Cryo lettersPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.54680/fr23210110512
S. Geravandi, E. Kalehoei, Azade Karami, F. Nowrouzi, Z. Kalhori, H. Zhaleh, M. Azadbakht
{"title":"Human follicular fluid and mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium improves in vitro development of vitrified-warmed mouse oocytes.","authors":"S. Geravandi, E. Kalehoei, Azade Karami, F. Nowrouzi, Z. Kalhori, H. Zhaleh, M. Azadbakht","doi":"10.54680/fr23210110512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54680/fr23210110512","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000In vitro maturation (IVM) and oocyte cryopreservation are therapeutic options in assisted reproductive technology which is used to preserve fertility in patients with different causes of infertility.\u0000\u0000\u0000OBJECTIVE\u0000To analyze in vitro development of vitrified-warmed oocytes in the presence of human follicular fluid (FF) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium (BMSC-CM) as a rescue strategy in fertility preservation.\u0000\u0000\u0000MATERIALS AND METHODS\u0000BMSC-CM and FF media were used as two natural media. Not only osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation but also flow cytometry was carried out to confirm the nature of mesenchymal stem cells. A total of 327 vitrified-warmed oocytes were randomly assigned to three groups with different maturation media. After 24 h the maturation rate was evaluated. In vitro fertilization and also embryo development were also assessed.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000Oocytes matured in the BMSC-CM and FF groups showed a significant increase compared to the control group (76.6+/-2.9, 53.2±1.0 , and 40.8+/-6.1, respectively) (P % 0.05). Embryo cleavage rates in the BMSC-CM were dramatically higher than FF and control groups (85.6+/-2.2, 70.5+/-2.2, and 60.7+/-1.5, respectively). Blastocyst formation rates in the BMSC-CM group were statically different compared to FF and control groups (73.6+/-1.0, 58.5+/-1.0, and 45.8+/-4.2, respectively).\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSION\u0000BMSC-CM and FF media not only improve the maturation rate of vitrified warmed oocytes but also significantly increase embryo cleavage and blastocyst rates. DOI: 10.54680/fr23210110512.","PeriodicalId":10937,"journal":{"name":"Cryo letters","volume":"34 1","pages":"80-88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83134983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Geravandi, E Kalehoei, A Karami, F Nowrouzi, Z Kalhori, H Zhaleh, M Azadbakht
{"title":"Human follicular fluid and mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium improves in vitro development of vitrified-warmed mouse oocytes.","authors":"S Geravandi, E Kalehoei, A Karami, F Nowrouzi, Z Kalhori, H Zhaleh, M Azadbakht","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In vitro maturation (IVM) and oocyte cryopreservation are therapeutic options in assisted reproductive technology which is used to preserve fertility in patients with different causes of infertility.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze in vitro development of vitrified-warmed oocytes in the presence of human follicular fluid (FF) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium (BMSC-CM) as a rescue strategy in fertility preservation.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>BMSC-CM and FF media were used as two natural media. Not only osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation but also flow cytometry was carried out to confirm the nature of mesenchymal stem cells. A total of 327 vitrified-warmed oocytes were randomly assigned to three groups with different maturation media. After 24 h the maturation rate was evaluated. In vitro fertilization and also embryo development were also assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Oocytes matured in the BMSC-CM and FF groups showed a significant increase compared to the control group (76.6+/-2.9, 53.2±1.0 , and 40.8+/-6.1, respectively) (P % 0.05). Embryo cleavage rates in the BMSC-CM were dramatically higher than FF and control groups (85.6+/-2.2, 70.5+/-2.2, and 60.7+/-1.5, respectively). Blastocyst formation rates in the BMSC-CM group were statically different compared to FF and control groups (73.6+/-1.0, 58.5+/-1.0, and 45.8+/-4.2, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>BMSC-CM and FF media not only improve the maturation rate of vitrified warmed oocytes but also significantly increase embryo cleavage and blastocyst rates. DOI: 10.54680/fr23210110512.</p>","PeriodicalId":10937,"journal":{"name":"Cryo letters","volume":"44 2","pages":"80-88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50161056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cryo lettersPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.54680/fr23210110712
S. Fatmi, L. Taouzinet, M. Skiba, M. Iguer-ouada
{"title":"Camptothecin: solubility, in-vitro drug release, and effect on human red blood cells and sperm cold preservation.","authors":"S. Fatmi, L. Taouzinet, M. Skiba, M. Iguer-ouada","doi":"10.54680/fr23210110712","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54680/fr23210110712","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000Camptothecin (CPT) is an anticancer drug, and is not employed in the clinic because of its high hydrophobicity and low active form stability. CPT may also have potential for use in cold preservation.\u0000\u0000\u0000OBJECTIVE\u0000To overcome these drawbacks, CPT solubility variations in the presence of cyclodextrins (CDs) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) were evaluated by Higuchi solubility experiments.