Stem cells are the original building blocks of all human beings. From these cells all other tissues and organs with specialised functions are created.
Under the right conditions in the body, stem cells divide to form more cells, called daughter cells. These daughter cells either become new stem cells (self-renewal) or become specialised cells (differentiation) with a more specific function, such as blood cells, brain cells, heart muscle or bone. Stem cells are unique; no other cell in the body has the ability to self-renew or to differentiate into various tissues of the body. This is why stem cells can be utilised in stem cell treatments.
Stem cells can both replenish damaged or aged cells and also rejuvenate tissue and organs by stimulating the healing process. This has been seen in the cardiac muscle (and other muscles in patients with spinal muscular atrophy) which can repair and rejuvenate following the administration of stem cells directly into the heart or other muscles. These stem cell treatments have been shown to give documented improvements in patients with heart failure and spinal muscular atrophy.
Stem cells are stored in different tissues of the developed human, such as bone marrow, and these cells remain in an undifferentiated or unaltered state from which they can virtually form any tissue in the human body. These stem cells are the building blocks of the body and can give rise to specialised cell types which in turn form specific organs.
Adult stem cells are often sourced from the bone marrow, fat, synovium of the joints, umbilical cord and placenta. These are the cells that Tissu uses for stem cell treatments.
As we grow older, our ability to repair and regenerate our bodies starts to decline. The result is quite obvious: wrinkles, stiff joints, backache, loss of muscle and bone mass, reduced hearing and deterioration in our ability to heal wounds.
Stem cells will both repair and replace damaged or aged cells and also restore tissue and organs by stimulating the healing process; for example wrinkling is merely the sign of damaged collagen tissue in the skin from ageing and sun damage. Stem cell treatment may reverse this process and thus reverse the process of ageing on skin.
