The medical tourism industry has adopted the therapeutic use of exosomes derived from stem cells in much the same way as it adopted the use of stem cell therapies. Transplanted stem cells produce benefits via signaling, and most signaling is carried via extracellular vesicles such as exosomes. From a logistics point of view, exosomes are more easily stored, transported, and used, while all of the tools needed to harvest exosomes from stem cell cultures already existed. Meanwhile, the regulated medical industry lags years behind, given the large costs and lengthy development programs required to satisfy regulator…
Reviewing the Ongoing Move from Stem Cell Therapies to Exosome Therapies
The medical tourism industry has adopted the therapeutic use of exosomes derived from stem cells in much the same way as it adopted the use of stem cell therapies. Transplanted stem cells produce benefits via signaling, and most signaling is carried via extracellular vesicles such as exosomes. From a logistics point of view, exosomes are more easily stored, transported, and used, while all of the tools needed to harvest exosomes from stem cell cultures already existed. Meanwhile, the regulated medical industry lags years behind, given the large costs and lengthy development programs required to satisfy regulator…