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Kim Y, Lee HM. Acidic solvent improves cisplatin action in in-vitro. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 712-713:149936. [PMID: 38640736 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
Abstract
As cisplatin is one of the most broadly used chemotherapeutics, it is widely tested in vitro & in vivo assays, involving attempts to better understand its mechanism of action, develop strategies to mitigate its toxicity, or develop new drug combinations. Presently, for in vitro assays, dissolving cisplatin in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is discouraged due to its significant reduction in drug activity, Alternatively, inorganic solvents like normal saline (NS) are recommended. However, this approach is still problematic, including 1) instability of cisplatin in NS, 2) limited solubility, 3) the need to avoid long-term storage at -80 °C (or -20 °C) after dissolving, and 4) complications when combining with other DMSO-solubilized compounds. Here, we report a DMSO-HCl mixture as an alternative solvent to address these challenges. Cisplatin in DMSO-HCl not only retains comparable drug activity to cisplatin in NS but also exhibits increased stability over an extended period. Our brief report sheds light on cisplatin action, providing insights to aid in cancer research in vitro.
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- Yuna Kim
- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA.
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Bennett B, Hanotaux J, Pasala AR, Hasan T, Hassan D, Shor R, Allan DS, Maganti HB. Impact of lower concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide on cryopreservation of autologous hematopoietic stem cells: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical studies. Cytotherapy 2024; 26:482-489. [PMID: 38416086 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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BACKGROUND AIMS Cryopreservation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is crucial for autologous transplantation, cord blood banking and other special circumstances. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is used most commonly for cryopreserving HSC products but can cause infusional toxicities and affect cell viability and engraftment after transplant. A systematic review of controlled studies using lower concentrations of DMSO to cryopreserve HSC products in clinical transplant studies is needed to determine the effect of reducing DMSO concentrations on post-thaw cell viability, initial engraftment and adverse effects on patient health. METHODS All studies identified in our systematic search (to July 11, 2023) examining the use of cryopreserved peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) for autologous stem cell transplantation (AHCT) were included. Meta-analysis was performed to determine how varying the concentration of DMSO during cryopreservation effects post-thaw cell viability, initial engraftment and adverse effects on patient health. RESULTS A total of 1547 studies were identified in our systematic search, with seven published articles meeting eligibility for inclusion in meta-analysis. All patients underwent AHCT using (PBSCs) to treat hematologic malignancies. The viability of CD34+ cells post thaw was greater when cryopreserved with 5% DMSO compared with 10% DMSO, with lower rates of adverse side effects in patients. DMSO concentration had minimal impact on rates of initial engraftment. Significant heterogeneity in outcome reporting was observed and the potential for bias was identified in all studies. CONCLUSIONS Reducing the concentration of DMSO from 10% to 5% during cryopreservation of autologous PBSCs may improve cell viability and reduce DMSO-associated adverse effects in patients undergoing AHCT. Data from more studies with similar patients and standard outcome reporting are needed to increase confidence in our initial observations. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION PROSPERO; registration number CRD42023476809 registered November 8, 2023.
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- Bryenah Bennett
- Canadian Blood Services, Stem Cells and Centre for Innovation, Ottawa, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Stem Cells and Centre for Innovation, Ottawa, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Stem Cells and Centre for Innovation, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Stem Cells and Centre for Innovation, Ottawa, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Stem Cells and Centre for Innovation, Ottawa, Canada
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- Information Services, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Stem Cells and Centre for Innovation, Ottawa, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology & Regenerative Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Stem Cells and Centre for Innovation, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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Tunçer Çağlayan S, Gurbanov R. Modulation of bacterial membranes and cellular macromolecules by dimethyl sulfoxide: A dose-dependent study providing novel insights. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 267:131581. [PMID: 38615866 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Using Escherichia coli as a model, this manuscript delves into the intricate interactions between dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and membranes, cellular macromolecules, and the effects on various aspects of bacterial physiology. Given DMSO's wide-ranging use as a solvent in microbiology, we investigate the impacts of both non-growth inhibitory (1.0 % and 2.5 % v/v) and slightly growth-inhibitory (5.0 % v/v) concentrations of DMSO. The results demonstrate that DMSO causes alterations in bacterial membrane potential, influences the electrochemical characteristics of the cell surface, and exerts substantial effects on the composition and structure of cellular biomolecules. Genome-wide gene expression data from DMSO-treated E. coli was used to further investigate and bolster the results. The findings of this study provide valuable insights into the complex relationship between DMSO and biological systems, with potential implications in drug delivery and cellular manipulation. However, it is essential to exercise caution when utilizing DMSO to enhance the solubility and delivery of bioactive compounds, as even at low concentrations, DMSO exerts non-inert effects on cellular macromolecules and processes.
