World Cord Blood Day, initiated by Save the Cord Foundation, was born in the United States on November 15, 2017.
Although many people have some understanding of cord blood, their understanding is not deep enough.
November 15, 2021 is the fifth World Cord Blood Day. The theme is "One more understanding, one more hope".
Popular science education and mass communication actions related to cord blood are still imperative. The theme of this year’s World Cord Blood Day calls on everyone to pay attention to cord blood, to truly understand cord blood, and to start with learning and understanding to establish a good life value. , So that cord blood, the kind of life fire, can bring hope of life to more people.
Today, we will once again walk into the world of umbilical cord blood to see its mystery.
Qilu Evening News Qilu One Point
Correspondent Guo Yuchen
The only official and legal cord blood bank in Shandong Province is Shandong Province Cord Blood Bank.
Life treasure-umbilical cord blood
Umbilical cord blood refers to the blood that exists in the umbilical cord and placenta after the umbilical cord is ligated and disconnected after the baby is born.
With the development of science and technology, experts have discovered that cord blood contains all the components of normal human blood, and is extremely rich in hematopoietic stem cells, immune cells, and other types of stem cells.
Therefore, known as the "life bank" of our human beings, it is a very precious biological resource and cell treasure house.
In addition, umbilical cord blood has only one chance to be collected at birth in a lifetime, so it is even more precious.
Historical accumulation-the development history of cord blood has been more than 30 years
In 1983, American scientists first proposed the theory of replacing bone marrow with cord blood for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
In October 1988, French doctor Elaine Gluckman completed the world's first umbilical cord blood stem cell transplantation in Paris and was successful.
In 2009, Beijing Children's Hospital completed my country's first autologous cord blood transplantation, using autologous cord blood to treat a small 1-year-old patient with neuroblastoma.
Official certification-cord blood transplantation is a mature and effective clinical treatment technique
In my country, the Hematology Group of the Pediatrics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association affirmed that cord blood has easy accessibility, low matching requirements for human leukocyte antigen (HLA), and transplant resistance The milder host disease (GVHD) is an effective source of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
According to the "Technical Management Regulations for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (2017 Edition)" issued by the National Health Commission, my country's cord blood stem cell transplantation technology has been applied to 11 major diseases including leukemia, aplastic anemia, thalassemia, and lymphoma. the treatment.
Widely used-cord blood brings hope of rebirth to a large number of severely ill patients
Take Shandong Province Cord Blood Bank as an example. As of September 2021, Shandong Province has nearly 9,000 clinical cord blood banks. There are 96-year-old elderly patients, infants who are only 2 months old, and 156. For patients with a kilogram of heavy weight, they have all obtained valuable treatment opportunities. As a result, a large number of families have walked out of the haze of disease and ushered in a bright future again.
In recent years, the clinical discharge volume of cord blood from the Shandong cord blood bank has shown a trend of geometric increase.
From a few hundred clinical applications out of the library four or five years ago to nearly 3,000 cases each year, the surge in clinical applications has shortened the time for cord blood in the library to 1.3 years. Even so, there are still a large number of cases. The patient is still anxiously awaiting transplant matching and reinfusion therapy.
Unlimited potential-scientific research on cord blood
Umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cell resources, including mesenchymal stem cells, T cells, NK cells, Treg cells, some cytokines, etc. It has shown very important value in the field of regenerative medicine, such as in autism and cerebral palsy. In the treatment of diseases such as liver cirrhosis, diabetes, neonatal pulmonary dysplasia, umbilical cord blood has made phased progress, providing more methods for the treatment of a variety of refractory diseases.
At present, Shandong Cord Blood Bank has established scientific research cooperation with 74 units inside and outside the province, and has accumulated 117 scientific research projects, involving oncology, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, reproduction, neonatology, rheumatology and immunology. .
In today's era, medical technology is developing rapidly, and various new technologies with cord blood as the core, such as cord blood stem cell expansion technology, exosome therapy technology, ips technology, etc., provide help for the in-depth application of cord blood and help the umbilical cord The development of blood deep medical value, I believe that in the near future, more patients will benefit from umbilical cord blood.
Self-existence choice-avoiding risks and backing up life, it is the first choice of health investment for contemporary families
There is no if in life, and the probability of illness is only a cold number, which is only 0% and 100% for individuals and families.
It has to be said that storing cord blood is not only a health investment, but also a safeguard for children and the entire family.
Health is not a matter of probability.
As a safeguard behavior to avoid risks, we do not hope to use it one day, but hope to have more choices and opportunities when life and health are threatened.
The significance of preserving cord blood is not only to provide a safety insurance for the future health of the child, but also to establish a safety barrier for the health of the whole family, and to invest in the health of the present and the future.
Today, Shandong Province’s cord blood bank has stored nearly 700,000 cord blood, and nearly 700,000 families in the province have chosen to store cord blood for their lives.
More and more individuals and families are paying attention to this life resource.
Safety guarantee-legal cord blood bank protects the rights and interests of depositors and guarantees the quality of storage
Of course, when we choose to store cord blood, we must recognize the qualifications of the storage institution. There are 7 cord blood banks approved by the National Health and Medical Commission with the "Blood Station Practice License", which can carry out cord blood storage and clinical practice. Out of the warehouse and other business, and regularly accept the practice technical assessment of the provincial and municipal health committees.
The only official and legal cord blood bank in Shandong Province is the Shandong Province Cord Blood Bank, and the six official and legal cord blood banks outside the province are Beijing, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Sichuan, Tianjin, and Shanghai.
Only by storing cord blood in a regular and legal cord blood bank, can we truly protect our legitimate rights and interests.
There is only one chance to collect the cord blood of a newborn in a lifetime, so there are very strict requirements from extraction to preservation.
In Shandong Province, all umbilical cord blood collectors are trained in cord blood collection by the Shandong Provincial Medical Association and pass the exam before they can be employed for collection.
The collected cord blood is put into the cord blood bag and delivered to the cord blood bank within the specified time.
After a series of preparations and tests, the umbilical cord blood is transferred to a liquid nitrogen tank for long-term storage, which fully guarantees the quality of cell storage.
At present, existing data show that cord blood stored for up to 22 years has been tested after thawing, and parameters such as cell viability and quantity meet the requirements of the "Technical Specifications for Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem Cell Banks".
On the occasion of World Umbilical Cord Blood Day, we continue to call on the public to learn from multiple channels, deep knowledge, and use truly valuable knowledge accumulation to make rational choices and judgments, and not follow the trend or follow blindly.
One more understanding of you is one hope; one choice of yours is the practice of passing fire to life.