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Stem cells are our most powerful cells, genetically unique to each of us. As the building blocks of the body, these cells have the potential currently to treat an exponentially growing number of diseases. Stem cell treatment is mainly used to combat diseases like cancer as well as disorders of the blood but research is showing that stem cell transplants can be used in cell based therapies for degenerative diseases and tissue repair.

Already, stem cells are being used to treat inherited blood disorders, and cancers of the blood, like leukemia and lymphoma. Stem cells are already used to treat Thalassemia; a disease to which people in Southeast Asia and in particular Thais are prone.

In the future it is hoped that stem cells will be used in gene therapy or to fight heart disease and degenerative illnesses like Alzheimer’s. Positive results have already been indicated for diseases like Parkinson’s and diabetes. There is even evidence that stem cells can be used in serious spinal injuries to help repair damaged nerves.

Other current new applications are Stem Cell transplants in acute heart infarct and heart insufficiency as well as diabetic and other wounds.
 

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The blood in the umbilical cord of the newborn baby is a hugely important source of adult stem cells. We, as an umbilical cord blood bank, offer you all the services needed in collecting, processing, freezing and storing the cord blood stem cells of your precious little one that has just arrived in this world! After collecting umbilical cord blood with our closed system collection kit of international standards, the blood will be immediately transported to our laboratory (IN BANGKOK and not in some remote country) to be processed, the stem cells separated and frozen at -196°C in a state of “suspended animation” to preserve them in the best state possible. Storing your baby’s stem cells in Bangkok circumvents all risk with cold chain disruption when transporting outside of the country. And more importantly, you know who to contact and you can always visit our laboratory!  It will also be easy and safe for you to request your stem cells should you need them in the future and not needing to send your loved ones for treatment to remote countries, different cultures and strange faces. Our stem cell banking partner also possesses a so called “cryoshipper” that is a portable liquid Nitrogen tank for transports all over the world

Cord blood collection happens easily moments after your baby has been delivered to this world without risks or derangement of the delivery process (be it natural birth or caesarian section) within 5-10 minutes. The cord blood will be collected after ligation of the umbilical cord without any pain to the mother or baby! Tissue compatibility probability within the family is higher that outside the family (one in four compared to 1 in 50,000) making it possible for other members of the family to use these stem cells should such a need arise in the future (HLA compatibility testing will be necessary before). Uses of stem cells will increase in the future, the number of diseases treatable with stem cells today is more than 70, and these increases are exponential making probable to treat heart and central nervous system diseases (stroke, spinal cord injuries) in the very near future. Experimental results in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s are incredibly encouraging and on track. Families around the world are increasingly keeping this precious blood full of stem cells and now it is available to you as well!

PBSCs are hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that are circulating in the blood. HSCs circulate at low levels in the blood all the time but can increase in number dramatically when a person is treated with certain cytokines (substances that stimulate the bone marrow) such as G-CSF (a natural factor also produced by your body) or when hematopoietic (bone marrow) recovery occurs following chemotherapy. PBSC transplants tend to engraft faster than bone marrow transplants presumably because they have greater a proportion of mature progenitors. When patients hear and talk about “stem cell transplants” they are typically referring to peripheral blood stem cell transplants. Stem Cells are normally found in the bone marrow but it is possible to move them out of the marrow into the bloodstream so that they can be collected easily.

After collection, the stem cells are immediately sent to our specialized state-of-the-art stem cell processing laboratory where the stem cells are safely and securely cryo-preserved for your future use.

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