More
and more parents are now considering cord blood banking for the simple
reason that it has the potential to treat many diseases and conditions
even after decades of birth. And not only the child, one cord blood unit
can secure entire family's future and how! We all know that the
umbilical cord ties a mother with her child during birth. However, new
studies and researches have shown that fetal cells travel through
placenta and often rest in various body parts of the mother.
Arizona
State University's Department of Psychology researcher, Amy Boddy said,
"Fetal cells can act as stem cells and develop into epithelial cells,
specialized heart cells, liver cells and so forth... they are very
dynamic and play a huge role in the maternal body."
The presence
of the cells of the fetus in mother's tissue is known as fetal
microchimerism. Microchimerism, the phrase originated from the Greek
mythological term, chimeras that mean creatures created from various
parts of different animals. So as the original phrase suggests,
microchimerism means the process in which women get cells from different
contributors, such as their parents, siblings and children. These cells
have the potential to benefit the health of the mother or undermine her
condition after years of birth.
Fetal cells that a mother
acquires during birth can remain in the maternal tissue after decades of
birth. Sometimes, these cells benefit the mother by protecting her from
diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. However, in some cases,
it's also seen that these cells cause harmful effects in the mother. But
no matter what the effects are, it's clear that these cells have a
long-lasting impact on women.
It's worth a mention that fetal
cells play an important role in a specific organ, female breasts. Apart
from the fact that fetal cells actively participate in lactation after
birth, it's also seen that poor lactation might be a result of lower
count of the these cells in breasts. In case of breast cancer as well,
studies suggest that fetal cells largely influence the condition. It's
seen that the women with breast cancer carry fewer cells in their breast
tissue. However, there are some researches as well that would suggest
that these cells might increase the chance of breast cancer immediately
after pregnancy.
Apart from that, fetal cells have a wide impact
on the emotional and physical state of a mother. It may range from
depression to morning sickness. This is the reason that these fetal
cells could be used in therapies in the future to address issues like
poor lactation, wounds, tumor and various psychological disorders during
pregnancy in women. Athena Aktipis, a fellow ASU researcher said, "If
future research bears out the predictions of this framework, it could
transform the way we approach, treat and prevent a variety of diseases
that affect women, especially new mothers."
Stem cells that have
the ability to cure many diseases can regenerate new cells. Fetal cells,
like stem cells, have the potential to protect maternal tissues from
many diseases and conditions. Both of them leave a long-lasting impact
after a baby is born. No wonder, more and more researches are now
focusing on fetal cells.
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