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What is Stem Cell Therapy?
Stem Cell Therapy harnesses the body’s own healing mechanisms to repair and regenerate damaged/diseased tissues and organs. It involves extracting and purifying a high yield of stem cells, processing them, and delivering them back to the body.
Stem cells are derived from different sources in the body.
Actistem has developed an autologous procedure in which the patients' own stem cells are "reactivated" by a colostrum-derived protein growth factor and returned to their body. The system has been designed to automate the proprietary process and methods for the treatment. The procedure is being used successfully for anti-aging and for treating a range of degenerative diseases.
Stem Cell Therapy can replenish our reserves and help fight a wide range of diseases and disorders. Stem Cells' combined ability for potentially unlimited self-renewal and their capability to generate all the mature cell types in the adult make this therapy possible.
What are Stem Cells?
Stem Cells are the body’s "master cells" with the ability to differentiate into multiple cell and tissue types. They are the basic building blocks of life, the basic cell from which our bodies are made. They are formed at conception and specialized to become all the different tissues of the body.
Our body's Stem Cells can renew themselves indefinitely and differentiate into many specialized cells such as muscle, nerves, organs, bone, blood and so on. These properties make stem cells different from the body’s other mature cells which are permanently committed to their fate.
For example, skin cells can only divide and generate new skin cells. The ability of stem cells to become other types of cells (known as "plasticity") makes them critical in the process of repairing and renewing body tissues and organs. After birth, our body retains stem cell reserves in various organs, and throughout our lives we tap into those reserves to repair and replace injured or diseased tissues.
Unfortunately, our stem cell reserves are finite and as they become depleted, the regenerative power of our body decreases and we succumb to diseases, disorders, and damage due to aging.
When do we use our body’s stem cells?
We tap into our body’s stem cell reserve to repair and replace injured or diseased tissue. Unfortunately, our reserve is finite and as it becomes depleted, the regenerative power of our body decreases and we succumb to diseases, disorder and the ravages of aging.
What are the Various Sources of Stem Cells?
Stem Cells reside naturally in several reservoirs including, but not limited to adipose tissue, bone marrow, embryonic and fetal tissue, and peripheral and umbilical cord blood. The following are main sources of stem cells:
1) Adult Tissue Hematopoietic Stem Cells
2) Mesenchymal Stem Cells MAPCs Neural Stem Cells
3) Muscle Derived Stem Cells
4) Pancreatic Stem Cells
5) Hepatic Stem Cells
6) Epithelial Stem Cells
7) Cord Blood and Placenta Fetal Tissue
8) Embryos
Actistem Ltd. has developed a proprietary procedure using stem cells derived from adipose fat tissue.
Which is the best source to harvest from and why?
The best source to harvest stem cell from one’s body is the fat, because it is rich in mesenchyme stem cell and more than 100x more stem cells can be harvested as compared to bone marrow.
What is Autologous Stem Cell Transplant?
Unlike embryonic stem cells derived from a fetus or stem cells derived from animals, autologous stem cells are derived from your own blood or fat tissue (adipose). Dormant stem cells are harvested from 100cc of a patient’s fat and peripheral blood through liposuction. These stem cells are incubated in stimulating growth factors, isolated and infused back into the patient intravenously. The whole procedure takes up to 4 hours in the operating room of the hospital under local anesthesia. It takes about an hour to harvest, 3 hours to incubate and stimulate the stem cells and infuse them back to the patient.
How are these stem cells activated?
Your autologous stem cells are activated with ActiStem’s proprietary colostrum-derived glycoprotein growth factor which promotes proliferation.
Is there any health risk from this procedure?
There is absolutely no health risk whatsoever since the therapy uses your body’s own stem cells. There is no risk that your cells will be rejected by your immune system which may be the case if you receive stem cells from sources other than your own body.
What’s the difference between adult and embryonic stem cells?
Large numbers of stem cells are needed for stem cell replacement therapy. Embryonic cells are grown in culture, while adult stem cells are best taken from the fat tissue in your own body and activated by glycoproteins for maximum proliferation into a large number of different cell types. By using your own adult stem cells, there is no risk that your cells will be rejected by your immune system which may be the case if you receive embryonic stem cells. It has also been found that embryonic stem cells used in laboratory animals have created tumors. The use of embryonic stem cells is currently restricted in the USA and other countries.
Cells residing in embryonic or fetal tissue are referred to as embryonic stem cells, while cells residing in mature tissues in the adult’s body, e.g., adipose tissue and bone marrow, are referred to as adult stem cells. Research and usage of Embryonic Stem Cells have various ethical and political issues worldwide.
Are there any moral or religious issues with regards to Autologous Stem Cell Transplant?
None. It uses the patient’s own stem cells which will be harvested from the abdomen fat. Furthermore, there will be no issue with regards to matching of stem cells since it is from you and back to you.
Who will perform the procedure?
The Autologous Stem Cell Transplant is an exclusive collaboration of Dr. Florencio Q. Lucero, a senior plastic surgeon from the Philippines and one of our authorized licensed plastic surgeon in your country.
Dr. Florencio Q. Lucero is a board certified plastic surgeon with Philippines and USA residency and fellowship training in Plastic Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery. He has over 25 years experience in private practice and in the university. He is a key opinion leader in the field of Plastic Surgery and holds various positions in the medical specialty societies.
What indications can Autologous Stem Cell Transplant be most beneficial?
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant holds great promise against a wide variety of degenerative illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, spinal cord injuries and even aging itself. Aside from treating the disease, its beneficial side effect is rejuvenation in terms of looking younger, feeling stronger and in some patients increased libido. According to highly-respected scientists worldwide, we can counter the effect of aging itself and will one day enable us to live and be healthy to an age of 120 to 130 years.
How long has stem cell research been going on?
The Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which started in Russia, has been in the research and development of the clinical uses of stem cells for over 35 years. There are about 2,000 patients protocol and outcomes. There are also about 200 Ph.D’s, scientists and doctors who share experiences and proprietary knowledge.
How can I find out more information about the costs and the details of the Licenses Agreement of Actistem Stem Cell Transplant Technology for setting up a clinic in my country?
Please use the contact form in "Contact Us" page to contact us. We will contact your by phone, as well as email for details.
