How Do You Source and Choose a Stem Cell Product? Insights from David Douglas PA-C
This episode covers the essential criteria for sourcing and choosing high-quality stem cell products, including the advantages of mesenchymal cells and maintaining cell viability.
In this video, we answer a key question in regenerative health: how do you source and choose the best stem cell product? Stem cells are derived from various sources, such as placenta, umbilical tissue, fat, and bone marrow. This episode covers the criteria for selecting high-quality stem cells, focusing on viability and effectiveness for successful patient outcomes.
Key Points and Summary
- Types of Stem Cell Sources: The episode covers multiple sources, including mesenchymal tissue (placenta and umbilical), fat cells, and bone marrow, and how each is unique.
- Why Mesenchymal Stem Cells?: Mesenchymal stem cells from placenta and umbilical tissue are often favored due to their regenerative potential and compatibility.
- Viability and Quality of Product: The process of sourcing and preserving stem cells impacts their viability, making them more effective for therapeutic use.
Transcript
“With the stem cells, knowing that they’re derived from several sources—mesenchymal stem cells from the placenta and the umbilical tissue, others extracted from fat cells, and others from bone marrow or from the bones—we originally were looking to find stem cells that came from mesenchymal tissue. The criteria, part of it, was making sure we were getting the mesenchymal stem cells, and another one was, well, how many of them can we keep alive during the process.”