Cord Tissue Stem Cell Research
A little over 20 years ago, the first human transplant using umbilical cord blood stem cells was performed. It was also 20 years ago that cord blood stem cells were used to treat only one disease - only one. Today, cord blood stem cells have been used effectively in the treatment of nearly 80 diseases with the potential to treat even more disease in the future. So what’s behind this growing number? Science.
Countless hours of research and hundreds, if not thousands of studies are responsible for the discovery of new medical applications for cord blood stem cells - essentially proving their value. Great scientific minds combined with advancing technology means research efforts will continue to unveil new possibilities for cord blood stem cells, as well as other types of stem cells that could potentially provide therapeutic value to people in need.
In recent years Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) have emerged as the next generation of discovery in stem cell research. Over 55 studies have used MSCs extracted from cord tissue – all of them prior to cryopreservation.1 To date, there is no published data examining MSCs extracted from cord tissue after freezing (post-cryopreservation).†2
Here are a few of the diseases where MSCs, extracted from cord tissue, were used for treatment in pre-clinical studies:
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Juvenile Diabetes
References
1. Data on file: Based on literature review of 57 studies. List available upon request from PerkinElmer Inc.
2. Data on file. PerkinElmer, Inc. †As of February 22, 2011.