Cell and Tissue BankingPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-09-07DOI: 10.1007/s10561-023-10093-1
Saber Saharkhiz, Zohreh Abdolmaleki, Mohammad Amin Eslampour
{"title":"Hyaluronic acid/silicon nanoparticle scaffold induces proliferation and differentiation of mouse spermatogonial stem cells transplanted to epididymal adipose tissue.","authors":"Saber Saharkhiz, Zohreh Abdolmaleki, Mohammad Amin Eslampour","doi":"10.1007/s10561-023-10093-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10561-023-10093-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spermatogonia stem cells (SSCs) are a unique cell population maintaining male spermatogenesis during life, through their potential for proliferation and differentiation. The application of silicon nanoparticles (SNs) and hyaluronic acid (HA) to induce the differentiation of SSCs seems promising. Herein, we investigate the effect of SN and HA scaffolds on the progression of SSCs spermatogenesis in mice. Initially SSCs were isolated from healthy immature mice and cultured on prepared scaffolds (HA, SN, and HA/SN) in a 3D culture system. Then viability of SSCs cultured on scaffolds was examined using MTT assay and Acridine Orange staining. Then SSCs cultured on scaffolds were transplanted into epididymal adipose tissue (EAT) in mature mice and the result was studied by H&E and IHC staining 8 weeks after transplantation. MTT and Acridine Orange analysis revealed that among three different scaffolds HA/SN based scaffold causes considerable toxicity on SSCs (P < 0.05) while H&E staining showed that culture of SSCs on HA, SN, and HA/SN scaffolds has a positive effect on the progression of SSCs spermatogenesis after transplantation into EAT. IHC staining identified TP1, TEKT1, and PLZF as crucial biomarkers in the spermatogenesis development of SSCs transplanted to EAT. According to the presence of these biomarkers in different experimental groups, we found the most spermatogenesis development in SSCs cultured on HA/SN scaffold (PLZF, P < 0.01) (TEKT1, P < 0.01) (TP1, P < 0.001). Our study showed that, although the cytotoxic effect of the HA/SN scaffold decreases the viability rate of SSCs; however, SSCs that survive on HA/SN scaffold showed more ability to progress in spermatogenesis after transplantation into EAT.</p>","PeriodicalId":9723,"journal":{"name":"Cell and Tissue Banking","volume":" ","pages":"231-243"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10171856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell and Tissue BankingPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-11-09DOI: 10.1007/s10561-023-10100-5
Vojtech Horvath, Alzbeta Svobodova, Joao Victor Cabral, Petr Stadler, Jaroslav Lindner, Miluse Berka Mrstinova, Lukas Balogh, Katerina Jirsova
{"title":"Cryopreserved amniotic membrane in chronic nonhealing wounds: a series of case reports.","authors":"Vojtech Horvath, Alzbeta Svobodova, Joao Victor Cabral, Petr Stadler, Jaroslav Lindner, Miluse Berka Mrstinova, Lukas Balogh, Katerina Jirsova","doi":"10.1007/s10561-023-10100-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10561-023-10100-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A case series of the use of amniotic membrane (AM) for treating chronic nonhealing wounds. It presents five cases of polymorbid patients with a total of nine chronic nonhealing wounds. The patient group consisted of four men and one woman with various comorbidities, aged 45-72 years. The mean initial wound size was 15.8 cm<sup>2</sup>, and the mean time from the onset of the wound to the first application of AM was 122 weeks. The wounds were caused by chronic venous insufficiency and/or peripheral arterial disease. Wounds were treated in a standardized protocol. AM was applied weekly in the first month and then every two weeks. Photo documentation of the wound and microbiological colonization was carried out at each visit. In three out of five patients, the AM treatment effectively promoted healing up to complete wound closure. In two cases, the wounds stayed unhealed despite numerous AM applications. Pain relief was noted in all patients. The success of the treatment was closely tied to patient factors, such as adherence to the prescribed treatment regimen and individual patient characteristics. In some cases, treatment failure was observed, possibly due to underlying comorbidities, wound parameters, or poor patient compliance. AM treatment has the potential to become a viable treatment option for these nonhealing wounds. However, the effectiveness of the treatment may be influenced by various patient factors and the underlying cause of the wound. Therefore, it is crucial to have an individualized treatment plan that considers these particular factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":9723,"journal":{"name":"Cell and Tissue Banking","volume":" ","pages":"325-337"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10901998/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72013635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell and Tissue BankingPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2021-09-18DOI: 10.1007/s10561-021-09960-6
L Pereira, L Echarte, M Romero, G Grazioli, H Pérez-Campos, A Francia, W Vicentino, A W Mombrú, R Faccio, I Álvarez, C Touriño, H Pardo