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- Sinem Tunçer Çağlayan
- Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, 11100 Bilecik, Turkey.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, 11100 Bilecik, Turkey; Central Research Laboratory, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, 11100 Bilecik, Turkey
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Ishizaki T, Tanaka D, Ishibashi K, Takahashi K, Hirata E, Kuroda K. Cell Damage Mechanisms during Cryopreservation in a Zwitterion Solution and Its Alleviation by DMSO. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:3904-3909. [PMID: 38613503 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c07773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Recently, zwitterions have been proposed as novel cryoprotectants. However, some cells are difficult to cryopreserve using aqueous zwitterion solutions alone. We investigated here the reason for cell damage in such cells, and it was the osmotic pressure after freeze concentration. Furthermore, the addition of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has been reported to improve the cryoprotective effect in such cells: the zwitterion/DMSO aqueous solution shows a higher cryoprotective effect than the commercial cryoprotectant. This study also clarified the mechanisms underlying the improvement in a cryoprotective effect. The addition of cell-permeable DMSO alleviated the osmotic pressure after the freeze concentration. This alleviation was also found to be a key factor for cryopreserving cell spheroids, while there has been no insight into this phenomenon.
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- Takeru Ishizaki
- Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Research Center of Genetic Resources, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-8602, Japan
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- Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
- WPI-Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
- NanoMaterials Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Hofmann K, Hofmann S, Weigl F, Mai J, Schreiner S. DMSO and Its Role in Differentiation Impact Efficacy of Human Adenovirus (HAdV) Infection in HepaRG Cells. Viruses 2024; 16:633. [PMID: 38675973 PMCID: PMC11054035 DOI: 10.3390/v16040633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Differentiated HepaRG cells are popular in vitro cell models for hepatotoxicity studies. Their differentiation is usually supported by the addition of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), an amphipathic solvent widely used in biomedicine, for example, in potential novel therapeutic drugs and cryopreservation of oocytes. Recent studies have demonstrated drastic effects, especially on epigenetics and extracellular matrix composition, induced by DMSO, making its postulated inert character doubtful. In this work, the influence of DMSO and DMSO-mediated modulation of differentiation on human adenovirus (HAdV) infection of HepaRG cells was investigated. We observed an increase in infectivity of HepaRG cells by HAdVs in the presence of 1% DMSO. However, this effect was dependent on the type of medium used for cell cultivation, as cells in William's E medium showed significantly stronger effects compared with those cultivated in DMEM. Using different DMSO concentrations, we proved that the impact of DMSO on infectability was dose-dependent. Infection of cells with a replication-deficient HAdV type demonstrated that the mode of action of DMSO was based on viral entry rather than on viral replication. Taken together, these results highlight the strong influence of the used cell-culture medium on the performed experiments as well as the impact of DMSO on infectivity of HepaRG cells by HAdVs. As this solvent is widely used in cell culture, those effects must be considered, especially in screening of new antiviral compounds.
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- Katharina Hofmann
- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 80333 München, Germany
- Tissue Bank of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (K.H.)
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
- Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg, and Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Department I, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Tissue Bank of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (K.H.)
