Cord tissue yields many, many stem cells

[The Straight Story]

Cord tissue yields many, many stem cells


PITTSBURGH, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Umbilical cord tissue could be a source of plentiful stem cells, U.S. researchers said.

Bridget Deasy of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has raised the possibility of harvesting stem cells from the umbilical cord's gelatinous material -- called Wharton's jelly -- and from vessel walls.

These cells could be expanded to a greater number, remain remarkably stable and might not trigger strong immune responses, Deasy said.

Deasy and colleagues analyzed umbilical cords donated to research. The study, published online in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, indicated at least 21 million stem cells, and possibly as many as 500 million, could be banked from the umbilical cord of one baby.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/12/25/Cord-tissue-yields-many-many-stem-cells/UPI-54811261766707/

[Vidar]

1. Nice to hear some good news.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

2. we have collected and are having stored the cord blood

for all of my girls...

sP