Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital Declares Breakthrough In Stem Cell Research

[chiangmaikelly]

The story has been misreported. In fact it is true that stem cells have been isolated from amniotic fluid for 10 years and this is a routine procedure.

The team at Siriraj seem to have developed a methodological procedure that allows the isolation and production of clones of the cells more efficiently.

Makes sense as the Thai usual bunch is always wrong. Where did you find the information?

[partington]

The story has been misreported. In fact it is true that stem cells have been isolated from amniotic fluid for 10 years and this is a routine procedure.

The team at Siriraj seem to have developed a methodological procedure that allows the isolation and production of clones of the cells more efficiently.

Makes sense as the Thai usual bunch is always wrong. Where did you find the information?

I looked up the published work of the Sririraj stem cell team on Pub Med. They have published papers on their method of isolating stem cells (which are only obtainable in tiny numbers from this source) and triggering the clonal multiplication of the cells thereby allowing production and banking of very large numbers of cells.

Admittedly they did this 2 years ago, but I imagine they have refined the technique in a relatively significant way, (or have re-announced the original discovery to encourage some grant body to cough up some cash...!)

Edited October 19, 2012 by partington

[jbrain]

I get a sense that most people here think thai people lack brains of some sort..

Really? What gave you that idea?

Maybe because he read this thread ?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/591933-our-kids-i-q-is-down-its-the-education-stupid-thai-talk/

[cloudhopper]

Well I say congratulations. Only the headline writer called it a breakthrough, and nobody used the word discover or first. Yes it's unfortunate that the English Language mass media here are less than perfect, but IMO it's great to see that caliber of medical research being done here.

With all due respect, isolating stem cells is no longer ground breaking. The methodology has been published and the activity is now repeated all over the world.

It would appear that you were unable to comprehend my post then.

[JeremyBowskill]

Should I congratulate them or make some snidey comment to try and make my post the placenta of attention........ I just can't decide.

Looks like you decided on the later actually.

Hope they do some work on funny bone transplants at this hospital............

[tampasailor]

I have not found any reference on ThaiVisa about the famous Thai Doctor who is a world pioneer of Stem Cell research for Heart Patients.

Memorial to Kitipan V. Arom, MD, PhD

Chief Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon Bangkok Heart Hospital http://bit.ly/136oNG5

SAB chairman Dr. Kitipan V. Arom, M.D., Ph.D., FACS, FACC, FACCP, FRCST, established an innovative stem cell treatment program at Bangkok Heart Hospital (BHH) and may be the only doctor in the world to successfully inject RSC directly into the heart muscles of more than 120 late-stage heart patients.Dr. Arom, associate professor of surgery and chief cardiothoracic surgeon at BHH, previously served in many capacities with several hospitals in Minneapolis.

Dr. Kitipan V. Arom is co-founder of the famed Minneapolis Heart Institute (he also happens to be the Chairman of their Scientific Advisory Board), the team at Bangkok Heart has successfully treated more than 125 dying heart disease patients by using the patient's own Repair Stem Cells exclusively, certainly making them one the most experienced teams in the world.

Dr Kit Arom lived in the US for many years and finally moved back to Bangkok for his final years with Bangkok Hospital.

Kit was a very friendly and outgoing person whose great sense of humor has been broadly acknowledged. As Gus Mavaroudis
noted, “Only Kit would say that Americans drive on the parkway and parkin the driveway”. He gladly shared his knowledge and superb technical
skills with colleagues and residents. Kit was always at the forefront of evolving technology and treatments, an early adopter , and devoted
much time to refining surgical techniques. He was recognized for his ability, his affability and tireless work ethic by friends and colleges
alike, completing all of the work noted above during his years of practice. As his friends and partners, we will truly miss him, knowing
that Kit was there for his friendship, participation and with his wife, Sue, being a generous and frequent host in his country of Thailand. Our
condolences and best wishes go to his wife, Sue and his son Danny, hisdaughter in law Allie and his three grandchildren as he will surely be
missed by all of us.

Robert W. Emery, MD
Cardiac Surgical Associates
St. Paul, MN United States

Frederick L. Grover, MD
University of Colorado Denver, Department of Surgery
Aurora, CO United States

Publication Date: 25-Aug-2010

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