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- Institute of Virology, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany;
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 80333 München, Germany
- Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg, and Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Department I, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Virology, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany;
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Lee H, Stead JD, Williams A, Cortés Ramírez SA, Atlas E, Mennigen JA, O’Brien JM, Yauk C. Empirical Characterization of False Discovery Rates of Differentially Expressed Genes and Transcriptomic Benchmark Concentrations in Zebrafish Embryos. Environ Sci Technol 2024; 58:6128-6137. [PMID: 38530926 PMCID: PMC11008580 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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High-throughput transcriptomics (HTTr) is increasingly applied to zebrafish embryos to survey the toxicological effects of environmental chemicals. Before the adoption of this approach in regulatory testing, it is essential to characterize background noise in order to guide experimental designs. We thus empirically quantified the HTTr false discovery rate (FDR) across different embryo pool sizes, sample sizes, and concentration groups for toxicology studies. We exposed zebrafish embryos to 0.1% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for 5 days. Pools of 1, 5, 10, and 20 embryos were created (n = 24 samples for each pool size). Samples were sequenced on the TempO-Seq platform and then randomly assigned to mock treatment groups before differentially expressed gene (DEG), pathway, and benchmark concentration (BMC) analyses. Given that all samples were treated with DMSO, any significant DEGs, pathways, or BMCs are false positives. As expected, we found decreasing FDRs for DEG and pathway analyses with increasing pool and sample sizes. Similarly, FDRs for BMC analyses decreased with increasing pool size and concentration groups, with more stringent BMC premodel filtering reducing BMC FDRs. Our study provides foundational data for determining appropriate experiment designs for regulatory toxicity testing with HTTr in zebrafish embryos.
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- Hyojin Lee
- Department
of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department
of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Environmental
Health Science and Research Bureau, Health
Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Environmental
Health Science and Research Bureau, Health
Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology
and Wildlife Health Division, Environment
and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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Morita K, Yashiro T, Aoi T, Imamura R, Ohtake T, Yoshizaki N, Maruyama T. Microplate-Based Cryopreservation of Adherent-Cultured Human Cell Lines Using Amino Acids and Proteins. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2024; 10:2442-2450. [PMID: 38530812 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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With the progression of regenerative medicine and cell therapy, the importance of cryopreservation techniques for cultured cells continues to rise. Traditional cryoprotectants, such as dimethyl sulfoxide and glycerol, are effective in cryopreserving suspended cells, but they do not demonstrate sufficient efficacy for two-dimensional (2D)-cultured cells. In the past decade, small molecules and polymers have been studied as cryoprotectants. Some L-amino acids have been reported to be natural and biocompatible cryoprotectants. However, the cryoprotective effects of D-amino acids have not been investigated for such organized cells. In the present study, the cryoprotective effects of D- and L-amino acids and previously reported cryoprotectants were assessed using HepG2 cells cultured on a microplate without suspending the cells. d-Proline had the highest cryoprotective effect on 2D-cultured cells. The composition of the cell-freezing solution and freezing conditions were then optimized. The d-proline-containing cell-freezing solution also effectively worked for other cell lines. To minimize the amount of animal-derived components, fetal bovine serum in the cell freezing solution was substituted with bovine serum albumin and StemFit (a commercial supplement for stem cell induction). Further investigations on the mechanism of cryopreservation suggested that d-proline protected enzymes essential for cell survival from freeze-induced damage. In conclusion, an effective and xeno-free cell-freezing solution was produced using d-proline combined with dimethyl sulfoxide and StemFit for 2D-cultured cells.
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- Kenta Morita
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuou-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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- Medical Materials Development, New Business Development Department, Corporate R&D Division, NOF Corporation, 3-25-14 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-0821, Japan
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- Medical Materials Development, New Business Development Department, Corporate R&D Division, NOF Corporation, 3-25-14 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-0821, Japan
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- Medical Materials Development, New Business Development Department, Corporate R&D Division, NOF Corporation, 3-25-14 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-0821, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Kiyozumi D. Busulfan administration replicated the characteristics of the epididymal initial segment observed in mice lacking testis-epididymis lumicrine signaling. J Reprod Dev 2024; 70:104-114. [PMID: 38346723 PMCID: PMC11017096 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2023-102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
Abstract
The physiological functions of the mammalian epididymis are typically regulated by the testes. In addition to sex steroids secreted by testicular Leydig cells, which act on the epididymis in an endocrine manner, there is a non-sex-steroidal signaling pathway known as the lumicrine pathway. This lumicrine signaling pathway involves ligand proteins secreted from germ cells within the testicular seminiferous tubules traversing the male reproductive tract, which induce epithelial differentiation in the epididymis. These findings prompted an inquiry into whether treatments influencing testis physiology can disrupt epididymal function by interfering with testis-epididymis communication. Busulfan, an alkylating agent commonly used to deplete testicular germ cells in reproductive biology, has not been sufficiently explored because of its effects on the epididymis. This study investigated the effects of busulfan administration on the proximal epididymis using histological and transcriptomic analyses. Notably, busulfan, as opposed to the vehicle dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), altered the morphology of the initial segment of the epididymis, leading to a reduction in the cell height of the luminal epithelium. RNA sequencing identified 185 significantly downregulated genes in the proximal epididymis of busulfan-administered mice compared to DMSO-administered mice. Comparative transcriptome analyses revealed similarities between the epididymal transcriptome of busulfan-administered mice and lumicrine-deficient mice, such as efferent-duct-ligated W/Wv and Nell2-/- mice. However, this differed from that of bilaterally orchidectomized mice, in which both the endocrine and lumicrine signaling pathways were simultaneously ablated. Collectively, these results suggested that the harmful effects of busulfan on the proximal epididymis are secondary consequences of the ablation of testis-epididymis lumicrine signaling.
