Research library

Cells4Life is happy to provide customers and healthcare professionals with copies of up to date relevant clinical studies and information on the status of stem cell research, and umbilical cord blood collection and storage.

Below are links to some of the current clinical evidence on stem cell storage and use. For additional clinical information please contact our customer support team on 01273 234 676.

Review of Key clinical papers:

• Probability of needing a stem cell transplant
• Use of whole blood for transplantation is safe
• The Optimal Timing of cord blood collection to storage
• Cord Blood stem cells are better than Bone Marrow
• Umbilical Cord Blood in the treatment of cancer
• Evidence for viability of stem cells after long term storage
• In-Utero verses Ex-Utero Umbilical cord blood collection

Links to clinical evidence on novel therapeutic applications of stem cells:

Long term storage of cryo-preserved stem cells:

• Cryopreserved human haematopoietic stem cells retain engraftment potential after extended (5-14 years) cryostorage
  
• Viability of cryopreserved BM progenitor cells stored for more than a decade
  
• Effects of long-term cryopreservation on hematopoietic progenitor cells in umbilical cord blood
  

Use of stem cells in the treatment of Diabetes:

• Stem cells: a promising source of pancreatic islets for transplantation in type 1 diabetes
  
• Progenitor cells in the adult pancreas
  
• Cell-based therapies for diabetes: progress towards a transplantable human beta cell line
  
• Researchers look to stem cell therapy and bone marrow transplants to find a cure for diabetes

Use of stem cells for the treatment of heart disease:

• Autologous bone-marrow stem-cell transplantation for myocardial regeneration
  
• Angiogenesis in ischaemic myocardium by intramyocardial autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell implantation
  

Use of stem cells in Multiple Sclerosis Patients:

• High-dose immunosuppressive therapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for severe multiple sclerosis

Use of umbilical cord blood stem cells in the treatment of spinal injuries:

• Human umbilical cord blood stem cells infusion in spinal cord injury: engraftment and beneficial influence on behavior

Use of stem cells in stroke recovery:

• Cell transplants offer promise for stroke recovery