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Rajabzadeh A, Jahanpeyma F, Talebi A, Moradi F, Hamidieh AA, Eimani H. Fibrin Scaffold Incorporating Platelet Lysate Enhance Follicle Survival and Angiogenesis in Cryopreserved Preantral Follicle Transplantation. Galen Med J 2020; 9:e1558. [PMID: 34466553 PMCID: PMC8344035 DOI: 10.31661/gmj.v9i0.1558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background: Transplantation of cryopreserved follicles can be regarded as a promising strategy for preserving fertility in cancer patients under chemotherapy and radiotherapy by reducing the risk of cancer recurrence. The present study aimed to evaluate whether fibrin hydrogel supplemented with platelet lysate (PL) could be applied to enhance follicular survival, growth, and angiogenesis in cryopreserved preantral follicle grafts. Materials and Methods: Preantral follicles were extracted from 15 four-week-old NMRI mice, cryopreserved by cryotop method, and encapsulated in fibrin-platelet lysate for subsequent heterotopic (subcutaneous) auto-transplantation into the neck. Transplants were assessed in three groups including fresh follicles in fibrin-15%PL, cryopreserved follicles in fibrin-15%PL, and cryopreserved follicles in fibrin-0% PL. Two weeks after transplantation, histological, and immunohistochemistry (CD31) analysis were applied to evaluate follicle morphology, survival rate, and vascular formation, respectively. Results: Based on the results, fibrin-15% PL significantly increased neovascularization and survival rate (SR) both in cryopreserved (SR=66.96%) and fresh follicle (SR=90.8%) grafts, compared to PL-less fibrin cryopreserved transplants (SR=28.46%). The grafts supplemented with PL included a significantly higher percentage of preantral and antral follicles. Also, no significant difference was observed in the percentage of preantral follicles between cryopreserved and fresh grafts of fibrin-15% PL. However, a significantly lower (P=0.03) percentage of follicles (23.37%) increased to the antral stage in cryopreserved grafts of fibrin-15%PL, compared to fresh grafts (35.01%). Conclusion: The findings demonstrated that fibrin-PL matrix could be a promising strategy to improve cryopreserved follicle transplantation and preserve fertility in cancer patients at the risk of ovarian failure.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alireza Rajabzadeh
- Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Science, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Department, Children’s Medical center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- Correspondence to: Hussein Eimani, Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran Telephone Number: +989123063192 Email Address:
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Wang Y, Xu J, Stanley JE, Xu M, Brooks BW, Scott GI, Chatterjee S, Zhang Q, Zelinski MB, Xiao S. A closed vitrification system enables a murine ovarian follicle bank for high-throughput ovotoxicity screening, which identifies endocrine disrupting activity of microcystins. Reprod Toxicol 2020; 93:118-130. [PMID: 32017985 PMCID: PMC7138742 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Increasing evidence reveals that a broad spectrum of environmental chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds cause female ovarian toxicity (ovotoxicity). The current gold standard of ovotoxicity testing largely relies on whole laboratory animals, but in vivo models are time consuming, costly, and present animal welfare concerns. We previously demonstrated that the 3D encapsulated in vitro follicle growth (eIVFG) is a robust in vitro model for ovotoxicity testing. However, the follicle preparation process is complex and highly dependent on technical skills. Here, we aimed to use vitrification method to cryopreserve murine immature follicles for a high-content eIVFG, chemical exposure, and ovotoxicity screening. Results indicated that a closed vitrification system combined with optimized vitrification protocols preserved mouse follicle viability and functionality and vitrified follicles exhibited comparable follicle and oocyte reproductive outcomes to freshly harvested follicles during eIVFG, including follicle survival and development, ovarian steroidogenesis, and oocyte maturation and ovulation. Moreover, vitrified follicles consistently responded to ovotoxic chemical, doxorubicin (DOX). We further used vitrified follicles to test the response of microcystins (MCs), an emerging category of environmental contaminants produced by cyanobacteria associated with harmful algal blooms (HABs), and found that different congeners of MCs exhibited differential ovotoxicities. In summary, our study demonstrates that vitrification enables a long-term-storage and ready-to-use ovarian follicle bank for high-throughput ovotoxicity screening, which identifies endocrine disrupting effects of MCs.
