Transplanting Peripheral Blood Stem Cells

Peripheral blood stem cell [1] transplantation is a procedure that begins with the donor's peripheral blood being drawn for particular cells known as stem cells. These cells are collected using a filtration method, then preserved (usually by freezing), and then given to the recipient following intensive care. In most cases, stem cells are used instead of bone marrow cells. After the intensive care, they go to the recipient's bone marrow spaces and restore the bone marrow. Despite the fact that the procedure does not require surgery, it is still a form of transplantation. Tiny, circular cells with a squat nucleus and little cytoplasm surround stem cells. Despite their unremarkable nature, stem cells have the ability to perform "acts of biological resurrection." Unlike other types of cells in the body, which have a finite lifespan and die after dividing a certain number of times, stem cells can replicate indefinitely. The stem cell is indestructible (in cellular terms).