WHY SAVE CORD TISSUE?

More about why we collect stem cells from the umbilical cord

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Cord tissue, another source of stem cells.

The future of cord tissue stem cell based therapy in accordance with current scientific opinion is promising. Smart Cells firmly believes that storing umbilical cord tissue as well as the cord blood is the most efficient way to store your child’s stem cells. Storing your child’s cord blood and cord tissue stem cells opens the range of opportunity to treat disease in the future.

Therapeutic value

Cord tissue stem cells have been studied extensively for their ability to form a number of different tissue types. The potential therapeutic value they offer for treatment in a wide range of diseases is increasing all the time.

Equally important

Reports by leading scientists have shown that the Wharton’s Jelly of the umbilical cord (the gelatinous tissue in the cord), is a rich source of a different, but equally important, type of stem cell.

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When can they be collected?

ISOLATION

Cord tissue stem cell can be very easily and successfully isolated from a section of the umbilical cord that is collected at birth.
TRANSPORTATION

Once collected, the cord is safely and efficiently transported in a special solution designed to preserve the stem cells during the transportation process.
STORAGE

Once it arrives at the laboratory the cord is processed immediately. It’s then placed in storage where it will remain for use in the future should it be needed.

When can cord tissue stem cells benefit your baby’s life?

Cord tissue stem cells have been shown to differentiate into bone, cartilage, nerve, adipose, cardiac, smooth muscle, hepatic and skin cells and are therefore extremely promising in regenerative medicine.

Current research is under way evaluating cord tissue stem cells for the treatment of diseases including:

Some early clinical trials are under way for certain diseases. See more at ClinicalTrials.gov and World Health Organization

Multiple Sclerosis
Stroke
Diabetes
Parkinson’s Disease
Artificial valves and capillaries
Gene therapy for delivery of anti-tumour agents for cancer treatments
Treatment of chronic autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Crohn’s Disease

References:

The effect of time and temperature during transportation of umbilical cord tissue on viability, functionality and differentiation potential of mesenchymal stem cells following cryopreservation and thawing. A. Smith, A. Sanchez, M. Fabra, N. Aparicio, E. Ainse, K. Hussain, F. Delgado-Rosas. Bone Marrow Transplantation, Volume 51, Issue S1 (2016), p S129-130 Follow the link to see more information:

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