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Stem cells are the most basic of all the cells in your body. Every other cell in your body has already become specialized to perform a very specific function in your muscles, kidneys, lungs, bones, etc. Stem cells have all the same parts and internal structures as your other cells but they have yet to become specialized and are capable of ‘branching’ off from the common ‘stem’ and turning into fresh new copies of any of your specialized cells as your body needs them.
Every cell in the body is unique and easily identified by every other cell by the proteins and markings on its surface. Those markings change when that cell is injured, needs to be replaced, or is dying. When stem cells recognize other cells that are in trouble they can bind to them, help remove them, be stimulated to grow into that specific type of specialized cell, and replace the damaged old cells with healthy young ones.
Stem cells can:
Exosomes are tiny bubbles filled with very specific proteins and pieces of DNA and RNA – the very building blocks of life. They are created and released from every cell in your body. The cells of your immune system that fight infection and inflammation form many more than your regular cells do. Your platelets that help stop bleeding and begin the process of repair of damaged and diseased tissue release even more. And your stem cells have tens of thousands more than your platelets! These microscopic structures are the language with which cells communicate with each other.
They can increase or decrease inflammation, they can mark damaged cells for destruction, and they can stimulate stem cells to transform into healthy new specialized cells. When your body is injured or diseased it is the exosomes being released from your platelets, the cells of your immune system, and your damaged cells that help your body find and repair the damage.
Exosomes can:
Platelet-Rich Plasma provides far greater concentrations of growth factors and your own exosomes to directly stimulate the healing of aged, damaged, or diseased tissue.
Your platelets are some of the most specialized cells in your body and one of their most important responsibilities is to deliver proteins that stimulate inflammation, repair, and then regeneration to the areas of your body that have become diseased or damaged.
Most people have between 750 million and 2 billion platelets per teaspoon of blood. Platelet rich plasma, PRP for short, is the process by which platelets are concentrated 5-10 times until there are as many 20 billion platelets per teaspoon of blood.
Bringing 5-10 times more platelets to the injured or diseased parts of the body is like bringing 5-10 times the number of fire engines and water to a fire!
Platelet-Rich Plasma can:
Each of these treatments – individually and combined – can result in louder, stronger, and more frequent signals from your body to:
And in the process hopefully minimize the amount of medications, invasive procedures, cost, and recovery time associated with so many more traditional medical treatments.
The foundation of Regenerative Medicine is to use the very mechanisms that our own body uses to repair itself – stem cells, exosomes, and platelets – as a supplement to traditional treatments or even in place of the drugs, surgeries, and other procedures that may sometimes be only temporary, simply mask the problem, or sometimes have significant consequences of their own.
Regenerative Medicine is for patients:
The purpose of this page is to help educate and inform patients about the exciting and emerging new treatment options that stem cell, exosome, and PRP therapy can offer.
It is important to know of and be aware that regulations and clinical study requirements vary from country to country, so patients interested in stem cell, exosome, and/or PRP therapy in the U.S.A. are advised to consult with their physician.
Stem cells products available in the U.S.A. are produced in FDA-approved compliant laboratories although they are not at the moment approved by the FDA for treatment effectiveness. Stem cell, exosome, and PRP therapies and procedures are governed by the FDA CFR Title 21 § 1271 Rule 361 for HUCT’s. The FDA states: “Stem cells, like other medical products that are intended to treat, cure or prevent disease, generally require FDA approval before they can be marketed. The FDA has not approved any stem cell-based products for use, other than cord blood-derived hematopoietic progenitor cells (blood forming stem cells) for certain indications.”