STEM CELL THERAPY

What are stem cells?

Our body has skin (epidermal tissue) or blood(hematopoietic tissue)like
It regenerates and replenishes lost cells to constantly create new tissue
It has the ability to maintain.
Cells with such abilities stem cell It is said that.

To be called a stem cell, two key capabilities are required.

First, skin cells (keratinocyte), red blood cells(erythrocyte),
Platelets (thrombocyte) and various cells that make up our body
changeable Differentiation potential,
Second, capable of dividing into cells identical to itself
self-renewalno see.

Types of stem cells

Stem cells are largely
It can be divided into four categories.

Tissue stem cells

tissue stem cell, somatic stem cell

These are cells that continuously replace damaged cells, such as skin or blood, and have a defined role.
For example, blood production hematopoietic stem cellonly blood system cells
create, and generate the nervous system neural stem cellIt produces only nervous system cells.

pluripotent stem cells

pluripotent stem cell

A cell that can differentiate into any cell in our body, PluripotencyIt has.
Representative examples derived from early embryos embryonic stem cell (ES cell)There is,
Artificially created from normal somatic cells Induced pluripotent stem cell,
iPS cell)There is also.

adult stem cells

adult stem cell

As cells obtainable from the adult body, they can be harvested from blood, fat, or bone marrow.
It is currently widely used in actual tissue regeneration and treatment, skin regeneration, hair loss treatment,
It plays an important role in the recovery of spinal disc damage, inflammation control, and cell regeneration therapy.

Regenerative medicine

Regenerative Medicine

A new method that utilizes the properties of stem cells to repair damaged tissue or treat diseases
The medical field Regenerative medicineIt is called. This refers to the cell itself.
Used as a treatment cell-based therapyIt is developing with a focus on methods.

Regenerative medicine is damaged tissue regenerationTo understand the mechanisms of diseases
in vitro disease modeling It is used for research.
Currently, stem cell research and regenerative medicine technology in Korea are rapidly developing, and,
Its high technological capabilities are recognized globally.