How stem cell therapy may help with liver cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is the scarring left by years of liver injury, whether from fatty liver disease, alcohol, viral hepatitis or another cause. Scar tissue replaces working liver, and function declines. Conventional care slows the damage and manages its consequences. It does not address the inflammation that keeps the scarring going.
- Mesenchymal stem cells are studied for their ability to reduce the chronic inflammation that drives fibrosis.
- Research examines how cell signalling may affect inflammation and the tissue environment. Evidence and clinical outcomes vary by application.
- Treatment is delivered intravenously, reaching the liver through the circulation.
- Cells are prepared in our own laboratory and used fresh, never frozen.
- The protocol is written for your history, your blood work and your goals.
Concerns to discuss with your care team
Exhaustion that has no cause you can name
A tiredness out of proportion to anything you did, and days that end before they start.
Swelling, nausea and lost appetite
Fluid in the abdomen or legs, meals you cannot face, and weight that shifts for the wrong reasons.
Results that keep slipping
Liver enzymes and other markers reviewed at every appointment, and a trend nobody likes.
A future being narrowed
Conversations about staging and waiting lists, and the things you would rather still be doing.
Who may be a candidate
Adults with diagnosed cirrhosis or chronic liver disease whose function or quality of life remains limited under conventional care may be evaluated. Candidacy is decided by our physicians after a medical review of your history, recent blood work, imaging and current treatment, never by a form.
Treatment is not offered where there is advanced liver disease that makes travel unsafe, active infection, certain cancers, or other conditions identified in review. Where a transplant team should be involved, we say so.
What to expect
1. Evaluation
A call with a patient advisor, then a medical review of your records, recent blood work and liver imaging.
2. Treatment plan
Protocol, schedule and the full investment, written for your case and discussed with you before you travel.
3. Treatment in San José
Travel and stay arranged for you. Treatment by our physicians in our Ministry of Health–licensed clinic.
4. Follow-up care
Scheduled check-ins with our team after you return home.
Investment
Each plan is built for one patient. In your consultation we walk through the full investment and exactly what it includes: cells, clinical care, and the arrangements around your stay.
The Cellebration approach
- Fresh, never frozen. Ask how cells are prepared and evaluated for your proposed care.
- Physician-led. Clinical decisions by our medical team, in a licensed clinic.
- An informed discussion. Review the evidence, limitations and alternatives relevant to your condition.
- Personalized support. A care team helps coordinate the treatment journey.