Exosomes Can Help Treat Brain Injuries
A new study showed that exosomes might be able to help individuals recover functional abilities following a traumatic brain injury. Over the past few years, brain injuries have been a major focus of the medical community. This has led to new methods of TBI diagnosis and treatment. While these developments are significant, they have not shown the ability to reverse the damage that has already taken place. This often includes significant motor deficits (such as paralysis) and sensory issues (such as chronic pain). This recent research might be able to help reverse some of this damage and restore functional abilities. If these results reach the clinical setting, they will represent a major medical breakthrough.
It Can Be a Challenge to Diagnosis Traumatic Brain Injuries
To this point, many of the brain injury treatments focus on stopping inflammation because this can preserve vital brain tissues. To treat TBIs, they first have to be diagnosed. Unfortunately, the researchers of this recent study stated that neurological injuries can be challenging to detect.
Each individual who suffers a head injury can present with a unique set of symptoms. Each mechanism is different, the timelines can vary, and the patients can experience various complications. As a result, it can take doctors a while to make a diagnosis of a TBI. The longer it takes to diagnosis an injury, the more delayed the treatment process will be.
Exosomes Can Reverse Brain Damage
In the research paper published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, a team of scientists showed that exosomes were able to reverse brain damage in animals. Exosomes often function as “cargo” molecules throughout the brain and nervous system. These molecules carry messages from neuron to neuron. Therefore, they play a significant role in motor and sensory function.
Experiments carried out in animals showed that exosomes can act as mediators that can regenerate brain cells that have been damaged. In essence, these molecules can facilitate communication among neighboring cells in the nervous system. If cells can communicate, their function can be restored. Therefore, exosomes could help in the treatment of brain injuries.
Moving Forward with a Novel Brain Injury Treatment
The study has shown that exosomes can be useful in reversing neurological damage in animals. The researchers are laying the groundwork to carry out similar studies in people. If these studies prove to be successful in human trials, the next step would be drug approval. Exosomes can be stored safely on a shelf and can be given as an injection in individuals who have been diagnosed with a brain injury.
Exosomes have been shown to reverse brain damage. If the results are consistent in human patients, this treatment might revolutionize the way traumatic brain injuries are treated.
Watch YouTube Video: Using Exosomes for Brain Injury and Neurological Disorders. In the following video, Dr. Douglas Spiel lectures on using exosomes for brain injury and neurological disorders.
Antelope Brain Injury Lawyer
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