{"title":"Synthesis and characterization of a bovine collagen: GAG scaffold with Uruguayan raw material for tissue engineering.","authors":"L Pereira, L Echarte, M Romero, G Grazioli, H Pérez-Campos, A Francia, W Vicentino, A W Mombrú, R Faccio, I Álvarez, C Touriño, H Pardo","doi":"10.1007/s10561-021-09960-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10561-021-09960-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine offer strategies to improve damaged tissues by using scaffolds and cells. The use of collagen-based biomaterials in the field of TE has been intensively growing over the past decades. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are promising cell candidates for development of clinical composites. In this study, we proposed the development of a bovine collagen type I: chondroitin-6-sulphate (CG) scaffold, obtained from Uruguayan raw material (certified as free bovine spongiform encephalopathy), with CG crosslinking enhancement using different gamma radiation doses. Structural, biomechanical and chemical characteristics of the scaffolds were assessed by Scanning Electron Microscopy, axial tensile tests, FT-IR and Raman Spectroscopy, respectively. Once we selected the most appropriate scaffold for future use as a TE product, we studied the behavior of MSCs and DPSCs cultured on the scaffold by cytotoxicity, proliferation and differentiation assays. Among the diverse porous scaffolds obtained, the one with the most adequate properties was the one exposed to 15 kGy of gamma radiation. This radiation dose contributed to the crosslinking of molecules, to the formation of new bonds and/or to the reorganization of the collagen fibers. The selected scaffold was non-cytotoxic for the tested cells and a suitable substrate for cell proliferation. Furthermore, the scaffold allowed MSCs differentiation to osteogenic, chondrogenic, and adipogenic lineages. Thus, this work shows a promising approach to the synthesis of a collagen-scaffold suitable for TE.</p>","PeriodicalId":9723,"journal":{"name":"Cell and Tissue Banking","volume":" ","pages":"123-142"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39427537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of oxygen tension in cell fate and regenerative medicine: implications of hypoxia/hyperoxia and free radicals.","authors":"Mehdi Rasouli, Roya Fattahi, Ghader Nuoroozi, Zeinab Zarei-Behjani, Maliheh Yaghoobi, Zeinab Hajmohammadi, Simzar Hosseinzadeh","doi":"10.1007/s10561-023-10099-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10561-023-10099-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oxygen pressure plays an integral role in regulating various aspects of cellular biology. Cell metabolism, proliferation, morphology, senescence, metastasis, and angiogenesis are some instances that are affected by different tensions of oxygen. Hyperoxia or high oxygen concentration, enforces the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that disturbs physiological homeostasis, and consequently, in the absence of antioxidants, cells and tissues are directed to an undesired fate. On the other side, hypoxia or low oxygen concentration, impacts cell metabolism and fate strongly through inducing changes in the expression level of specific genes. Thus, understanding the precise mechanism and the extent of the implication of oxygen tension and ROS in biological events is crucial to maintaining the desired cell and tissue function for application in regenerative medicine strategies. Herein, a comprehensive literature review has been performed to find out the impacts of oxygen tensions on the various behaviors of cells or tissues.</p>","PeriodicalId":9723,"journal":{"name":"Cell and Tissue Banking","volume":" ","pages":"195-215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10045418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization and biocompatibility evaluation of acellular rat skin scaffolds for skin tissue engineering applications.","authors":"Leila Taghizadeh Momen, Arash Abdolmaleki, Asadollah Asadi, Saber Zahri","doi":"10.1007/s10561-023-10109-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10561-023-10109-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Utilization of acellular scaffolds, extracellular matrix (ECM) without cell content, is growing in tissue engineering, due to their high biocompatibility, bioactivity ad mechanical support. Hence, the purpose of this research was to study the characteristics and biocompatibility of decellularized rat skin scaffolds using the osmotic shock method. First, the skin of male Wistar rats was harvested and cut into 1 × 1 cm<sup>2</sup> pieces. Then, some of the harvested parts were subjected to the decellularization process by applying osmotic shock. Comparison of control and scaffold samples was conducted in order to assure cell elimination and ECM conservation by means of histological evaluations, quantification of biochemical factors, measurement of DNA amount, and photographing the ultrastructure of the samples by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In order to evaluate stem cell viability and adhesion to the scaffold, adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs) were seeded on the acellular scaffolds. Subsequently, MTT test and SEM imaging of the scaffolds containing cultured cells were applied. The findings indicated that in the decellularized scaffolds prepared by osmotic shock method, not only the cell content was removed, but also the ECM components and its ultrastructure were preserved. Also, the 99% viability and adhesion of AD-MSCs cultured on the scaffolds indicate the biocompatibility of the decellularized skin scaffold. In conclusion, decellularized rat skin scaffolds are biocompatible and appropriate scaffolds for future investigations of tissue engineering applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":9723,"journal":{"name":"Cell and Tissue Banking","volume":" ","pages":"217-230"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10148386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of healthcare professionals to improve organ donation and transplantation outcome: a national study.","authors":"Shadnoush Mahdi, Latifi Marzieh, Rahban Habib, Pourhosein Elahe, Dehghani Sanaz","doi":"10.1007/s10561-023-10071-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10561-023-10071-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Improve the quality of donor coordination activities caused by an increased organ donation rate. