There are present several types of cell therapies depending on the disease they treat or the cell from which the stem cell originate. Somatic stem cells and cord stem cells are two such approved stem cell therapies which derive their names from the organs or parts of the human body from which they originate.

Somatic stem cell therapy is a type of cell therapy which takes into use somatic cells. Somatic stem cells are also known as adult stem cells and as the name suggests are derived from adult stem cells. Somatic stem cells are basically undifferentiated cells which are found in the midst of differentiated cells in almost all tissues of the human body. Since these cells are undifferentiated they are therefore capable of differentiating into any tissue of the human body. These somatic stem cells are therefore very useful in stem cell therapy.

Somatic stem cell therapy puts into use this undifferentiated adult cell towards creating a specific tissue. In somatic stem cell therapy these isolated stem cells are cultured in the laboratory under controlled conditions in order to facilitate their differentiation into desired tissues and further organs. Organ and tissue transplantations have become possible as a result of somatic stem cell therapy and this has led to immense relief to several patients waiting for a cure.

Cord Stem Therapy

Cord stem cells are another type of stem cells which have been gathering lots of interest lately and forms the basis of cord stem therapy. These cord stem cells as found in the blood which remains in the umbilical cord of a newly born baby after it has been detached from the cord. This blood found in the cord is a rich source of these cord stem cells and have now been associated with several cures. The cord blood infact has been found to contain several types of these stem cells. This rich source of stem cells in most cases is discarded but now after knowing its rich potential, this cord blood is preserved for its rich benefiting stem cell. Cord stem cell therapy has been found to more advantageous than somatic stem cell therapy. This is because of the fact that the stem cells used for cord stem cell therapy have very high rates of division and reduced exposure to ageing and viruses. This makes Cord Stem Cell therapy much beneficial than the latter. These medically approved stem cell therapy methods have gained loyalty amongst the medical fraternity and have been put under serious research in order to extract the most from them.

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