Canada Global(Web News) Scottish scientists have developed a new treatment that can prevent the progression of malignant liver diseases. Cutting edge therapy is the first method that can be used to treat cirrhosis.
Cirrhosis is a condition in which liver tissue is damaged by eating a high-fat diet, drinking alcohol and long-term infection with hepatitis B and C. In this treatment, developed at the University of Edinburgh, scientists took blood samples from patients. and produce white cells called monocytes from them. These cells are infection-fighting cells that usually stay in the blood for a few days and later become macrophages (cells that repair damaged tissue) in the body’s tissues.
Scientists used monocytes in the laboratory to create large amounts of macrophages and transplanted them into the livers of patients. Experts believe that people with severe cirrhosis make less efficient macrophages because of the damage to the liver caused by the disease. are Researchers are hopeful that these cells created outside the body will reverse the condition by better healing the affected liver.
