682-1004
Toll free: 1-855-620-0411
Link:
StemCell RegenMed Targets Incurable Eye Diseases
- More Stem Cells Extracted For Later Use For My MS [Last Updated On: March 14th, 2011] [Originally Added On: March 14th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Institute Panama City Panama [Last Updated On: April 1st, 2011] [Originally Added On: April 1st, 2011]
- Cells That Heal Us From Cradle To Grave: A Quantum Leap in Medical Science [Last Updated On: April 8th, 2011] [Originally Added On: April 8th, 2011]
- Macular Degeneration Improved With Stem Cells [Last Updated On: April 8th, 2011] [Originally Added On: April 8th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy for Kidney Failure [Last Updated On: April 15th, 2011] [Originally Added On: April 15th, 2011]
- SIRA: Could Stem Cell Therapy Renew Your Body Cells? [Last Updated On: April 22nd, 2011] [Originally Added On: April 22nd, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy for Autism [Last Updated On: May 20th, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 20th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy for Critical Limb Ischemia [Last Updated On: May 21st, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 21st, 2011]
- STEM CELLS FOR MACULAR DEGENERATION Sam Smith's story.wmv [Last Updated On: May 21st, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 21st, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy Success [Last Updated On: May 21st, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 21st, 2011]
- Doctors Use Stem Cells to Grow New Windpipes [Last Updated On: May 21st, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 21st, 2011]
- Dog Undergoes Stem Cell Therapy [Last Updated On: May 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 23rd, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis [Last Updated On: May 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 23rd, 2011]
- Dogs now getting stem cell therapy [Last Updated On: May 24th, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 24th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis [Last Updated On: May 30th, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 30th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy for Type II Diabetes [Last Updated On: May 31st, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 31st, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy for Cerebral Palsy [Last Updated On: May 31st, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 31st, 2011]
- Visions Episode 92: Stem Cells Discovery [Last Updated On: May 31st, 2011] [Originally Added On: May 31st, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy For Alzheimer's/Dementia [Last Updated On: June 1st, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 1st, 2011]
- Stem Cell Patient Richard H. MS Treatment [Last Updated On: June 10th, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 10th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy Injections [Last Updated On: June 12th, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 12th, 2011]
- Stem Cells Used to Grow Windpipes [Last Updated On: June 20th, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 20th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke - Gary Steinberg, Stanford University [Last Updated On: June 21st, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 21st, 2011]
- Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS): UCSD Team's Stem Cell Therapy Approach [Last Updated On: June 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 23rd, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy Cream: Less Wrinkles In 30 Days or Less Anti-Wrinkle Cream That Works [Last Updated On: June 26th, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 26th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury - Injured Airline Pilot Flies Again [Last Updated On: June 27th, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 27th, 2011]
- Clinical Advances in Adult Stem Cell Therapy: Dr. Jorge Paz [Last Updated On: June 27th, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 27th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Injection Treatment - Stem Cell Therapy [Last Updated On: June 27th, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 27th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy MS: Sam Harrell and The Superbowl [Last Updated On: June 27th, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 27th, 2011]
- Documentary: Stem Cell Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy - Ryan Benton's Story [Last Updated On: June 30th, 2011] [Originally Added On: June 30th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy--Hillcrest Animal Hospital [Last Updated On: July 14th, 2011] [Originally Added On: July 14th, 2011]
- WAVE3 News Adipose Stem Cell Therapy [Last Updated On: July 20th, 2011] [Originally Added On: July 20th, 2011]
- Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS): Stem Cell Therapy - A Patient's Perspective [Last Updated On: July 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: July 23rd, 2011]
- University of Melbourne announce Stem Cells Discovery [Last Updated On: July 28th, 2011] [Originally Added On: July 28th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy (Regenerative Medicine) in New Jersey [Last Updated On: August 9th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 9th, 2011]
- Spinal Cord Injury - Stem Cell Therapy [Last Updated On: August 9th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 9th, 2011]
- Dr. Craig Saunders Adult Stem Cell Therapy [Last Updated On: August 9th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 9th, 2011]
- Embryonic stem cell therapy in China (www.esctherapy.com) [Last Updated On: August 13th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 13th, 2011]
- Mesenchymal stem cells and marrow stromal cells [Last Updated On: August 15th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 15th, 2011]
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine: Of Hopes and Challenges [Last Updated On: August 15th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 15th, 2011]