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- Daiji Kiyozumi
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan
- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Zhang YM, Wei RM, Zhang JY, Liu S, Zhang KX, Kong XY, Ge YJ, Li XY, Chen GH. Resveratrol prevents cognitive deficits induced by sleep deprivation via modulating sirtuin 1 associated pathways in the hippocampus. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2024; 38:e23698. [PMID: 38501767 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Accumulating evidence confirms that sleep insufficiency is a high risk factor for cognitive impairment, which involves inflammation and synaptic dysfunction. Resveratrol, an agonist of the Sirt1, has demonstrated anti-inflammation and neuroprotective effects in models of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia. However, the beneficial effects of resveratrol on sleep deprivation-induced cognitive deficits and its underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. In the present study, thirty-two male C57BL/6 J mice were randomly divided into a Control+DMSO group, Control+Resveratrol group, SD+DMSO group, and SD+Resveratrol group. The mice in the SD+Resveratrol group underwent 5 days of sleep deprivation after pretreatment with resveratrol (50 mg/kg) for 2 weeks, while the mice in the SD+DMSO group only underwent sleep deprivation. After sleep deprivation, we evaluated spatial learning and memory function using the Morris water maze test. We used general molecular biology techniques to detect changes in levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and Sirt1/miR-134 pathway-related synaptic plasticity proteins. We found that resveratrol significantly reversed sleep deprivation-induced learning and memory impairment, elevated interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α levels, and decreased brain-derived neurotrophic factor, tyrosine kinase receptor B, postsynaptic density protein-95, and synaptophysin levels by activating the Sirt1/miR-134 pathway. In conclusion, resveratrol is a promising agent for preventing sleep deprivation-induced cognitive dysfunction by reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines and improving synaptic function via the Sirt1/miR-134 pathway.
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- Yue-Ming Zhang
- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders), the Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 238000, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders), the Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 238000, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders), the Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 238000, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders), the Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 238000, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders), the Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 238000, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders), the Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 238000, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders), the Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 238000, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders), the Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 238000, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Neurology (Sleep Disorders), the Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 238000, Anhui, PR China
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Kodali MC, Antone J, Alsop E, Jayakumar R, Parikh K, Chiot A, Sanchez-Molina P, Ajami B, Arnold SE, Jensen K, Das S, Weinberg MS. Cryopreservation of cerebrospinal fluid cells preserves the transcriptional landscape for single-cell analysis. J Neuroinflammation 2024; 21:71. [PMID: 38521932 PMCID: PMC10960996 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-024-03047-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) matrix biomarkers have become increasingly valuable surrogate markers of neuropsychiatric diseases in research and clinical practice. In contrast, CSF cells have been rarely investigated due to their relative scarcity and fragility, and lack of common collection and cryopreservation protocols, with limited exceptions for neurooncology and primary immune-based diseases like multiple sclerosis. the advent of a microfluidics-based multi-omics approach to studying individual cells has allowed for the study of cellular phenotyping, intracellular dynamics, and intercellular relationships that provide multidimensionality unable to be obtained through acellular fluid-phase analyses. challenges to cell-based research include site-to-site differences in handling, storage, and thawing methods, which can lead to inaccuracy and inter-assay variability. In the present study, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing (10x Genomics) on fresh or previously cryopreserved human CSF samples from three alternative cryopreservation methods: Fetal Bovine Serum with Dimethyl sulfoxide (FBS/DMSO), FBS/DMSO after a DNase step (a step often included in epigenetic studies), and cryopreservation using commercially available Recovery© media. In comparing relative differences between fresh and cryopreserved samples, we found little effect of the cryopreservation method on being able to resolve donor-linked cell type proportions, markers of cellular stress, and overall gene expression at the single-cell level, whereas donor-specific differences were readily discernable. We further demonstrate the compatibility of fresh and cryopreserved CSF immune cell sequencing using biologically relevant sexually dimorphic gene expression differences by donor. Our findings support the utility and interchangeability of FBS/DMSO and Recovery cryopreservation with fresh sample analysis, providing a methodological grounding that will enable researchers to further expand our understanding of the CSF immune cell contributions to neurological and psychiatric disease.
