In this recent article it is speculated that Crohn’s and
colitis could be treated with bone marrow.
Pam Fraker of Michigan State University was one of the lead author’s of
these results in the current
issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Fraker
theorizes that if it were possible to reduce bone morrow’s ability to produce
inflammation then it could reduce the severity of Crohn’s and colitis.
In June it was announced here
that the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research center was doing a study on allogeneic
transplants for Crohn’s patients. What they essentially were doing is replacing
the diseased immune system for a healthy one. It should be known that in the United States
there is a shortage of bone marrow (causing innocent people to die). In the
United States it is illegal to sell bone marrow (which creates the shortage). The
problem is anyone can claim they want to donate bone marrow. However there is
nothing binding the person who promises to give bone marrow to actually give
it. A website MoreMarrowDonors.org is trying to fix that by offering $3,000
scholarships, housing allowances, and other incentives to get people to donate.
If people had more incentives there would be more bone marrow which would lead
to more experimentation which would give us more knowledge about not only Crohn’s
but other diseases as well.
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