Aims, values and promises at Vista Stem Cell
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They adhere to GMP standards to ensure that the stem cells given to patients are safe and effective. They also believe in being honest and giving patients realistic expectations as to how successful their course of treatment will be.
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They promise to provide you with the highest standard of care and support you deserve. Their English speaking team offer support long before you leave your country through to your stay in China and long after you have returned home. They do not promise to cure you of your disease, but they do promise to do their best to ensure you have a better quality of life after your treatment.
Stem cells and stem cell treatment in China
Stem cells are defined by two properties. Firstly, they can ‘self-renew’, that is they can divide and give rise to more stem cells of the same kind. Second, they can mature or ‘differentiate’ into specialised cells that carry out a specific function, such as in the skin, muscle, or blood.
There are many different types of stem cells. These include embryonic stem cells that exist only at the earliest stages of development; and various types of ‘tissue-specific’ stem cells (sometimes referred to as ‘adult’ or ‘somatic’ stem cells) that are found in various tissues in our bodies. Recently, cells with properties similar to embryonic stem cells, referred to as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), have been engineered from specialised cells such as skin cells.
What is stem cell therapy?
A stem cell therapy is a treatment that uses stem cells, or cells that come from stem cells, to replace or to repair a patient’s cells or tissues that are damaged. The stem cells might be put into the blood, or transplanted into the damaged tissue directly, or even recruited from the patient’s own tissues for self-repair.
What stem cells do you use to treat patients?
As adult stem cells are limited in their use, Vista Stem Cell currently ONLY employ embryonic stem cells for clinical usage. Research into the use of Induced pluripotent stem cells (adult stem cells which have the same properties as embryonic stem cells) is at an early stage and currently not appropriate for clinical usage.