MediStem, Inc. (Formerly known as Medistem Laboratories, Inc.) Spinal Cord Injury Patient Treated With Non-Matched Adult Stem Cells

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - December 10, 2010) - Medistem Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MEDS) announced today peer-reviewed publication of its data on what is believed to be the first "combination therapy" adult stem cell protocol for spinal cord injury.

The patient treated, who was 29 years old at the time, suffered a spinal cord injury resulting from an airplane crash on May 13th of 2008. He had no walking ability, intermittent pain and loss of sexual function. The patient was injected with a combination universal donor stem cell therapy in November of 2008, and January and July of 2009. A gradual improvement was observed subsequent to each administration of stem cells.

Currently the patient has recovered sexual function, is walking, and has a dramatic reduction in pain symptoms.

The medical article describing the procedure was published in the peer-reviewed journal International Archives of Internal Medicine and was co-authored by scientists at the University of California San Diego, Indiana University, and University of Utah. It can be accessed at this link: http://www.intarchmed.com/content/pdf/1755-7682-3-30.pdf.

"While we cannot make any conclusions based on the treatment of only one patient, we are very excited to see such a drastic improvement," said Dr. Bogin, Chairman and President of Medistem.

Medistem is an adult stem cell company based in San Diego, California. The company has filed an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) with the FDA for use of its universal donor endometrial regenerative cells (ERC) for treatment of critical limb ischemia, an advanced form of peripheral artery disease. The Endometrial Regenerative Cells may be purchased for research use at the General Biotechnology LLC website: http://www.gnrlbiotech.com/?page=catalog_endometrial_regenerative_cells.

"We aim to initiate clinical trials in the US in the first quarter of 2011. Through this we hope to take data from promising case reports, such as the one discussed today, into the scientific framework required by the FDA for going down the path to full registration," said Dr. Sablin, Vice President of Medistem, who is also founder of Selena Pharmaceuticals and co-founder of the NASDAQ company Medivation Inc. "The fact that Endometrial Regenerative Cells can be made into lung, liver, brain, pancreatic, bone, fat, blood vessel, heart, and muscle tissue suggests that these cells may be useful for numerous diseases."

"To date we have published patient results in multiple sclerosis, heart failure, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and now spinal cord injury," said Mr. Zaharchook, Vice Chairman and Board Member of the Company. "While we as a company are focused on our critical limb ischemia program, we are optimistic about the other clinically-applicable uses of the ERC and are currently seeking strategic partners."

About Medistem Inc.
Medistem Inc. is a biotechnology company developing technologies related to adult stem cell extraction, manipulation, and use for treating inflammatory and degenerative diseases. The company's lead product, the endometrial regenerative cell (ERC), is a "universal donor" stem cell being developed for critical limb ischemia. A publication describing the support for use of ERC for this condition may be found at http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/pdf/1479-5876-6-45.pdf. ERC can be purchased for scientific use through Medistem's collaborator, General Biotechnology http://www.gnrlbiotech.com/?page=catalog_endometrial_regenerative_cells.

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Contact:
Vladimir Bogin, MD
Chairman of the Board
Medistem Inc.
9255 Towne Centre Drive
Suite 450
San Diego, CA 92122
858 349 3617
858 642 0027

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