about stem cell
What is Stem Cell Therapy?
Stem cell therapy is branch of regenerative medicine based on the use of regenerative potential of stem cells to not only improve your general health and stamina but also prolong your youth and longevity.
What are Stem Cells?
Stem cells are cells that have the unique ability to differentiate into many different cell types, such as blood cells, liver cells, myocardial cells, cartilage, nerve cells, kidney cells, insulin producing cells, skin, osteocytes and collagen producing cells.
The Important Roles of Stem Cells:
REPAIR
REPLACE
Mainly 2 Types of Naturally Occurring Stem Cells:
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Found in cord blood, bone marrow and peripheral blood
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Found in Wharton’s Jelly, bone marrow, fat tissue and tooth pulp
Mesenchymal Stem Cells are multipotent cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell such as fat cells, nerve cells, liver cells, muscle cells, heart cells, bone cells, and cartilage cells.
Why Choose Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) from Umbilical Cord?
Strong differentiation capacity
Our MSCs derive from umbilical cord which is the youngest and most primitive MSCs, and can differentiate into most adult organs, tissues and cells.
No rejection
MSCs are immuno-privileged as it is tolerated by our immune system and will not have any risk of rejection.
Immunomodulatory effects
Studies have shown that the ability of stem cells to regulate the immune system in the human body can effectively reduce abnormal immune responses.
Understand Homing Effect of Stem Cells
Besides stem cell’s well known self-renewal and differentiating capabilities, they also possess a “homing effect”, which is the uncanny ability to find their way towards places where tissue repair and regeneration are required. Stem cells do this by detecting and following signals released by damaged cells, none too dissimilar to a GPS navigation system.
Regenerative Medicine Specialist in Stem Cell Therapy
Dr. Billy Lee Bing Li
Differences between Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) and Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs)
The main difference between Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) and Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs) is that the MSCs can differentiate into a variety of cell types, which is crucial to repair damaged tissues and organs, whereas HSCs can differentiate into any type of blood cells, which is beneficial to treat blood-related diseases.
Regenerative Medicine Specialist in Stem Cell Therapy
Dr. Billy Lee Bing Li