Stem Cell and PRP Therapy: In Depth with Dr. Joshua Schacter

Name: Stem Cell and PRP Therapy: In Depth with Dr. Joshua Schacter
Uploaded: 2025-03-25T12:01:24+00:00
Duration: 37 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Dr. Joshua Schacter explains the difference between stem cells, which can differentiate into different cell types, and platelets, which are cell…

25 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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Dr. Joshua Schacter explains the difference between stem cells, which can differentiate into different cell types, and platelets, which are cell fragments that signal stem cells. Bone marrow is a rich source of mesenchymal stem cells used in therapy.

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The difference between a stem cell and a platelet. A platelet is a fragment of a cell. It turns out that platelets will actually signal stem cells. A stem cell is a cell in your body that can become other things. We get stem cells from fat, but we also get very robust stem cells. We call them mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow. In the bone marrow are the types of cells that can become other things. Bone marrow is what creates our cells. So stem cells are essentially cells that can become other things, but they're a whole cell. A platelet, again, is a fragment of a cell that can't necessarily become other things, but can act as a signal to a stem cell.