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Cord Tissue Basics

One of the proudest moments for a parent is when you cut the umbilical cord and welcome your new baby into the world. That same umbilical cord can be stored as a potentially lifesaving resource for your new child. Unlike some companies, at Stem Cell Cryobank we store the entire cord tissue, giving you access to all of the different types of stem cells found both inside the umbilical cord as well as on the lining of the cord tissue.

What can cord tissue do?

RESEARCH INTO CORD TISSUE, ALTHOUGH Still IN the EARLY STAGES, HAS BEEN VERY PROMISING AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE of stem cells TO USE in treating MANY CHRONIC AND LIFE THREATENING DISORDERS.

Epithelial Stem Cells

Found in the outer lining of the cord.

Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Located in the inner lining (Wharton’s Jelly) of the cord tissue.

ESCs found in cord tissue can form new1,2:

  • Skin Cells
  • Cornea Cells
  • Liver Cells
  • Insulin Producing Cells
  • Inner Ear Cells

MSCs found in cord tissue can form new1,2:

  • Fat Cells
  • Cartilage Cells
  • Heart Cells
  • Bone Cells
  • Nerve Cells

Cord Tissue Research

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Stem cells from cord tissue have the power to regenerate other cells, as well as structural and connective tissue. Because of this versatility, many diseases are being researched with cord tissue as a potential treatment including3:

  • Liver Fibrosis
  • Lung Cancer
  • Sports injuries (cartilage)
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Wounds, burns, and ulcers
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Diseases of the Eye
  • Heart and Vascular Disease
  • Gastrointestinal Disease

cord blood & tissue safety

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As with cord blood, the collection process for Cord Lining is fast, easy, and painless. First, your baby’s umbilical cord is clamped and cut, and the cord blood is collected.

Your health care professional will then collect 5”-10” of the umbilical cord which contains the cord lining and place it into the protective cup provided in your Stem Cell Cryobank collection kit.

  1. Ruetze, M. (2008). Common features of umbilical cord epithelial cells and epidermal keratinocytes. Journal of Dermatological Science, 50(3), 227-231.
  2. Jeschke, M. (2011). Umbilical cord lining membrane and Wharton’s Jelly- derived mesenchymal stem cells: the similarities and differences. The Open Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Journal, 4, 21-27.
  3. Trounson A, Thakar R, Lomax G, Gibbons D. Clinical Trials for Stem Cell Therapies. BMC Medicine. 2011.

 

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