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- Mahesh Chandra Kodali
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Neurogenomics Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Neurogenomics Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Neurogenomics Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neurogenomics Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Wang Y, Fang W, Zhang K, Men Z. DMSO synergized with sugars: optical clearing agent modulation of optical coherence tomography of skin tissues. Appl Opt 2024; 63:2279-2285. [PMID: 38568583 DOI: 10.1364/ao.516082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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The stratum corneum of the outermost skin is an important barrier impeding transdermal permeation, and permeation enhancers can reduce the barrier resistance of the stratum corneum and enhance the permeation of drugs in tissues. The optical imaging depth, signal intensity, and scattering coefficient variation rules of skin tissues in time dimension are obtained by using optical coherence tomography (OCT). The effect of optical clearing agents (OCAs) on OCT imaging is obtained by quantitatively analyzing the changes in the optical properties of tissues. D-fructose, one of the monosaccharides, and sucrose, one of the disaccharides, were selected for the ex vivo optical clearing experiments on pig skin tissues utilizing the dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) carrier effect. We find that DMSO synergized with sugars applied to skin tissue has a more significant increase in the optical imaging depth and signal intensity, and a reduction in the scattering coefficient with an increasing concentration of DMSO. DMSO with a high concentration and D-fructose with saturated concentration (10:1; v/v) effectively reduce light attenuation in OCT imaging and improve the image quality. This operation will also shorten the application time to minimize skin damage from hyperosmotic agents.
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McCluskey ES, Liu N, Pandey A, Marchetti N, Kelsen SG, Sajjan US. Quercetin improves epithelial regeneration from airway basal cells of COPD patients. Respir Res 2024; 25:120. [PMID: 38468259 PMCID: PMC10926630 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-024-02742-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Airway basal cells (BC) from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) regenerate abnormal airway epithelium and this was associated with reduced expression of several genes involved in epithelial repair. Quercetin reduces airway epithelial remodeling and inflammation in COPD models, therefore we examined whether quercetin promotes normal epithelial regeneration from COPD BC by altering gene expression. METHODS COPD BC treated with DMSO or 1 µM quercetin for three days were cultured at air/liquid interface (ALI) for up to 4 weeks. BC from healthy donors cultured at ALI were used as controls. Polarization of cells was determined at 8 days of ALI. The cell types and IL-8 expression in differentiated cell cultures were quantified by flow cytometry and ELISA respectively. Microarray analysis was conducted on DMSO or 1 µM quercetin-treated COPD BC for 3 days to identify differentially regulated genes (DEG). Bronchial brushings obtained from COPD patients with similar age and disease status treated with either placebo (4 subjects) or 2000 mg/day quercetin (7 subjects) for 6 months were used to confirm the effects of quercetin on gene expression. RESULTS Compared to placebo-, quercetin-treated COPD BC showed significantly increased transepithelial resistance, more ciliated cells, fewer goblet cells, and lower IL-8. Quercetin upregulated genes associated with tissue and epithelial development and differentiation in COPD BC. COPD patients treated with quercetin, but not placebo showed increased expression of two developmental genes HOXB2 and ELF3, which were also increased in quercetin-treated COPD BC with FDR < 0.001. Active smokers showed increased mRNA expression of TGF-β (0.067) and IL-8 (22.0), which was reduced by 3.6 and 4.14 fold respectively after quercetin treatment. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that quercetin may improve airway epithelial regeneration by increasing the expression of genes involved in epithelial development/differentiation in COPD. TRIAL REGISTRATION This study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov on 6-18-2019. The study number is NCT03989271.
