A bone marrow transplant can treat a wide range of rare diseases including leukemias, diseases of the immune system or diseases of bone marrow failure like aplastic anemia. Bone marrow transplants can also be used to cure diseases like sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies.
Immune System
Immune and lymphatic system health is necessary for protecting your body from germs and diseases. Known as the body's first line of defense, your immune system and lymphatic system help protect you from bacteria, viruses and fungi that cause disease. Your lymphatic system produces and carries white blood cells containing antibodies that fight off infection. Your lymphatic system transports and destroys dead or damaged cells and cancer cells, removing these substances from the blood stream. Problems with your immune and lymphatic system can result in various diseases. A weakened immune system can lead to diseases including cancer, the flu and chronic fatigue syndrome. An overactive immune system can lead to diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS), Huntingdon's disease and lupus. Allergies occur when your immune system mistakes harmless substances for threats and attacks these harmless substances.
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Jumo Health answeredFor a person donating bone marrow for a stem cell transplant, the procedure for taking stem cells can be done in three different ways:
- By taking blood from the arm.
- By taking bone marrow cells from the hip.
- By taking stem cells from a newborn baby’s umbilical cord. Stem cells from a baby are so new that they haven’t grown many human leukocyte antigen (HLA) markers yet. This means that these stem cells are less likely to react with the recipient's HLA markers.
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The types of bone marrow transplants, or stem cell transplants, are autologous transplants and allogeneic transplants. An autologous stem cell transplant is done by collecting stem cells from the person's own blood or sometimes by taking a sample of bone marrow from his or her hip. An allogeneic stem cell transplant is done when people can't use their own stem cells. They will need stem cells from someone else, called a "donor." A donor is a person who donates some of his or her own healthy stem cells.
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Methodist Hospital answeredWhen bone marrow is drawn from the body, there is a risk of anemia and a small chance of infection.
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Our immune system's foundation is the bone marrow because it makes white blood cells.
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You can use a relative, an unrelated volunteer donor, or umbilical cord blood in a bone marrow transplant.
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We can do bone marrow transplants for a variety of other diseases, including metabolic diseases.
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The immune system is made up of lots of different cells that work to get rid of germs before they cause infections. Some of these cells include phagocytes, B cells, and T cells. Phagocytes eat germs. B cells make antibodies, which stick to germs, making it easier for them to be seen and eaten by phagocytes. One function of T-cells is that they can remember germs that have invaded the body before, and know how to destroy them.
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The role of the immune system is to defend the body against infection. The immune system is made up of different cells that work to get rid of germs before they cause infections.
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When the immune system malfunctions and gets confused, it mistakes normal body cells for invaders (like germs or viruses) and starts attacking them. When the immune system attacks normal body cells, it causes a lot of problems in the body.