What is the use of placental stem cells?

It is popular to store placenta now, because stem cells in placenta have many benefits to human body and can save lives at critical moments. Of course, some people have doubts about storing placenta and need to know about it. So, is it useful to store placental stem cells?

Stem cells have prolonged human life and saved the lives of many terminally ill patients, so it is useful to store placental stem cells. Moreover, these stem cells bring many benefits to the human body, from muscles to joints and chronic diseases. Some athletes also receive stem cell therapy, which can accelerate the healing of wounds. Stem cells are related to embryos, and now stem cells can be obtained from placenta, umbilical cord and umbilical cord blood. Of course, stem cells can also be obtained from adults, but this is invasive and will make people feel very painful.

With the growth of age, adult stem cells are no longer so strong and energetic. Moreover, adult stem cells will be contaminated in a toxic environment for a long time. But the stem cells of newborns are different. These stem cells from the placenta are painless to extract and can be stored for a rainy day.

In addition to placenta, stem cells of newborns also include umbilical cord and umbilical cord blood. Among these three items, umbilical cord blood is the most widely known one. What we know about umbilical cord blood mainly refers to hematopoietic stem cells in umbilical cord blood. It is gradually applied to the treatment of blood diseases.