Not All Stem Cells Are Created Equal: The Importance of Cell Origin and Safety

The Efficient Regenerative Therapy: Where Do Stem Cells Come From? What's At The Source Of Regenerative Treatment?

Arguably the most misunderstood question for patients contemplating stem cell therapy might go something like: What is the source of these cells? The origin of these cells, and the specificity of the choice and selection of screening procedures and their screening are at the bottom line cornerstone of a safe and appropriate treatment. No good outcome is achieved without the creation of good cells of good quality, pure and potent.

So here at Elixcella, we have been building its whole regenerative medicine practice on the principle of providing the best possible quality cells. This guide is designed to showcase our detail and diligence in our origin and donor selections, and why we are using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from a very specific powerful source: Wharton's Jelly.

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Why Wharton's Jelly? The Gold Standard for Potency and Purity

Mesenchymal stem cells may be collected from diverse sources, such as bone marrow and adipose (fat) tissue. But our clinical protocols, performed here at our facility in Medellín, Colombia, use MSCs made just from Wharton’s Jelly—the jelly tissue found in the umbilical cord. Scientific reasons here are clear and scientifically based for this selection:

• Higher potency: Wharton's Jelly MSCs are "younger" cells with longer telomeres. This has endowed them with a much stronger and longer-lasting capacity to divide and arrange for healing than adult-derived stem cells.
• High Purity: It's a pure and homogenous population of MSCs that is devoid of many other types of cell, such as those found in bone marrow. This way, the blood is not contaminated.
• Abundant and Ethical Source: Umbilical cords are obtained from healthy, normal-mature births with proper maternal consent. No harm to the donor occurred by the ethical extraction. And this non-invasive way of collecting gives an abundant supply of the best quality kind of cells.

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Our All-Approach Donor Verification and Safety Measures

Getting from Wharton’s Jelly is the first step. A cornerstone of our work here is to assure the absolute safety of every cell batch. Prior to consideration of any cells for laboratory expansion, donors go through a screening process that’s as rigorous as any international blood bank standard. This comprehensive screening protocol consists of the following:

• Deeper Clinical Screening: Potential donors typically have a thorough medical and social history to identify and rule out infectious or genetic risks as early as possible.
• Robust Infectious Disease Testing: All donor cells are tested for various infectious diseases including (but not limited to) Hepatitis B & C, HIV, and Cytomegalovirus (CMV).
• Guaranteed Purity: We guarantee 100 percent cleanliness of each batch of cells used for our treatments so patients can safely participate.

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The Elixcella Commitment: Transparency and Quality in Colombia

Choosing to receive stem cell therapy in Colombia means having faith in a clinic's processes. We believe that transparency is a core requirement for gaining that trust. Our entire strategy – from donor selection to clinical use – is designed to reach and surpass the highest standard international safety and quality requirements.

Working only from pure, powerful, thoroughly screened Wharton’s Jelly MSCs, we provide the framework of the regenerative therapy. Quality is the basis of the Elixcella difference.

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