Stem Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Diseases: Emerging Possibilities
Autoimmune disease forces the immune system into a costly mistake. Instead of defending the body, it attacks healthy tissue, sometimes in one organ, sometimes across several systems at once. The result can look very different from one patient to the next. In multiple sclerosis, the target is the central nervous system. In lupus, injury can spread across joints, kidneys, skin, blood cells, and the brain. In Crohn’s disease, inflammation can tunnel through the