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What are the miraculous effects of umbilical cord blood? According to obstetric experts, umbilical cord blood is the blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord after the baby is born and the umbilical cord is ligated and broken. In 1988, a French doctor began to recognize the role of a child with congenital aplastic anemia who was transplanted with umbilical cord blood.

After research in recent years, umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation technology has gradually been recognized all over the world, becoming the third largest hematopoietic stem cell after bone marrow and peripheral blood**.

According to experts, at present, hematopoietic stem cells in umbilical cord blood can be used for a variety of hematologic diseases and immune system diseases, including hematologic malignancies, hemoglobinopathies, bone marrow hematopoietic failure (such as aplastic anemia), inborn metabolic diseases, congenital immunodeficiency diseases, autoimmune diseases, and certain solid tumors (such as small cell lung cancer, neuroblastoma, ovarian cancer, progressive muscular dystrophy, etc.). The special value of umbilical cord blood lies in the fact that it is rich in hematopoietic stem cells that can be used to rebuild the blood and immune system, which is of great significance for leukemia and other inherited metabolic diseases related to the blood and immune system.

The role of umbilical cord blood.

For the baby itself: the storage of the baby's umbilical cord blood is equivalent to the storage of a child's life backup, umbilical cord blood has not only been effective in dozens of incurable diseases and a variety of incurable diseases, but also it can be the type of disease is still increasing. Once the autologous stored umbilical cord blood needs to be used, it does not need to be matched, the cell activity is strong, there is no risk of immune rejection, the transplant survival rate is high, the first rate is high, and the medical cost is low.

For others in need: Stored cord blood also provides some protection for the rest of the family. Since stem cell transplantation requires matching, the probability of matching exactly the same between non-relatives is extremely low, and it is very difficult to find a donor, so it makes sense to have a large base inventory.

Therefore, the establishment of an umbilical cord blood bank can store umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cells, an important biological resource for human beings, to achieve the purpose of taking them from the public and serving the public.

From the perspective of future development, umbilical cord blood stem cells have extremely high medical value: it will be the seed of organ cloning; means of repairing aging tissues and organs and resisting human aging; It is the one who conquers cancer**; Neurospinal cord injury** has also entered the clinical trial stage.

Preservation unit of umbilical cord blood.

In recent years, the incidence of diseases such as blood and tumors has been increasing, resulting in an increasing demand for cord blood. Although many people think that the probability of the occurrence of diseases targeted by cord blood stem cell transplantation is very low, there is no chance for life to start again, and storing umbilical cord blood is to store a guarantee and hope for life.

The cord blood bank is set up by the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China, and the umbilical cord blood bank of Life Bank has been the first to pass the acceptance of the Ministry of Health, and it is also one of the important members of the Asian Cord Blood Bank Organization. Its hardware facilities, quality control standards, processing capacity, cleanliness level, communication and Internet access, security and indoor environment control are all at the world's leading level, providing a demonstration and standard for the construction of umbilical cord blood stem cell banks in China and even the world.

The probability that a child will need a cord blood transplant is extremely low, about 1 in 100,000, and in case a cord blood transplant is needed, it is generally not possible to use your own cord blood. Because if the disease is genetic, the umbilical cord blood also carries the mutated gene, and transplanting your own blood will not help. Of course, if you can use your own umbilical cord blood to correct the mutant gene in the umbilical cord blood before transplantation, then you can use your own umbilical cord blood.

So far, it has been used for more than 47,000 patients and more than 80 diseases. Since the establishment of the umbilical cord blood bank in China to carry out cord blood collection and supply services, there have been many controversies about umbilical cord blood, and false remarks about umbilical cord blood have emerged in an endless stream, which has greatly confused the public's hearing and hearing. The amount of umbilical cord blood is very small, so it can only be used for transplantation in children, and it is basically useless for older children.

3. With the current conditions of China's storage facilities and the professional ethics of the staff, there is really no confidence in being able to store for 20 years.

Peripheral blood and umbilical cord blood. Umbilical cord blood is gradually cherished by the medical community because of its advantages of convenient collection, no harm to the person being collected, timely clinical application, low and mild rejection rate after transplantation. "Preserving umbilical cord blood is equivalent to buying an 'insurance'.

