Regenerative medicine attracts a lot of attention nowadays. This medical treatment regenerates components inside the body, or restores functions of particular organs and tissues, which have been lost due to an injury or accident.

Not very long ago, regenerative medicine was a subject matter of the future, something we could only dream of. At the present moment, there are medical procedures that are becoming popular, such as skin grafts. Regenerative medicine also includes rehabilitation and restoration of body functions with artificial arms, artificial legs, and artificial joints. However, the future of regenerative medicine is focused on regenerating damaged internal organs and tissues using the capabilities of stem cells.

Human body possesses some amount of adult stem cells (also known as somatic stem cells or tissue stem cells). The role of adult stem cells is supplying the body with new cells and regenerating tissues when cell death and tissue damage occur. Adult stem cells are found inside biological tissues, where the cells respond to the body’s current condition.

Our company’s product, «KINTARO Cells®», is an adult stem cell line. Adult stem cells contain mesenchymal stem cells. There are various types of adult stem cells, including hematopoietic stem cells that make up blood, liver stem cells that are found in the liver, neural stem cells that create nerves, and skeletal muscle stem cells. Mesenchymal stem cells make up bones, cartilage, tendons, and fat. There are several types of mesenchymal stem cells, which include adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Although bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells are quite rare, they can be obtained through bone marrow aspiration using established cell culture techniques. Our company’s product, «KINTARO Cells®», consists of mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow.