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Benefit for U.S. Transhumanist Party Members: Discounts Offered for Treatments from AmpliCell Medical

Benefit for U.S. Transhumanist Party Members: Discounts Offered for Treatments from AmpliCell Medical

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The U.S. Transhumanist Party is pleased to announce that any member who joins us for free via our online application form will also be eligible to receive discounts on procedures from AmpliCell Medical, one of our Allied Organizations, located in the Los Angeles area and specializing in regenerative medicine and stem-cell therapies.

Members who join will receive a confirmation e-mail, which will be sufficient to provide to AmpliCell Medical at the time of a consultation. 

‱ 40% Discount off of Stem-Cell Treatments: The standard cost is $8,900 for the first treatment and $4,500 for follow-up treatments (if needed). The therapy is investigational and done as part of a clinical trial according to Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved protocols. With the 40% discount, the first treatment would cost $5,340, and a follow-up treatment would cost $2,700.

‱ 10% Discount off of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement – First Consultation: The standard cost is $495 for the first consultation. With the 10% discount, that cost would be reduced to $445.50.

Of course, the U.S. Transhumanist Party is not itself a medical organization and does not provide medical advice. Each reader should take account of his or her own individual circumstances, health, medical history, skills, and knowledge when evaluating which courses of action to pursue, and also consult a medical professional with regard to decisions that may have a major impact on health. However, for those individuals whom stem-cell therapies could help, membership in the U.S. Transhumanist Party now offers the opportunity to achieve significant cost reductions in particular treatments.

Description from AmpliCell Medical. Learn more at http://amplicellmedical.com/:

The Fountain of Youth is no longer a myth. It is found within you, in the form of your very own stem cells. Stem cells are our bodies’ own, built-in healing cells, which naturally reside within certain tissues of the body. They start out in a dormant state and are “switched on” by the chemical signals produced by damaged tissues, acting to repair and regenerate damaged cells. Stem cells derived from your own tissues may well be the next major advance in medicine.

While early stem-cell research has been associated with the controversial use of embryonic stem cells, at AmpliCell Medical we use adult mesenchymal cells extracted directly from your own fat. We use a sterile closed surgical system to process 50 cc of fat from a mini-liposuction procedure in order to isolate and implant your own source of regenerative cells on the same day. “Closed surgical system” means that it never comes in contact with the outside world and is kept in a completely sterile environment. The regenerative cells are found in the SVF (stromal vascular fraction) that contains autologous mesenchymal stem cells, macrophage cells, endothelial cells, immune regulatory cells, red blood cells, and important growth factors that promote stem-cell activity. Our technology allows us to isolate high numbers of viable cells.

At AmpliCell Medical we are committed to helping people with wide variety of degenerative and inflammatory conditions. We offer a state-of-the-art minimally invasive procedure that utilizes autologous adipose (fat) derived stem cells.

Diseases and conditions currently being studied:

  • Orthopedics: Neck Arthritis, Back Arthritis, Knee Arthritis, Hip Arthritis, Elbow and Hand Arthritis, Shoulder Arthritis
  • Neurology: Lyme Disease, Peripheral Neuropathy, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Strokes, ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy
  • Cardiac/Pulmonary: COPD, Post-MI Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy, Chronic Lung Diseases, Asthma
  • Urological and Digestive: Interstitial Cystitis, Peyronies Disease, Erectile Dysfunction, Male Incontinence, Crohn’s Disease
  • Cosmetic Applications: Hair Loss, Skin Health
  • Others: Wellness and Anti-Aging, Hormone Balance, Sport Injuries

THE STUDIED BENEFIT OF STEM-CELL THERAPY

  • Regenerate cells, tissues and organs
  • Repair and reconstruction of joints and strengthening
  • Increase flexibility of joints and articular disc
  • Optimize the immune system
  • Alleviation of menopausal symptoms
  • Improve hormone secretion
  • Increase alertness and mental awareness
  • Refine skin for a healthy glow
  • Improve skin texture, elasticity and thickness
  • Improve sleep pattern
  • Improve blood circulation
  • Enhance stamina and energy
  • Renew sexual abilities and performance
  • Accelerate thinking ability; improve memory

How are stem cells deployed?

There are varying methods for deployment of stem cells based on the condition being treated. The stem cells can be injected directly into joints or even organs as needed, intravenously into the veins, or even into spinal fluid. All redeployment methods are minimally invasive and can be done in outpatient procedures. Since we are using a patient’s own cells, there is no risk of rejection or allergenic reactions that are common in many other procedures.

Will my treatment work, and how long will it take?

Adult stem-cell treatments are currently considered experimental and are not completely understood, how well a patient responds to our treatments will be different in each case and depends greatly on the disease or condition and how severe the case may be. There are regulations by the FDA which will not allow AmpliCell Medical to make any direct claims about the curing or treating any diseases specifically, but, if you want to consult about the procedure, we can lay out expectations based on research data and actual cases prior to treatment.

Stem cells are part of your body’s natural healing process and can take time for effects to take place; however, some conditions can see immediate results.

Who is eligible as a candidate for treatment?

Only specific medical conditions and problems are being treated by AmpliCell Medical at this time. Patients who want to have the treatment done must be medically stable and may be not be able to participate due to the nature and severity of their condition. Any patients that have uncontrolled cancers or active infections are not able to undergo the SVF (Stromal Vascular Fraction) procedure and must have their conditions treated before undergoing the procedure. Another consideration is that patients with bleeding disorders or taking blood-thinner medication must be evaluated before having treatment. When a patient is selected for the procedure, they must keep in mind that they are taking part in patient-sponsored research, and there are no other incentives other than possible results of the treatment.