- Cardiomyogenic differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem cells (KUM2/9-15c) [Last Updated On: August 15th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 15th, 2011]
- SENS4 - Engineered Mesenchymal Stem Cells - The Road to Skeletal Tissue Regeneration (1/3) [Last Updated On: August 15th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 15th, 2011]
- Mesenchymal stem cells and marrow stromal cells---2nd--- [Last Updated On: August 15th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 15th, 2011]
- Cadiomyogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells [Last Updated On: August 15th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 15th, 2011]
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation In Heart.wmv [Last Updated On: August 15th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 15th, 2011]
- Ying Liu discusses IPS cell therapy for ALS [Last Updated On: August 15th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 15th, 2011]
- Non-controversial Stem Cells: Rationale for Clinical Use: Neil Riordan, Ph.D. - Miami, FL [Last Updated On: August 16th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 16th, 2011]
- From Surgical Repair to Stem Cell Repair: A Surgeon's Journey by Leonard Smith MD, FACS [Last Updated On: August 16th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 16th, 2011]
- Bone Marrow Aspiration - Stem Cell Therapy [Last Updated On: August 16th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 16th, 2011]
- Non-controversial Stem Cells: Rationale for Clinical Use - Dr. Neil Riordan [Last Updated On: August 16th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 16th, 2011]
- TEDxSingapore - Susan Lim - Hype and hope of stem cell research [Last Updated On: August 16th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 16th, 2011]
- Cryo-Lip Instruction Video.VOB.flv [Last Updated On: August 16th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 16th, 2011]
- Stem Cells Repair Damaged Heart [7-07-2011] [Last Updated On: August 16th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 16th, 2011]
- Andalusian Stem Cell Bank [Last Updated On: August 16th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 16th, 2011]
- Adult Stem Cell Therapy Clinical Advances - Dr. Jorge Paz in San Diego, CA March 2011 [Last Updated On: August 16th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 16th, 2011]
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells Drive New MS Study/Treatment [Last Updated On: August 26th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 26th, 2011]
- Sims 2 Mafia Story Part 7 - Farewell, Godfather/Stem Cell Medicine [Last Updated On: August 28th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 28th, 2011]
- STEM CELLS - Mesenchymal Stem Cells (Balzitt).flv [Last Updated On: August 30th, 2011] [Originally Added On: August 30th, 2011]
- Regenerative Medicine With Stem Cell Therapy Injections at an Arizona pain clinic (602) 507-6550 [Last Updated On: September 3rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 3rd, 2011]
- Stem Cell Research: Huntington's Disease [Last Updated On: September 5th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 5th, 2011]
- Autism Stem Cell Trip [Last Updated On: September 6th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 6th, 2011]
- Before/After Stem Cell for COPD: From Unable to Walk, to Dancing at My Daughter's Wedding [Last Updated On: September 6th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 6th, 2011]
- Regenerative Medicine with Placenta Extracts and Stem Cell Therapies - Dr. Janethy Balakrishnan [Last Updated On: September 6th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 6th, 2011]
- Stem Cells [Last Updated On: September 6th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 6th, 2011]
- The Politics and Promise of Stem Cell Research [Last Updated On: September 6th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 6th, 2011]
- Stem cell therapy in Guatemala - (closer than China) [Last Updated On: September 7th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 7th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy for Cerebral Palsy - Holly Catalano [Last Updated On: September 9th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 9th, 2011]
- Clinical Advances in Adult Stem Cell Therapy - Dr. Jorge Paz Rodriguez (Miami) [Last Updated On: September 9th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 9th, 2011]
- CryoLip Stem Cell Preservation [Last Updated On: September 20th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 20th, 2011]
- Dr. Gonzalez tells his story of Stem Cell Treatment and Stem Cell Therapy [Last Updated On: September 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 23rd, 2011]
- A Three Minute Cell Passage [Last Updated On: September 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 23rd, 2011]
- Bone Marrow - Stem Cell Prolotherapy [Last Updated On: September 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 23rd, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapy- Interview with Indian Surgeon [Last Updated On: September 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 23rd, 2011]
- Cryo-Lip.f4v [Last Updated On: September 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 23rd, 2011]
- CryoCord Corporate Video (2 Mins) [Last Updated On: September 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 23rd, 2011]
- SENS4 - Engineered Mesenchymal Stem Cells - The Road to Skeletal Tissue Regeneration (3/3) [Last Updated On: September 23rd, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 23rd, 2011]
- What are stem cells? [Last Updated On: September 24th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 24th, 2011]
- Dental stem cell bank in Hyderabad [Last Updated On: September 24th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 24th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Therapeutics: Tissue Regeneration - Christopher J. Centeno, MD [Last Updated On: September 25th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 25th, 2011]
- Stem Cell Types and Sources [Last Updated On: September 25th, 2011] [Originally Added On: September 25th, 2011]