Stem Cells Rejuvenation

The desire to find "eternal youth" has been in the mind of humanity for thousands of years, and whilst years and centuries were passing, and epochs and generations were changing, the fight against ageing had not brought any meaningful results.

Scientists had been investigating physiological ageing for some time but were not yet able to separate and grow, under laboratory conditions, stem cells, which had been extracted from embryos and placenta. It appeared that the stem cells were very weak and in fact did not survive extraction and subsequent injection into the target areas of the body. A suitable "guide" had to be found but the problem was where to search for it.

Very recently however, a major discovery has been made in the discovery of cytokines – a family of regulators of cell activity and growth. Cytokines facilitate the excretion of large amounts of stem cells in the blood. They also assist in positioning the cells at the target site and control the processes of reproduction, migration and vitality. Cytokines effectively enable the body to generate its own youth. They assist in cell regeneration. Under the influence of cytokines, for example, there is parallel activation of fibroblast and collagen synthesis, which are the "building blocks" of skin. This means that the skin can rejuvenate itself independently; in a stable way.

The efficiency of cytokines in the rejuvenation of the body, and in the healing of skin damage was demonstrated for the first time in the Julio Gabbiani laboratory of Geneva University. Since the laboratory production of active cytokines, they were used in Europe in cases of plastic surgery treatment of injuries and in rejuvenation therapy. This method is still in a process of being developed and it is not currently available in UK.