Which stem cell type does the speaker say is abundant in umbilical cord tissue?

Joy Kong, MDRegenerative Medicine Physician, Educator, and Entrepreneur

Is a Combination of Stem Cells the Answer to All Your Problems?

6 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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The speaker (Joy Kong, MD) argues that effective stem-cell therapy requires combining multiple cell sources rather than relying on a single type. She states umbilical cord tissue is rich in mesenchymal stem cells and contrasts cord tissue vs cord blood therapies, noting no single cell type can recreate a whole human and therefore multiple cell types should be used in treatment.

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Mesenchymal stem cells.

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It has been found out. The umbilical cord tissue cells are full of mesenchymal stem cells. So if you're getting therapy only from umbilical cord blood, guess what? You're missing a big component. And if you're getting therapy from only umbilical cord tissue, you may also miss some component. This is why I'm a believer that you need all of the components to help the body heal, so you don't rely on one cell source. There's no one single cell type that's gonna be good for everything, every condition there is. Can you make a full human being from mesenchymal stem cells? Can you make a whole human being from hematopoietic progenitor cells? These are all important cell types. But can you create this incredible, complex organism? No, you can't. So why am I playing God? So when I treat somebody, what I use is a combination of cell sources.