Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Mesenchymal stem cells (or “MSCs”) are multipotent stem cells found in bone marrow that are important for making and repairing skeletal tissues, such as cartilage and bone. Mesenchymal stem cells can differentiate into a variety of cell types, including osteoblasts (bone cells), chondrocytes (cartilage cells), myocytes (muscle cells), and adipocytes (fat cells which give rise to marrow adipose tissue).
Subscribe to the BlogThe Dahlia Center and the Travelling “Stem Cell” Road Show
This is a phenomenon that I’ve been following for years, but I’ve been waiting to nail it down better before writing about it. I call it the traveling “stem cell” roadshow. Let me explain. Before I begin, I’m a physician expert in interventional orthobiologics. What I write below is my opinion based on my expertise…read more
What if the Sopranos Created an Umbilical Cord Product?
This has been an interesting month or so since the beginning of the FDA enforcement period. We’ve seen countless birth tissue companies take their amniotic and umbilical cord products off the market for fear of FDA enforcement. You would think that this would mean that all of these companies would be running for the hills.…read more
Profiting from Amnio, Exosomes, and Umbilical Cord Products Right Up to the Wire and Beyond
With the FDA enforcement discretion period rapidly coming to a close, how are some of the bad actors responding? After investigating this, it’s a mix of retreating, garbled messages, and business as usual. In addition, like a game of telephone, the sales reps are making up all sorts of crazy stuff. Let’s dig in. The…read more
Medicare Umbilical Cord and Amniotic “Stem Cell” Scam Is Crashing
I’ve blogged a number of times on manufacturers who found a creative way to make it appear that their umbilical cord and amniotic “stem cell” products were covered by Medicare to treat orthopedic and spinal problems. This scam is now ending and recent information from CMS provides hard evidence of that change. Let’s dig in.…read more Why Commonly Used Local Anesthetics Are Dangerous to Stem Cells
Doctors use local anesthetics like water in medical procedures. In fact, because they can reduce patient pain, the more the merrier. However, in a stem cell procedure, this is a bad idea as most common local anesthetics kill the cells quite dead. Hence, is your doctor injecting anesthetics that will kill the cells? Are you…read more
Protecting Yourself 101: Who Monitors the Lab Processing?
The problem with regenerative medicine is that there is often nobody monitoring quality. Today I’ll go into an issue brought up by a viewer of our Facebook Live show “You’ve Got the Power” which asked me to review a clinic on the east coast. My first concern was who was monitoring the processing. So let’s…read more
Mesenchymal Stem Research Continues at a Furious Pace
How important are mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in the big scheme of things? What are they? I’ve published a few blogs on the pace of MSC research through the years, so let’s dig in. Mesenchymal Stem Cells If there was one stem cell in your body that was the all-around and versatile decathlete, it would…read more
This Is a VERY Important Mesenchymal Stem Cell Study
How do mesenchymal stem cells work? We know some things, but not close to everything. In particular, how do they suppress bad inflammation? Turns out these cells have a big trick up their sleeve that few saw coming. Let’s dig in. Mesenchymal Stem Cells At Regenexx, we began using MSCs to heal and help manage…read more
