WHAT ARE STEM CELLS?
Cells construct whole human body and have the ability to self-renew and differentiate into cells of various tissue. They are vital to maintaining our health in the development of our life and can be obtained from various sources: bone marrow, peripheral blood and cord blood.

Cord Blood Stem Cells
Evolution transplants performed with Umbilical Cord Blood in children
(Source NMDP www.marrow.org)


Evolution transplants performed with Umbilical Cord Blood in adults
(Source NMDP www.marrow.org)



Cord Tissue Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Mesenchymal stem cells are a type of adult stem cells that can be found in the tissue of the baby´s umbilical cord. These cells show a great potential in the regenerative medicine field mainly for its immature state, its plasticity and its ability to modulate the immune response. These cells are capable of differentiating into osteoblasts and adipocytes, and exert a suppressive effect on the proliferative capacity of lymphocytes from peripheral blood . In recent years it has become clear that the umbilical cord tissue is the richest source of such cells throughout the human body. Although it is yet not used daily, there are hundreds of clinical trials underway to apply these cells in therapies for the regeneration of damaged tissues.www.clinicaltrials.org