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- Yingzheng Wang
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; NIEHS Center for Oceans and Human Health and Climate Change Interactions (OHHC(2)I) at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; NIEHS Center for Oceans and Human Health and Climate Change Interactions (OHHC(2)I) at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Division of Reproductive & Developmental Science, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- NIEHS Center for Oceans and Human Health and Climate Change Interactions (OHHC(2)I) at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; Department of Environmental Science, Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research, Institute of Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; NIEHS Center for Oceans and Human Health and Climate Change Interactions (OHHC(2)I) at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; NIEHS Center for Oceans and Human Health and Climate Change Interactions (OHHC(2)I) at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Division of Reproductive & Developmental Science, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; NIEHS Center for Oceans and Human Health and Climate Change Interactions (OHHC(2)I) at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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Preincubation with glutathione ethyl ester improves the developmental competence of vitrified mouse oocytes. J Assist Reprod Genet 2018; 35:1169-1178. [PMID: 29876682 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-018-1215-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Oocyte vitrification is currently used for human fertility preservation. However, vitrification damage is a problem caused by decreasing ooplasmic levels of glutathione (GSH). The GSH donor glutathione ethyl ester (GSH-OEt) can significantly increase the GSH content in oocytes. However, it is difficult to obtain oocyte from woman. To overcome this, we used mouse oocytes to replace human oocytes as a model of study. METHODS Oocytes from B6D2F1 mice were preincubated for 30 min with 2.5 mmol/L GSH-OEt (GSH-OEt group), without GSH-OEt preincubation before vitrification (control vitrification group) or in nonvitrified oocytes (fresh group). After thawing, oocytes were fertilized for evaluating the developmental competence of embryos in vitro and in vivo. Immunofluorescence, Polscope equipment and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) were used to analyze damage, including mitochondrial distribution, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, spindle morphology, and gene expression levels (Bcl-2, BAX, and MnSOD). RESULTS The rates of fertilization, 3-4 cell, blastocyst formation and expanded blastocysts were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in the GSH-OEt group (90.4%; 91.1%; 88.9% and 63.0%) than in the control (80.0%; 81.4%; 77.7% and 50.5%). Provided embryos overcame the 2-cell block and developed to the blastocyst stage, birth rates of all groups were similar. Vitrification altered mitochondrial distribution, increased ROS levels, and caused abnormal spindle morphology; GSH-OEt preincubation could improve such damage. RT-qPCR showed that the expression of Bcl-2 was lower in the control group compared with the GSH-OEt group; BAX and MnSoD expression levels were higher in the control group than in the GSH-OEt group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The beneficial effect of GSH-OEt preincubation occurred before the 2-cell stage.
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Lunardi FO, de Aguiar FLN, Apolloni LB, Duarte ABG, de Sá NAR, Leal ÉSS, Sales AD, Lobo CH, Campello CC, Smitz J, Apgar GA, de Figueiredo JR, Rodrigues APR. Sheep Isolated Secondary Follicles Are Able to Produce Metaphase II Oocytes After Vitrification and Long-Term In Vitro Growth. Biopreserv Biobank 2017; 15:321-331. [PMID: 28394173 DOI: 10.1089/bio.2016.0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The vitrification of preantral follicles followed by in vitro growth (IVG) could be valuable to produce fertilizable oocytes. However, the meiotic resumption rates of oocytes cultured from vitrified secondary follicles (SF) have been reported as suboptimal. This study aimed to verify two base media (alpha modification of minimum essential medium, α-MEM, and tissue culture medium 199, TCM199) on vitrified SF regarding different requirements during IVG. Sheep ovarian fragments were divided in six groups: (1) Fresh groups (Control α-MEM and TCM199): SF without vitrification; (2) Follicle-Vitrified (Follicle-Vit α-MEM and TCM199): SF vitrified after isolation; and (3) Tissue-Vitrified (Tissue-Vit α-MEM and TCM199): SF vitrified enclosed in ovarian fragments and, subsequently, isolated. The isolated SF were submitted to IVG for 18 days. Thereafter, the recovered cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) underwent in vitro maturation (IVM) and evaluation of chromatin configuration. Follicular granulosa cells were analyzed for their gene expression of Bax, Bcl2, and Connexins (CX) 37 and 43. COCs from in vivo antral follicles were used as in vivo control. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance, Tukey, and chi-square tests. Differences were considered significant if p-value is <0.05. Follicle-Vit groups had higher (p < 0.05) percentage of antrum formation compared with Tissue-Vit groups. Vitrification did not affect (p > 0.05) oocyte diameter postmaturation. Oocytes from Follicle-Vit in α-MEM reached metaphase II stage after IVM. Gene expression for CX37, CX43, and Bax was lower in Tissue-Vit groups. For Bcl2, the gene expression was the opposite. In conclusion, during IVG for 18 days, maximal oocyte meiotic resumption was not negatively impacted by vitrification and was greatest for isolated SF using α-MEM as a medium.
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- Franciele Osmarini Lunardi
- 1 Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará , Fortaleza, Brazil
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- 1 Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará , Fortaleza, Brazil
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- 1 Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará , Fortaleza, Brazil
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- 1 Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará , Fortaleza, Brazil
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- 1 Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará , Fortaleza, Brazil
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- 1 Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará , Fortaleza, Brazil
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- 1 Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará , Fortaleza, Brazil
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- 1 Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará , Fortaleza, Brazil
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- 3 Follicle Biology Laboratory, Center for Reproductive Medicine , UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- 4 Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition, Southern Illinois University , Carbondale, Illinois
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- 1 Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará , Fortaleza, Brazil
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- 1 Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará , Fortaleza, Brazil
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