Read more at AmpliCell Medical’s FAQ here. 

Zeb2-NAT Molecule May Reverse Cellular Aging – Article by Nicola BagalĂ 

Zeb2-NAT Molecule May Reverse Cellular Aging – Article by Nicola BagalĂ 

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Nicola BagalĂ 

Editor’s Note: In this article, Mr. Nicola Bagalà explains a study that shows aged cells that usually resist reprogramming can be regenerated by reducing the level of Zeb2-NAT without harming the cells’ developmental potency.  This article was originally published by the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF).

                   ~ Kenneth Alum, Director of  Publication, U.S. Transhumanist Party, January 28, 2018

Researchers have found that by manipulating a single RNA molecule, they can reverse some aspects of cellular aging and regenerate aged cells.

Old cells resist regeneration

As we grow older, our cells gradually age, leading to the development of various diseases. Therefore, inducing cellular regeneration is one of the approaches that researchers are using to combat the age-related diseases associated with cellular aging. Unfortunately, aged cells are often highly resistant to therapies aimed at inducing regeneration.

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is responsible for the creation of cellular proteins. However, a special type of molecule called non-coding RNA is never made into protein. In fact, when they mapped the human genome in 2001, they discovered that only around 2% of RNA is actually made into proteins.

Now, researchers have found a way to bypass the resistance of aged cells to being regenerated and becoming functionally more youthful.

What the study found out

In a recent Nature Communications paper, a team led by Dr. Bruno Bernardes de Jesus of the Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) JoĂŁo Lobo Antunes in Lisboa discusses a technique that allowed the team to achieve easier cellular reprogramming of old fibroblasts into pluripotent cells [1].

Fibroblasts are connective tissue cells in animals that synthesize both the extracellular matrix, which is a “scaffolding” made up of extracellular molecules that provides structural and biochemical support to cells, and collagen, which is the main structural protein of connective tissues in animal bodies.

The study showed that the fibroblasts of old mice express higher levels of the transcription factor Zeb2. A transcription factor is a protein that regulates the DNA-to-messenger-RNA transcription rate, and Zeb2, in particular, induces epithelial cells to transition to mesenchymal cells. Epithelial cells are one of the four basic tissue types of animal cells, whereas mesenchymal cells are multipotent stem cells that give rise to fibroblasts, among others.

The synthesis of Zeb2 is controlled by the ribonucleic acid Zeb2-NAT (NAT stands for “natural antisense transcript”). What the scientists demonstrated in this paper is that by knocking down Zeb2-NAT in old mouse fibroblasts, Zeb2 can be downregulated significantly, which, in turn, leads to an enhanced fibroblast ability to turn into pluripotent cells rather than mesenchymal cells. The difference is that while mesenchymal cells can turn into only a certain range of related cells, pluripotent stem cells can turn into nearly all types of cells.

The way the researchers silenced Zeb2-NAT was by transfecting the fibroblasts with certain ribonucleic acid sequences—in other words, they introduced these sequences into the fibroblasts’ nuclei to modify their behavior.

Essentially, what they demonstrated is that aged cells that usually resist reprogramming can be regenerated by reducing the level of Zeb2-NAT without harming the cells’ developmental potency.

Conclusion

This study results spotlight the role of non-coding RNA in the fine-tuning and expression of protein-coding genes involved in pluripotency, differentiation, and reprogramming.

This opens the door for the regeneration of aged cells and tissues in an effort to prevent or reverse age-related diseases caused by cellular aging.

Literature

[1] Bernardes de Jesus, B., Pires Marinho, S., Barros, S., Sousa-Franco A., Alves-Vale, C., Carvalho, T., Carmo-Fonseca, M. (2018). Silencing of the lncRNA Zeb2-NAT facilitates reprogramming of aged fibroblasts and safeguards stem cell pluripotency. Nature Communications.

About Nicola BagalĂ 

Nicola Bagalà has been an enthusiastic supporter and advocate of rejuvenation science since 2011. Although his preferred approach to treating age related diseases is Aubrey de Grey’s suggested SENS platform, he is very interested in any other potential approach as well. In 2015, he launched the blog Rejuvenaction to advocate for rejuvenation and to answer common concerns that generally come with the prospect of vastly extended healthy lifespans. Originally a mathematician graduated from Helsinki University, his scientific interests range from cosmology to AI, from drawing and writing to music, and he always complains he doesn’t have enough time to dedicate to all of them which is one of the reasons he’s into life extension. He’s also a computer programmer and web developer. All the years spent learning about the science of rejuvenation have sparked his interest in biology, in which he’s planning to get a university degree.

About LIFE EXTENSION ADVOCACY FOUNDATION (LEAF)

In 2014, the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation was established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting increased healthy human lifespan through fiscally sponsoring longevity research projects and raising awareness regarding the societal benefits of life extension. In 2015 they launched Lifespan.io, the first nonprofit crowdfunding platform focused on the biomedical research of aging.

They believe that this will enable the general public to influence the pace of research directly. To date they have successfully supported four research projects aimed at investigating different processes of aging and developing therapies to treat age-related diseases.

The LEAF team organizes educational events, takes part in different public and scientific conferences, and actively engages with the public on social media in order to help disseminate this crucial information. They initiate public dialogue aimed at regulatory improvement in the fields related to rejuvenation biotechnology.