Dr. Charles Pereyra explains how stem cells trigger healing: progenitor cells secrete exosomes, tiny packets carrying mRNA and growth factors that signal neighboring cells to repair themselves. These work for hair loss and organ dysfunction. Cosmetic uses are most common now, but research shows promise across multiple organ systems.
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Stem cell therapy is a very interesting concept. It's where we're taking progenitor cells or earlier cells in development, and we're using them to help the body heal itself from anything from hair loss to organ dysfunction and many other kinds of conditions with the incredible potential that it has. And really the most common use of stem cell exosomes has been for cosmetic and topical use. And we're also seeing some research showing benefits across multiple organ systems. What stem cells are in a whole is a cell that has the ability to signal out to other cells that they need to divide or even heal and start producing proteins that are naturally occurring in the body. And the best working part of the stem cell is the exosome, which gets secreted from the stem cell and has packets inside of it like mRNA, growth factors, and other peptides and proteins, which can signal for the body to turn on and repair.