Friday, January 3, 2014

Mechanism for Tumors that are created through ordinary stem cells

It is illustrated through the new study of Ostrow School of Dentistry that a small change in cell signaling in the jaw can cause ordinary stem cells to create benign which is a harmful tumor. It is said by principal investigator Songtao Shi, a professor at the Ostrow School of Dentistry Centre for Craniofacial Molecular Biology that hardening fibromas which are tumors are mainly focused on the study that can grow insistently and give chance to progressive swelling of the jaw. And the only treatment for it is surgical as said by Shi. “Quality of life is largely compromised. Thus, there is an urgent need to understand the underlying mechanism by which stem cells may contribute to the pathophysiology of orofacial benign tumors and to develop target specific treatment.” A cellular signaling trail which changes healthy mesenchymal stem cells into Ossifying fibroma are uncovered by Shi and his colleagues in order to reduce its ability and make healthy bone tissue and increase the rate with their multiplication. As there is much to research, Shi expects that his researches and findings will shed light on the process to stop the growth of harmful tumors before giving the chance to perform risky surgeries. For this more intermediary researches and tests are required.

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