Stargardts sjukdom är en form av makuladegeneration, en sjukdom som bryter ner synreceptorer i ögat och successivt försämrar synskärpan. Stargardts sjukdom är en ovanligare form av makuladegeneration och ofta drabbar barn i åldrarna 6-12 år och som vanligtvis leder till blindhet. Genom att behandla patienter med dessa ögonsjukdomar med embryonala stamceller hoppas forskarna kunna ersätta de förstörda synreceptorerna.
De aktuella delresultaten innefattar två patienter, en 51-årig patient som drabbades av Standarts sjukdom i tonåren och en 78-årig patient med åldersrelaterad makuladegeneration. Bägge patienterna behandlades med embryonala stamceller under hösten. Fyra månader efter behandlingen kunde forskarna se att stamcellerna levde vidare i ögat och att patienterna hade mätbara synförbättringar. Hittills har forskarna inte heller se några allvarliga biverkningar av behandlingen. Den ena studien, som där patienter med Stargardts sjukdom ingår, ska totalt omfatta 12 patienter och beräknas vara klar i september 2013. Den andra studien, med patienter som lider av åldersrelaterad makuladegeneration, ska totalt behandla 12 patienter och beräknas slutföras under juli 2013.
Forskning som baserar på embryonala stamceller har varit ett orosmoln i forskarsfären de senaste åren. I mitten av oktober tog EU-domstolen beslut i ett flera år gammalt patentmål som innebär att det inte går att ta patent på processer och forskning som utgår från embryonala stamceller där det krävts att ett embryo dödats. (Läs mer om det i länkarna nedan). Advanced Cell Technology påverkas dock inte av de nya europeiska reglerna då bolagets forskning genereras från stamceller som tagits ut ur ett embryo utan att döda det.










































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