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of organ donation coordinators' characteristics on rate of donation and family consent rate in Recognition Centers (RCs) and Organ Procurement Units (OPUs) in Iran by analyzing the organ procurement and transplantation data.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Based on a questionnaire, this retrospective study evaluated the number of confirmed brain deaths, family consent rate, organ recoveries, rate of expired brain death cases before and after family consent in Iran.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>According to results, the overall family consent rate in the entire country is equal to 60.63%. The work experience had a significant effect on the number of procured organs (P < 0.004), death rate after family consent (P < 0.04), and eligible donor death before family consent (P < 0.03). The type of unit (RCs or OPUs) had significant difference on death after family consent (P < 0.023), the death before family consent (P < 0.014), the sum of procured organ (P < 0.04).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The consent rate and donor management in the cases of brain death are unacceptable. The coordinators need training to increase their efficiency in terms of family approach and maintenance of brain death. Only by improving the level of family consent and increasing the coordinators' maintenance skills for brain death cases can the amount of organ donation in Iran be doubled to the current amount.</p>","PeriodicalId":9723,"journal":{"name":"Cell and Tissue Banking","volume":" ","pages":"159-165"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9883121/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10584641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell and Tissue BankingPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-01-08DOI: 10.1007/s10561-022-10067-9
Yan-Yun Cao, Jing Ning, Ru-Zhi Zhang, Kang Ge, Ting-Ting Huang
{"title":"Characterization of CM-Dil-labeled Muse cells in culture and in skin wounds in rats.","authors":"Yan-Yun Cao, Jing Ning, Ru-Zhi Zhang, Kang Ge, Ting-Ting Huang","doi":"10.1007/s10561-022-10067-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10561-022-10067-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate the characteristics of multilineage-differentiating stress-enduring (Muse) cells labeled with chloromethyl dialkylcarbocyanine (CM-Dil) in culture and in skin wounds of rats. Normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDFs) were obtained from foreskins and were confirmed by immunocytochemistry with vimentin. Muse cells were derived from NHDFs using long-term trypsinization (LTT), were confirmed using immunocytochemistry with antibodies against stage specific embryonic antigen-3 (SSEA-3) and CD105 and were expanded in suspension cultures. The Muse cells were labeled with CM-Dil and were further evaluated with respect to their biological properties using CCK-8 assays and scratch tests. One hundred µl CM-Dil-labeled Muse cells at a concentration of 5 × 10<sup>3</sup>/µl were injected subcutaneously at the edges of skin wounds in adult male SD rats. At weeks 1, 3 and 5 after the injection, the distribution of CM-Dil-labeled Muse cells in skin tissues was observed using immunofluorescence microscopy. Muse cells were double-positive for CD105 and SSEA-3. ALP staining of the M-clusters were positive and they displayed orange-red fluorescence after labelling with CM-Dil, which had no adverse effects on their viability, migration or differentiation capacity. One week after the subcutaneous injection of CM-Dil-labeled Muse cells, many cells with orange-red fluorescence were observed at the edges of the skin injuries; those fluorescent spots gradually decreased over time, and only a few Muse cells with fluorescence could be detected by week 5. CM-Dil can be used to label Muse cells without affecting their proliferation, migration or differentiation, and can be used for short-term tracking of Muse cells for the treatment of skin wounds in a rat model.</p>","PeriodicalId":9723,"journal":{"name":"Cell and Tissue Banking","volume":" ","pages":"285-294"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10844249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell and Tissue BankingPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-02-27DOI: 10.1007/s10561-022-10059-9
C Castells-Sala, M L Pérez, E Agustí, A Aiti, E Tarragona, A Navarro, J Tabera, O Fariñas, J L Pomar, A Vilarrodona
{"title":"Last twenty-years activity of cardiovascular tissue banking in Barcelona.","authors":"C Castells-Sala, M L Pérez, E Agustí, A Aiti, E Tarragona, A Navarro, J Tabera, O Fariñas, J L Pomar, A Vilarrodona","doi":"10.1007/s10561-022-10059-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10561-022-10059-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Barcelona Tissue Bank was established from the merge of two previous multi-tissue banks. Potential donors are screened by Donor Center staff and multi-tissue retrieval is performed by specialized own teams. Tissue processing and preservation is performed in clean room facilities by specialised personnel. After quality control of both donor and all tissues results, the heart valves and vascular segments are stored until medical request. The aim of this report is to present the cardiovascular tissue activity and retrospectively