How stem cell therapy may help with lupus
Lupus is an immune system that has lost the ability to tell its own tissue from a threat. It can inflame the joints, skin, blood vessels, kidneys and more, in flares that come and go. Medication suppresses the immune response across the board, often at a cost, and does not settle the inflammation underneath.
- Mesenchymal stem cells are studied for their ability to moderate the immune activity that drives lupus flares.
- Research examines how cell signalling may affect inflammation and the tissue environment. Evidence and clinical outcomes vary by application.
- Treatment is delivered intravenously, so the cells reach every system the condition touches.
- Cells are prepared in our own laboratory and used fresh, never frozen.
- The protocol is written for your lupus, your blood work and your goals.
Concerns to discuss with your care team
Fatigue that rest does not fix
Exhaustion out of proportion to the day, present before it starts.
Joint pain and swelling
Aching, tender joints, often the hands, wrists and knees, that shift from day to day.
Skin and sun sensitivity
Rashes across the face and body, and skin that reacts to an hour outdoors.
Living around the flares
Plans made and cancelled. A life organised around a condition that will not keep a schedule.
Who may be a candidate
Adults with diagnosed lupus whose fatigue, joint pain or flares persist despite conventional medication may be evaluated. Candidacy is decided by our physicians after a medical review of your history, your current treatment, recent blood work and any organ involvement, never by a form.
Treatment is not offered during an unstable flare with organ involvement, or where there is active infection, certain cancers, or other conditions identified in review.
What to expect
1. Evaluation
A call with a patient advisor, then a medical review of your records, recent blood work and kidney function results.
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.