However, umbilical cord blood is still useful, for example, the patient's leukemia** survival hope is very small, at this time, if the umbilical cord blood retained by his sibling can be matched, then the transplant effect will be very good.

Hematopoietic stem cells of the immune system can be used for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, ** more than 80 diseases. For leukemia, medically speaking, it is completely possible to use autologous umbilical cord blood for acquired leukemia**. And 95% of leukemia is acquired, and very few are born.

For blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia, HPC is taken out of the stored umbilical cord blood and injected into the body, so that the body can produce healthy blood cells. If you have cancer in the future, you need chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and the blood cells are severely damaged, you can also inject HPC to help the body recover as soon as possible.

For blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia, the body can produce healthy blood cells by taking HPC from the stored umbilical cord blood and injecting it into the person. If you have cancer in the future, need chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and the blood cells are severely damaged, HPC injections can also be given to help the body recover as soon as possible. Preservation of umbilical cord blood is not actually the preservation of umbilical cord blood, but the hematopoietic stem cells in it.

Umbilical cord blood stem cells are made by removing the blood components from them by special means, and then extracting stem cells, and only a small number of stem cells can be stored directly in the stem cell bank.

Umbilical cord blood is the blood that remains in the placenta or umbilical cord after the umbilical cord is ligated and separated when the newborn is born. It contains a large number of immature hematopoietic stem cells, which can be used for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. I don't store my cord blood because it's expensive.

Umbilical cord blood is the more mature blood cells that remain after production. If I give birth to a child after the wheel is over, I will definitely save this umbilical cord blood for the child, because it can save lives.

Umbilical cord blood is the blood that separates the umbilical cord in the fetal shirt after being ligated, and I will store umbilical cord blood for the child, because it is very valuable as a souvenir.

I know that I will save the cord blood for the child, because sometimes it will help the child, and there is a commemorative meaning.

Nowadays, many people regard umbilical cord blood as a "life bank" for their children, and it may play a huge role in saving lives in the future, and these eye-catching words really make many parents tempted to save umbilical cord blood at all costs for the sake of their children. However, there are many parents who believe that although cord blood is useful, not all diseases can be cured, so what is the effect of preserving cord blood?

What does umbilical cord blood do in a baby?

Hematopoietic stem laughing cells in umbilical cord blood can be used for a variety of hematologic and immune system diseases, including hematologic malignancies (such as acute leukemia, chronic leukemia, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, lymphoma, etc.), hemoglobinopathies (such as marine anemia), bone marrow (such as aplastic anemia), congenital metabolic diseases, innate immunodeficiency diseases, autoimmune diseases, certain solid tumors (such as small cell lung cancer, neuroblastoma, ovarian cancer, progressive muscular dystrophy, etc.).

For the baby itself: the storage of the baby's umbilical cord blood is equivalent to the storage of the child's life reserve, umbilical cord blood can not only be effective in dozens of stubborn diseases and a variety of diseases, but also the types of diseases that can be used are also increasing. Storing autologous umbilical cord blood, if needed, no matching is required, cell activity is strong, there is no risk of immune rejection, transplant survival rate is high, the rate is high, and the medical cost is low.

For others who need it: Cord blood banking can also provide some protection for the family. Because stem cell transplantation requires matching, the chance of matching between unrelated relationships is extremely low, and finding a donor is very difficult, so it makes sense to require a large base inventory.

Therefore, the establishment of the umbilical cord blood bank is an important biological resource for human beings, and the establishment of umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cells to achieve the purpose of replacing and serving the public.

Looking to the future: umbilical cord blood stem cells have high medical value: seeds can be used as seeds for organ cloning; means of repairing aging tissues and organs, resisting aging; It is the one who conquers cancer**; Neurospinal cord injury** is in clinical trials.

Umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cells have the following advantages: no environmental pollution such as radiotherapy, drugs, poisons, and bacteria, and have the advantages of hematopoietic stem cells. Umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cells have a stronger proliferative capacity than bone marrow.

Heterologous gene transplantation with umbilical cord blood is associated with fewer rejections and less graft-versus-host disease than bone marrow.