Joy Kong, MD, explains that exosomes come from stem cells, which act as their source. Transplanted stem cells survive one to three months while continuously releasing exosomes, which researchers are studying for COVID and long-COVID treatment.
About one to three months.
I think exosomes are a great addition to regenerative medicine and has helped a lot of people. There's quite a bit of research around it, including for Covid and long haul Covid. The problem is that it's not the full picture of cell therapy, because stem cells is what is producing the exosomes. So stem cells are the mothers of exosomes. When we put stem cells in a human's body, the stem cells will start to secrete exosomes, depending on that body at that time, what is needed, that's behind the cells. That's why stem cell therapy is so exciting, because the DNA has the capability to respond to the environment. The cells will live in the body for about one to three months, and during that time, the cells will continue to send out exosomes, because that's how it works, how it communicates with the recipient, and continuously, not just one batch.