evaluate the outcomes of the changes performed in last 20 years. Cardiovascular tissue from 4088 donors was received, specifically 3115 hearts and 2095 vascular segments were processed and evaluated. A total of 48% of the aortic valves, 68% of the pulmonary valves and 75% of the vascular segments were suitable for transplant. The main reason for discarding tissue was macroscopic morphology followed by microbiological results, for both valves and arteries. Altogether, 4360 tissues were distributed for transplantation: 2032 (47%) vascular segments, 1545 (35%) pulmonary valves and 781 (18%) aortic valves. The most common indication for aortic valve surgery was the treatment of endocarditis, while for pulmonary valves, it was congenital malformation reconstruction. Vascular segments were mainly used for reconstruction after ischemia. During this period, a number of changes were made with the goal of enhancing tissue quality, safety and efficacy. These improvements were achieved through the use of a new antibiotic cocktail, increasing of donor age criteria and changing the microbiological control strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":9723,"journal":{"name":"Cell and Tissue Banking","volume":" ","pages":"11-26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9970124/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10861453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell and Tissue BankingPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-04-21DOI: 10.1007/s10561-023-10088-y
Mariia Havova, Roman Gebauer, Petra Antonova, Jaroslav Spatenka, Jan Burkert, Ondrej Fabian, Martin Modrak, Vilem Rohn
{"title":"Clinical experience of reoperative right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with valved conduits: risk factors for conduit failure in long-term follow-up.","authors":"Mariia Havova, Roman Gebauer, Petra Antonova, Jaroslav Spatenka, Jan Burkert, Ondrej Fabian, Martin Modrak, Vilem Rohn","doi":"10.1007/s10561-023-10088-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10561-023-10088-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract in patients with congenital heart disease in various age groups remains a controversial issue. Currently, a little is known about the fate of secondary and subsequent conduit. The aim of the study was to determine risk factors of conduit failure, evaluate long-term conduit survival, find out which type of conduit should be preferred in case of reoperations. We performed a retrospective analysis of a total of 249 records of valved conduit secondary and subsequent replacement in right ventricular outflow tract in 197 patients. Median follow-up was 5.7 years. The study endpoints were defined as conduit explants; balloon dilatation of the graft (excluding balloon dilatation of left/right pulmonary artery), transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation; heart transplantation or death of the patient. There were total of 21 deaths (11% mortality) among 197 patients during the follow-up, 2 patients underwent heart transplant, in 23 implanted conduits pulmonary angioplasty or/including transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation was afterwards performed due to graft failure, conduit had to be explanted in 46 cases. After 28 years follow-up, freedom from graft failure after 5 years was 77%, 48% after 10 years and 21% after 15 years. Reoperative right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction demonstrates good mid-term and acceptable long-term outcomes regardless of the type of conduit implanted. Worse long-term graft survival of secondary and further conduits is associated with younger age of the recipient at implantation, small size of the conduit, younger age of donor and male donor in case of allograft implantation.</p>","PeriodicalId":9723,"journal":{"name":"Cell and Tissue Banking","volume":" ","pages":"87-98"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10902091/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9424260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell and Tissue BankingPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-01-09DOI: 10.1007/s10561-023-10121-0
Mehmet Gurdal, Ilayda Korkmaz, Ozlem Barut Selver
{"title":"An important detail that is still not clear in amniotic membrane applications: How do we store the amniotic membrane best?","authors":"Mehmet Gurdal, Ilayda Korkmaz, Ozlem Barut Selver","doi":"10.1007/s10561-023-10121-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10561-023-10121-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of fresh amniotic membrane (AM) is not a viable option, as it has many disadvantages. Preserving the AM reduces the risk of cross-infection and maintains its effectiveness for a long time. In order to maximize the therapeutic effects of the AM, the basic need is to preserve its vitality and the bioactive molecules it contains. However, the effect of preservation procedures on cell viability and growth factors is a still matter of debate. Optimum preservation method is expected to be cost-effective, easily-accessible, and most importantly, to preserve the effectiveness of the tissue for the longest time. However, each preservation technique has its advantages and disadvantages over the other, and each one compromises the vitality and bioactive molecules of the tissue to some extent. Therefore, the best method of preservation is still controversial, and the question of 'how to preserve the AM best?' has not yet been definitively answered.</p>","PeriodicalId":9723,"journal":{"name":"Cell and Tissue Banking","volume":" ","pages":"339-347"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139402036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}