\u0000\u0000\u0000MATERIALS AND METHODS\u0000CPT was encapsulated in different cyclodextrins and polyethylene glycol using a co-evaporation method. The CPT interactions with CDs and PEG 6000 were investigated by Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD). Then, CPT complexes were evaluated for in-vitro drug release. To evaluate the potential anticancer efficacy of the CPT complexes system, in-vitro cytotoxicity studies on human red blood cells were carried out using UV assay. The impact of the CPT complex systems on sperm motility protection during cold preservation at 4 degree C was studied using CASA.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000The dissolution profile of these preparations shows the improvement of the dissolution of the CPT following a fickien diffusion. The CPT solubility and stability improvement were the cause of the cytotoxicity on the red blood cells test. However, CPT alone, encapsulated, dispersed, and chemically modified protected spermatozoids during cold preservation.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSION\u0000We confirm the interest in CPT encapsulated and dispersed in anticancer treatments. We also found that CPT encapsulated or dispersed could protect sperm against oxidative damage and improve the membrane integrity of human sperm. Consequently, CPT encapsulated our dispersed could eventually be beneficial for infertility therapy. Doi: 10.54680/fr23210110712.","PeriodicalId":10937,"journal":{"name":"Cryo letters","volume":"30 1","pages":"89-99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82325409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cryo lettersPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.54680/fr23210110612
T. Nguyen, L. Do, Z. Namula, Qingyi Lin, N. Torigoe, M. Nagahara, M. Hirata, F. Tanihara, T. Otoi
{"title":"Development and Genome Mutation of Bovine Zygotes Vitrified Before and After Genome Editing via Electroporation","authors":"T. Nguyen, L. Do, Z. Namula, Qingyi Lin, N. Torigoe, M. Nagahara, M. Hirata, F. Tanihara, T. Otoi","doi":"10.54680/fr23210110612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54680/fr23210110612","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: Cryopreservation of bovine zygotes allows for a flexible schedule of genome editing via electroporation. However, vitrification-induced cell membrane damage may not only affect embryonic development but also genome mutation. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects\u0000 of vitrification of zygotes before and after electroporation treatments on the development and genome mutation of bovine presumptive zygotes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In vitro-derived bovine zygotes were electroporated with the CRISPR/Cas9 system immediately (Vitrified-EP) or 2 h after\u0000 incubation (Vitrified-2h-EP) following vitrification and warming, or electroporated before vitrification (EP-vitrified). RESULTS: The development rates of vitrified-warmed zygotes were significantly lower (p < 0.05) than those of control zygotes that were not vitrified. Moreover,\u0000 no differences were observed in the mutation rates and mutation efficiency of the blastocysts resulting from electroporated zygotes, irrespective of the timing of electroporation treatment. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that vitrification before and after electroporation treatments\u0000 does not affect the genome editing of zygotes.","PeriodicalId":10937,"journal":{"name":"Cryo letters","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90254261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stabilization of labile active ingredients in an oil-water emulsion cosmetics by freeze-drying.","authors":"Z X Yi, M Yang, B L Liu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Due to the instability in oil/water emulsion, certain labile active ingredients were often not used in cosmetics.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study has tested the effect of freeze-drying to stabilize an oil/water cosmetic emulsion.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A preliminary freeze-drying process was established at the basis of calorimetric and freeze-drying microscope studies. The stability of labile molecules in the cosmetic emulsion was evaluated at 48 degree C after freeze-drying.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The accelerated stability experiment showed that the freeze-dried emulsion retained 90.1% vitamin C after 28 days at 48 degree C, whereas the oil-water emulsion retained only 28.3% vitamin C. The freeze-dried emulsion had significantly less oil oxidation than did the oil-water emulsion.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Freeze-drying improved the stability of vitamin C and oily active ingredients in cosmetic emulsions. DOI: 10.54680/fr23210110312.</p>","PeriodicalId":10937,"journal":{"name":"Cryo letters","volume":"44 2","pages":"76-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50161058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cryo lettersPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.54680/fr23210110412
Jiachen Bai, Jun Li, Longfei Wang, Shaopeng Hao, Yanhua Guo, Yucheng Liu, Zhenliang Zhang, Houru Li, Wendell Q. Sun, G. Shi, P. Wan, X. Fu