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- Elizabeth S McCluskey
- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Lewis-Katz Medical School, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Lewis-Katz Medical School, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Lewis-Katz Medical School, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Lewis-Katz Medical School, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation, Lewis-Katz Medical School, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
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Ashrafi E, Radisic M, Elliott JAW. Systematic cryopreservation study of cardiac myoblasts in suspension. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0295131. [PMID: 38446773 PMCID: PMC10917286 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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H9c2 myoblasts are a cell line derived from embryonic rat heart tissue and demonstrate the ability to differentiate to cardiac myotubes upon reduction of the serum concentration (from 10% to 1%) and addition of all-trans retinoic acid in the growth medium. H9c2 cells are increasingly being used as an easy-to-culture proxy for some functions of cardiomyocytes. The cryobiology of cardiac cells including H9c2 myoblasts has not been studied as extensively as that of some cell types. Consequently, it is important to characterize the cryobiological response and systematically develop well-optimized cryopreservation protocols for H9c2 cells to have optimal and consistent viability and functionality after thaw for high quality studies with this cell type. In this work, an interrupted slow cooling protocol (graded freezing) was applied to characterize H9c2 response throughout the cooling profile. Important factors that affect the cell response were examined, and final protocols that provided the highest post-thaw viability are reported. One protocol uses the common cryoprotectant dimethyl sulfoxide combined with hydroxyethyl starch, which will be suitable for applications in which the presence of dimethyl sulfoxide is not an issue; and the other protocol uses glycerol as a substitute when there is a desire to avoid dimethyl sulfoxide. Both protocols achieved comparable post-thaw viabilities (higher than 80%) based on SYTO 13/GelRed flow cytometry results. H9c2 cells cryopreserved by either protocol showed ability to differentiate to cardiac myotubes comparable to fresh (unfrozen) H9c2 cells, and their differentiation to cardiac myotubes was confirmed with i) change in cell morphology, ii) expression of cardiac marker troponin I, and iii) increase in mitochondrial mass.
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- Elham Ashrafi
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ding Y, Liu S, Liu J, Jin S, Wang J. Cryopreservation with DMSO affects the DNA integrity, apoptosis, cell cycle and function of human bone mesenchymal stem cells. Cryobiology 2024; 114:104847. [PMID: 38246511 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.104847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Cryopreservation (CP) enables pooling and long-term banking of various types of cells, which is indispensable for the cell therapeutics. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is universally used as a cryoprotectant in basic and clinical research. Although, the use of DMSO has been under serious debate due to significant clinical side effects correlated with infusions of cellular therapy products containing DMSO, the effect of CP with DMSO on the cell properties and functions remains unknown. Here, we experimentally found that the CP of human bone mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) with 10 % DMSO results 10-15 % of cells apoptosis upon immediate freeze-thaw, ca. 3.8 times of DNA damage/repair relative to the fresh ones after post-thaw cultured in 48 h, and cell cycle arrests at G0/G1 after post-thaw cultured in 24 h. Moreover, CP with 10 % DMSO significantly increases the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level of the frozen-thawed MSCs which may be one of the causes impair cellular properties and functions. Indeed, we found that the differentiation and migration ability of post-thaw cultured hBMSCs decrease as the expression of adipogenic, osteogenic genes and F-actin reduces in the comparison with those of the fresh cells.
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- Yanqin Ding
- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China; Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China; Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China; Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China; Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China.
