Some studies have suggested that using peripheral blood cells
rather than bone marrow was associated with more severe GVHD.
Adipose contains up to 2,500 times more stem and regenerative
cells than bone marrow, is more abundant, more quickly obtained and processed to a therapeutic dose using advanced lipoaspirate technology.
Cord blood stem cells are also often a better option for medical
treatments than bone marrow, another option often used in stem cell therapies.
It was found to be more immunologically tolerant of a new
host than bone marrow - mobilized blood cells and early on we learned that we could use it without full HLA matching.
Lymphatic vessels perform a similar role to the blood circulatory system, carrying lymph to virtually all areas of the body
other than bone marrow.