{"title":"Effect of antioxidant procyanidin b2 (pcb2) on ovine oocyte developmental potential in response to in vitro maturation (ivm) and vitrification stress.","authors":"Jiachen Bai, Jun Li, Longfei Wang, Shaopeng Hao, Yanhua Guo, Yucheng Liu, Zhenliang Zhang, Houru Li, Wendell Q. Sun, G. Shi, P. Wan, X. Fu","doi":"10.54680/fr23210110412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54680/fr23210110412","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000It was demonstrated that external stress, such as in vitro maturation (IVM) and vitrification process can induce significantly reduced development capacity in oocytes. Previous studies indicated that antioxidants play a pivotal part in the acquisition of adaptation in changed conditions. At present, the role of the natural potent antioxidant PCB2 in response to IVM and vitrification during ovine oocyte manipulation has not been explored.\u0000\u0000\u0000OBJECTIVE\u0000To investigate whether PCB2 treatment could improve the developmental potential of ovine oocytes under IVM and vitrification stimuli.\u0000\u0000\u0000MATERIALS AND METHODS\u0000The experiment was divided into two parts. Firstly, the effect of PCB2 on the development of oocytes during IVM was evaluated. Un-supplemented and 5 ug per mL PCB2-supplemented in the IVM solution were considered as control and experimental groups (C + 5 ug per mL PCB2). The polar body extrusion (PBE) rate, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), ATP, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and early apoptosis of oocytes were measured after IVM. Secondly, we further determine whether PCB2 could improve oocyte quality under vitrification stress. The survival rate, PBE rate and early apoptosis of oocytes were compared between fresh group, vitrified group and 5 ug per mL PCB2-supplemented in the IVM solution after vitrification (V + 5 ug per mL PCB2).\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000Compared to the control group, adding PCB2 significantly increased PBE rate (79.4% vs. 62.8%, P < 0.01) and MMP level (1.9 +/- 0.08 vs. 1.3 +/- 0.04, P < 0.01), and decreased ROS level (47.1 +/- 6.3 vs. 145.3 +/- 8.9, P < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference in ATP content and early apoptosis. Compared to the fresh group, vitrification significantly reduced oocytes viability (43.0% vs. 90.8%, P < 0.01) as well as PBE rate (24.2% vs. 60.6%, P < 0.05). However, 5 ug per mL PCB2-supplemention during maturation had no effect on survival, PBE or early apoptosis in vitrified oocytes.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSION\u0000PCB2 could effectively antagonise the oxidative stress during IVM and promote oocyte development. DOI: 10.54680/fr23210110412.","PeriodicalId":10937,"journal":{"name":"Cryo letters","volume":"33 1","pages":"109-117"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80251735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Z A Muchlisin, D Afriani, K Eriani, I Hasri, F M Nur, S Maulida, L S Handayani, F K Kocabas, M S Siti-Azizah
{"title":"Improvement of sperm quality of the depik fish, rasbora tawarensis, after cryopreservation using antioxidant.","authors":"Z A Muchlisin, D Afriani, K Eriani, I Hasri, F M Nur, S Maulida, L S Handayani, F K Kocabas, M S Siti-Azizah","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The cryopreservation of the sperm of the depik fish, Rasbora tawarensis, has previously been developed. However, the quality of the sperm post cryopreservation was not satisfactory and might be improved through the application of antioxidants.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the most suitable antioxidant for the cryopreservation of the depik fish spermatozoa.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A completely randomized design with a non-factorial experiment was used and the tested antioxidants were glutathione, beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) at 6 % concentrations. All treatments had three replications. The sperms were collected from 10 male fishes and diluted with Ringer solution in a ratio of 1: 20 (v/v, sperm: Ringer solution). Then 5% DMSO and 5 % egg yolk were added to the diluted sperms. Furthermore, 6 % of the tested antioxidants were added to the diluents, and then, cryopreservation was carried out in liquid nitrogen for 14 days.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The ANOVA test showed that the application of antioxidants significantly affected the sperm motility, fertility, and hatching rates of the eggs (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the antioxidants also protected the sperm cells during cryopreservation, with glutathione being the best antioxidant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The application of antioxidants during the cryopreservation of depik fish sperm had a significant effect on motility, fertility and hatchability of eggs post-cryo. Furthermore, glutathione was the most suitable antioxidant. doi.org/10.54680/fr23110110312.</p>","PeriodicalId":10937,"journal":{"name":"Cryo letters","volume":"44 1","pages":"13-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9466183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cryo lettersPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.54680/fr23110110112
Haenghoon Kim, E. Popova
{"title":"Unifying principles of cryopreservation protocols for new plant materials based on alternative cryoprotective agents (cpas) and a systematic approach.","authors":"Haenghoon Kim, E. Popova","doi":"10.54680/fr23110110112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54680/fr23110110112","url":null,"abstract":"This review addresses a frequently encountered problem of designing an effective cryopreservation procedure for new (not previously cryopreserved) or difficult plant materials. This problem hinders worldwide efforts of applying cryopreservation across a wide genetic base of wild and a number of cultivated plants. We review recent advances in modifications of routinely applied cryoprotective solutions (CPAs) and suggest a practical approach to protocol development which embraces the physiological complexity of plant tissues as well as a wide spectrum of behaviours under CPA treatment. We suggest that vegetative plant materials are classified into four categories based on their size, structure, and the response to osmotic and chemical stresses provoked by CPA mixtures of varied composition and concentration, including alternative osmoprotection and vitrification solutions. A number of up to 15 preset protocols designed specifically for each category is then