SP-sc4
and SP-sc7 Stem Cell Therapy
(Non-Embryonic)
Alzheimer's
Stem Cell Drugs
Samaritan is fast tracking its development of its neuronal
stem cell therapy drugs (SP-sc4 and SP-sc7) that can
induce dormant brain neuronal stem cells to differentiate
rapidly into adult neuron cells as a novel treatment
for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative
disorders. Repairing brain damage by replacing the lost
neurons and restoring neuronal function is certainly
the most ambitious and exciting challenge physicians
and scientists are currently facing. In that aspect,
the concept of stem cell therapy is extremely promising.
Hence, the access to the differentiation of stem cells
into neurons may serve as a database of specialized
cells for regenerative medicine as a treatment for neurodegenerative
diseases and brain stroke.
Development
Screening a database/collection of naturally occurring
compounds, the Georgetown University group under the
Samaritan/Georgetown University collaborative agreement
identified compounds that were efficacious in inducing
in-vitro and in rats' in vivo neural stem cell differentiation
and neurogenesis. Further in vivo studies in animal
models of neurodegenerative disease are in progress
in order to validate the use of these compounds in
regenerating the neuronal network from pre-existing
stem cells in the adult.