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Xu R, Shi X, Huang H, Tan WS, Cai H. Development of a Me 2SO-free cryopreservation medium and its long-term cryoprotection on the CAR-NK cells. Cryobiology 2024; 114:104835. [PMID: 38070820 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Cryopreservation is a crucial step in the supply process of off-the-shelf chimeric antigen receptor engineered natural killer (CAR-NK) cell products. Concerns have been raised over the clinical application of dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO) due to the potential for adverse reactions following infusion and limited cell-specific cytotoxic effects if misapplied. In this study, we developed a Me2SO-free cryopreservation medium specifically tailored for CAR-NK cells to address this limitation. The cryopreservation medium was formulated using human serum albumin (HSA) and glycerol as the base components. Following initial screening of seven clinically-compatible solutions, four with cryoprotective properties were identified. These were combined and optimized into a single formulation: IF-M. The viability, phenotype, and function of CAR-NK cells were evaluated after short-term and long-term cryopreservation to assess the effectiveness of IF-M, with Me2SO serving as the control group. The viability and recovery of CAR-NK cells in the IF-M group were significantly higher than those in the Me2SO group within 90 days of cryopreservation. Moreover, after 1 year of cryopreservation the cytotoxic capacity of CAR-NK cells cryopreserved with IF-M was comparable to that of fresh CAR-NK cells and significantly superior to that of CAR-NK cells cryopreserved in Me2SO. The CD107a expression intensity of CAR-NK cells in IF-M group was significantly higher than that of Me2SO group. No statistical differences were observed in other indicators under different cryopreservation times. These results underscore the robustness of IF-M as a suitable replacement for traditional Me2SO-based cryopreservation medium for the long-term cryopreservation and clinical application of off-the-shelf CAR-NK cells.
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- Ruisheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China.
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Waters L, Marks DC, Johnson L. Downscaling platelet cryopreservation: Are platelets frozen in tubes comparable to standard cryopreserved platelets? Transfusion 2024; 64:517-525. [PMID: 38230448 DOI: 10.1111/trf.17724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Platelet cryopreservation extends the shelf-life to at least 2 years. However, platelets are altered during the freeze/thaw process. Downscaling platelet cryopreservation by freezing in tubes would enable rapid screening of novel strategies to improve the quality of cryopreserved platelets (CPPs). The aim of this study was to characterize the effect of freezing conditions on the in vitro phenotype and function of platelets frozen in a low volume compared to standard CPPs. METHODS Platelets were prepared for cryopreservation using 5%-6% DMSO and processed using standard protocols or aliquoted into 2 mL tubes. Platelets were hyperconcentrated to 25 mL (standard CPPs) or 200 μL (tubes) before freezing at -80°C (n = 8). Six insulators/controlled rate freezing containers were used to vary the freezing rate of platelets in tubes. Platelets were thawed, resuspended in plasma, and then assessed by flow cytometry and thromboelastography. RESULTS The use of different insulators for tubes changed the freezing rate of platelets compared to platelets frozen using the standard protocol (p < .001). However, this had no impact on the recovery of the platelets (p = .87) or the proportion of platelets expressing GPIbα (p = .46) or GPVI (p = .07), which remained similar between groups. A lower proportion of platelets frozen in tubes externalized phosphatidylserine compared to standard CPPs (p < .001). The clot-forming ability (thromboelastography) of platelets was similar between groups (p > .05). CONCLUSION Freezing platelets in tubes modified the freezing rate and altered some platelet characteristics. However, the functional characteristics remained comparable, demonstrating the feasibility of downscaling platelet cryopreservation for high-throughput exploratory investigations.
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- Lauren Waters
- Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia
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- Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia
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Kihika JK, Pearman JK, Wood SA, Rhodes LL, Smith KF, Miller MR, Butler J, Ryan KG. Fatty acid production and associated gene pathways are altered by increased salinity and dimethyl sulfoxide treatments during cryopreservation of Symbiodinium pilosum (Symbiodiniaceae). Cryobiology 2024; 114:104855. [PMID: 38301952 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.104855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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The Symbiodinium genus is ancestral among other Symbiodiniaceae lineages with species that are both symbiotic and free living. Changes in marine ecosystems threaten their existence and crucial ecological roles. Cryopreservation offers an avenue for their long-term storage for future habitat restoration after coral bleaching. In our previous study we demonstrated that high salinity treatments of Symbiodiniaceae isolates led to changes in their fatty acid (FA) profiles and higher cell viabilities after cryopreservation. In this study, we investigated the role of increased salinity on FA production and the genes involved in FA biosynthesis and degradation pathways during the cryopreservation of Symbiodinium pilosum. Overall, there was a twofold increase in mass of FAs produced by S. pilosum after being cultured in medium with increased salinity (54 parts per thousand; ppt). Dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO) led to a ninefold increase of FAs in standard salinity (SS) treatment, compared to a fivefold increase in increased salinity (IS) treatments. The mass of the FA classes returned to baseline during recovery. Transcriptomic analyses showed an acyl carrier protein gene was significantly upregulated after Me2SO treatment in the SS cultures. Cytochrome P450 reductase genes were significantly down regulated after Me2SO addition in SS treatment preventing FA degradation. These changes in the expression of FA biosynthesis and degradation genes contributed to more FAs in SS treated isolates. Understanding how increased salinity changes FA production and the roles of specific genes in regulating FA pathways will help improve current freezing protocols for Symbiodiniaceae and other marine microalgae.