applied to the material. The protocols resulting in the best regrowth are then combined into the optimized procedure. The main advantage of this system over a conventional \"trial-and-error\" search for working cryopreservation protocol is a minimal amount of starting materials required for the tests and a relatively accurate prediction of material behaviour under cryopreservation stress provided by the relatively few CPAs treatments. The unifying principles revealed by this approach could broaden a spectrum of wild species and materials which can be safely conserved by cryopreservation. Also anticipated is application of this approach to plant materials of biotechnological value as well as cultivars of agricultural and horticultural crops which do not respond well to standard protocols developed for their kind. doi.org/10.54680/fr23110110112.","PeriodicalId":10937,"journal":{"name":"Cryo letters","volume":"112 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87921486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unifying principles of cryopreservation protocols for new plant materials based on alternative cryoprotective agents (cpas) and a systematic approach.","authors":"H H Kim, E Popova","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review addresses a frequently encountered problem of designing an effective cryopreservation procedure for new (not previously cryopreserved) or difficult plant materials. This problem hinders worldwide efforts of applying cryopreservation across a wide genetic base of wild and a number of cultivated plants. We review recent advances in modifications of routinely applied cryoprotective solutions (CPAs) and suggest a practical approach to protocol development which embraces the physiological complexity of plant tissues as well as a wide spectrum of behaviours under CPA treatment. We suggest that vegetative plant materials are classified into four categories based on their size, structure, and the response to osmotic and chemical stresses provoked by CPA mixtures of varied composition and concentration, including alternative osmoprotection and vitrification solutions. A number of up to 15 preset protocols designed specifically for each category is then applied to the material. The protocols resulting in the best regrowth are then combined into the optimized procedure. The main advantage of this system over a conventional \"trial-and-error\" search for working cryopreservation protocol is a minimal amount of starting materials required for the tests and a relatively accurate prediction of material behaviour under cryopreservation stress provided by the relatively few CPAs treatments. The unifying principles revealed by this approach could broaden a spectrum of wild species and materials which can be safely conserved by cryopreservation. Also anticipated is application of this approach to plant materials of biotechnological value as well as cultivars of agricultural and horticultural crops which do not respond well to standard protocols developed for their kind. doi.org/10.54680/fr23110110112.</p>","PeriodicalId":10937,"journal":{"name":"Cryo letters","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9448674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J V da Silva Viana, L F de Medeiros Paiva Moura, E A Praxedes, L V Costa de Aquino, M B do Nascimento, F R Prazeres Junior, M F de Oliveira, A F Pereira
{"title":"Effects of vitrification techniques on the formation of skin cryobank of the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).","authors":"J V da Silva Viana, L F de Medeiros Paiva Moura, E A Praxedes, L V Costa de Aquino, M B do Nascimento, F R Prazeres Junior, M F de Oliveira, A F Pereira","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Skin cryobanks represent important tools for the conservation of the maximum genetic representation of a population, especially those with a certain degree of threat to extinction, such as the ocelot. A relevant step towards the proper establishment of these banks is the definition of adequate cryopreservation techniques for the conservation of the skin.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We evaluated the effects of two different techniques [direct vitrification in cryovials (DVC) and solid-surface vitrification (SSV)] for the preservation of ear skin derived from ocelot.</p><p><strong>Materials & methods: </strong>For both techniques, we vitrified the ear skin using Dulbeccos modified Eagles medium with 3.0 M dimethyl sulfoxide, 0.25 M sucrose, and 10% fetal bovine serum. Non-cryopreserved tissues were used as control (control group). All tissues were analyzed for their morphometric characteristics by conventional histology and morphological / functional analysis by cell ability during the culture.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>While tissues cryopreserved by DVC showed similar values for dermis thickness and number of perinuclear halos to the control, tissues cryopreserved by SSV showed similarities to the control regarding the number of melanocytes, percentage of collagen fibers, and numbers of viable cells by apoptosis analysis. Additionally, none of the vitrification techniques affected stratum corneum thickness, number of keratinocytes, tissue proliferative activity, cell viability, or metabolism.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both vitrification techniques (DVC and SSV) can be used for the conservation of ocelot skin; however, SSV guarantees a higher cellular quality after in vitro tissue culture in most of the parameters evaluated, such as viability, metabolism, and apoptosis analysis. doi.org/10.54680/fr23110110412.</p>","PeriodicalId":10937,"journal":{"name":"Cryo letters","volume":"44 1","pages":"47-56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9455417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}