Much of the benefit of stem cell therapies results from the signals released by those cells in the short time they survive in the body following transplantation. Much of that signaling is carried by extracellular vesicles, membrane-wrapped packages of molecules. Extracellular vesicle therapies can in principle become considerably less costly than stem cell therapies, because manufacture can be centralized, and because extracellular vesicles are much more readily stored and transported, but we are not there yet. Thus while extracellular vesicle therapy is certainly available to those with the time and patience to navigate the medical tourism space, or find suppliers and a cooperative physician inside the US, the schedule of …
Long Term Treatment with Mesenchymal Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles Improves Cognitive Function in Rhesus Monkeys
Much of the benefit of stem cell therapies results from the signals released by those cells in the short time they survive in the body following transplantation. Much of that signaling is carried by extracellular vesicles, membrane-wrapped packages of molecules. Extracellular vesicle therapies can in principle become considerably less costly than stem cell therapies, because manufacture can be centralized, and because extracellular vesicles are much more readily stored and transported, but we are not there yet. Thus while extracellular vesicle therapy is certainly available to those with the time and patience to navigate the medical tourism space, or find suppliers and a cooperative physician inside the US, the schedule of …