Further Details of Throne's Stem Cell Educator Treatment
Throne Biotechnologies’ Stem Cell Educator Treatment can correct a variety of autoimmune diseases and conditions. Autoimmunity is a process in which the body’s immune system, consisting of white blood cells, attacks some of the patient’s own cells and tissues instead of just fighting infections, the normal function of the immune system.
There are dozens of known autoimmune conditions:
- When the cells that are attacked are the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, with resulting lack of insulin, this causes Type 1 Diabetes which requires treatment with insulin injections.
- When the cells that are attacked are the cells of the thyroid gland that produce thyroid hormones, the result is either Graves Disease (too much thyroid hormone) or Hashimoto’s Disease (not enough thyroid hormone).
- When the target of the autoimmune process is the cells that line the intestines, the result is Inflammatory Bowel Disease, which can be either Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis.
- When the target of the attack is the insulating sheath around the nerves, the result is Multiple Sclerosis.
- When the target is the skin, the result is Psoriasis.
- When the target is the joints, the result is Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- When the target of the attack is the hair follicles, the result is Alopecia.
As anyone who watches TV knows, there are now a variety of biologic treatments for some of these autoimmune conditions. Many of them block the antibodies produced by a malfunctioning immune system, antibodies that attack the cells targeted by those autoimmune conditions. But these treatments do not necessarily correct the underlying malfunction of the immune system that causes those conditions. Thus, the need for ongoing treatment with those biologic drugs, many quite expensive, at various intervals.
Throne’s treatment for autoimmune conditions seems to work at a more fundamental level to achieve long-lasting correction of the malfunctioning immune system to stop the attacks on these various cells and tissues. Once the attack stops, healing can take place.
Our treatment for autoimmune conditions begins with the collection of stem cells from the blood left in the placenta of a full-term, healthy newborn infant after the infant is born. We have found that these stem cells are far more effective for regenerative medicine processes than are the stem cells from adults. Detailed information about the health of the mother of the infant is also collected.
After it is collected by our certified blood collection service, the cord blood is shipped overnight to our certified cell culture laboratory in Paramus, New Jersey. The cord blood stem cells are placed into a cell culture incubation device, essentially a high-tech petri dish, where they grow for about two to three weeks. During that process they become attached to the surface of the cell culture device. They are monitored to assure that they are healthy, growing properly, and tested for contamination. Cell cultures that do not meet our rigorous standards are discarded.
Collection of the patient’s white blood cells is the next stage of the process using a process called “apheresis,” somewhat like a dialysis treatment. An IV catheter is placed in a vein in each elbow. Blood is drawn from one arm, passes through a machine (an apheresis machine) that separates the red blood cells from the white blood cells by simple centrifugation. The lighter white blood cells float to the top and the heavier red blood cells settle to the bottom. The red blood cells are then returned to the other arm while the white blood cells are collected in a blood collection bag. Collection of a sufficient number of white blood cells for treatment requires about 5-6 hours, although it can take longer if the flow of blood to the apheresis machine is slow or interrupted. At the conclusion of the apheresis procedure, the patient is disconnected from the apheresis machine and one of the two IV catheters is removed. The patient then returns to their hotel or home until they return the next morning.
The white blood cells collected during the apheresis procedure are then taken to the adjacent cell culture laboratory. In the laboratory, the patient white blood cells are placed directly onto the layer of cultured cord blood stem cells and co-cultured overnight for about 17 hours. During that co-culturing process, it appears that the cord blood stem cells release tiny particles, known as exosomes, that are then taken up by the patient white blood cells. It appears that the exosomes may contain some essential factor(s) that act to correct the abnormal functioning of the patient’s white blood cells that have caused the autoimmune condition. After the overnight co-culturing process, the treated patient white blood cells are collected by simply washing them off of the underlying cord blood stem cells, which remain attached to the surface of the cell culture device. Those treated patient white blood cells are then placed into a blood transfusion bag and re-infused into the patient, typically over about 4 hours, using the remaining IV catheter from the previous day.
This process does not require the patient to take any medicines other than an ordinary calcium supplement to aid in the apheresis process. The process does not impair the patient’s immune function or cause any immune suppression. It is very well tolerated, although a few patients have had some nausea during the apheresis process, perhaps from the placement of the IV catheters.
In the case of some more difficult autoimmune conditions, we recommend a follow-up treatment about two weeks following the first treatment. The follow-up treatment is done using the patient’s own stem cells, collected at the time of the first treatment, and then cell cultured for about two weeks to grow their numbers.
Because Throne’s Stem Cell Educator Treatment works to correct immune system malfunctioning at a fundamental level, the process is the same for all the conditions that we treat. Many autoimmunity patients have more than one autoimmune condition. Because our treatment works at a fundamental level, those patients often have improvement in all of their autoimmune conditions from the same treatment.
The Details Of The Throne Stem Cell Education Process
The patient should plan to arrive in the area of our treatment facility in Paramus, New Jersey, the day before treatment is scheduled. The nearest airport is Newark. The patient should plan to visit the facility by mid-afternoon the day prior to treatment to go over details and sign the consent form.
On the first day of treatment, the patient should arrive at our treatment facility by 8 a.m. The collection procedure typically takes about six hours but can take longer in some cases depending on technical factors. Those collected white cells will then be co-cultured with newborn umbilical cord blood stem cells overnight for about 17 hours. The treated white blood cells are then re-infused the next day. The patient will need to arrive at our treatment facility that day by about 10 a.m. or as directed by Dr. Zhao at that time. The re-infusion procedure takes about 3 to 4 hours, but may take longer for technical reasons. The patient will then need to return to our treatment facility the following day to check for any adverse effects of treatment and for follow-up counselling with Dr. Zhao. We usually advise that patients then remain in the area for an additional day before leaving.
If the patient is scheduled for a follow-up stem cell infusion with their own stem cells, that date cannot be known with certainty at the time of the first treatment because it will depend on how well the stem cells collected from you at the time of your first treatment grow in cell culture, although that follow-up treatment will usually occur sometime between 8 and 14 days after the first treatment. Dr. Zhao will inform you of the date of the follow-up treatment once he determines when your stem cells will be ready for the follow-up treatment.
Payment in full for treatment is due before or upon your arrival the day prior to your first scheduled treatment. At this time, the charge for the first treatment is $39,000. If you elect for the follow-up treatment 8-14 days after the first treatment, the charge for that is an additional $10,000. Payment should be made by wire transfer. Wire transfer instructions will be provided.
The patient will need to complete certain laboratory blood tests in time for those results to be available to us prior to your meeting with Dr. Zhao the day prior to your scheduled treatment. The patient will be provided with a lab order form for your condition for Quest Diagnostics. If the patient wishes to get their lab tests done at Quest, they should schedule an appointment with Quest at: https://appointment.questdiagnostics.com/as-home.
Or the patient can use any other clinical lab if you prefer. If insurance does not cover this testing, the patient can purchase and prepay your lab tests on line for quite substantial savings. The Quest website for cash patient is: https://www.questhealth.com/shop-tests.
At Quest, the current prepaid cash price for a Complete Blood Count is $29 and for a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel the cash price is $49. The other major clinical lab is Labcorp. Their website for prepaying lab tests is https://ownyourlabs.com/. At Own Your Labs, the prepaid cash price for a Complete Blood Count is $8.40 and for a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel the cash price is $10. Whichever lab you use, please have the results sent to us at the fax number on the Quest order form.
Further questions can be directed to:
Dr. Fox Throne Biotechnologies, Inc.