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- Joseph K Kihika
- Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, Nelson, 7042, New Zealand; School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand.
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- Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, Nelson, 7042, New Zealand
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- Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, Nelson, 7042, New Zealand
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- Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, Nelson, 7042, New Zealand
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- Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, Nelson, 7042, New Zealand; School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, Nelson, 7042, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
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Li NG. Testing of arctic insect hemolymph as a secondary agent in applied cryopreservation. Cryo Letters 2024; 45:106-113. [PMID: 38557989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Cold hardiness of insects from extremely cold regions is based on a principle of natural cryoprotection, which is associated with physiological mechanisms provided by cryoprotectants. OBJECTIVE Since arctic cold-hardy insects are producers of highly effective cryoprotectants, in this study, the hemolymph of Aporia crataegi L. and Upis ceramboides L. from an extremely cold area (Yakutia) was tested as a secondary component of cryoprotective agents (CPA) for cryopreservation (-80 degree C) of human peripheral blood lymphocytes and skin fibroblasts. MATERIALS AND METHODS Lymphocytes and skin fibroblasts were treated with various combinations of DMSO and hemolymph extract and step-wise cooled to -80 degree C. Post-cryopreservation cell viability was assessed by vital staining and morphological appearance. RESULTS Viability was higher when cells were frozen with a mixture containing DMSO and Upis ceramboides hemolymph compared to the cells frozen in DMSO, while cells frozen with DMSO and Aporia crataegi hemolymph did not survive. The fact that hemolymph of not every cold-resistant insect can be used as a secondary agent along with DMSO indicates that only a unique combination of hemolymph components and its compatibility with cells might result in a positive effect. CONCLUSION Although the use of insect hemolymph as a complementary agent in applied cryopreservation is a problem in terms of practical application, such studies could initiate new trends in the search for the most successful hemolymph-like cryoprotectant systems. https://doi.org/10.54680/fr24210110712.
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- N G Li
- Department of Cryobiology and Germplasm of Animals from Kazakhstan, Institute of Zoology of Republic of Kazakhstan, 93 al-Farabi Str., Almaty 050060; and Cryoprotect LLC, Innovative Center Skolkovo, Merzlotnaya str., 29-43, Yakutsk 677010, Russia.
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Lee S, Joo Y, Lee EJ, Byeon Y, Kim JH, Pyo KH, Kim YS, Lim SM, Kilbride P, Iyer RK, Li M, French MC, Lee JY, Kang J, Byun H, Cho BC. Successful expansion and cryopreservation of human natural killer cell line NK-92 for clinical manufacturing. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0294857. [PMID: 38394177 PMCID: PMC10889882 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells have recently shown renewed promise as therapeutic cells for use in treating hematologic cancer indications. Despite this promise, NK cell manufacturing workflows remain largely manual, open, and disconnected, and depend on feeders, as well as outdated unit operations or processes, often utilizing research-grade reagents. Successful scale-up of NK cells critically depends on the availability and performance of nutrient-rich expansion media and cryopreservation conditions that are conducive to high cell viability and recovery post-thaw. In this paper we used Cytiva hardware and media to expand the NK92 cell line in a model process that is suitable for GMP and clinical manufacturing of NK cells. We tested a range of cryopreservation factors including cooling rate, a range of DMSO-containing and DMSO-free cryoprotectants, ice nucleation, and cell density. Higher post-thaw recovery was seen in cryobags over cryovials cooled in identical conditions, and cooling rates of 1°C/min or 2°C/min optimal for cryopreservation in DMSO-containing and DMSO-free cryoprotectants respectively. Higher cell densities of 5x107 cells/ml gave higher post-thaw viability than those cryopreserved at either 1x106 or 5x106 cells/ml. This enabled us to automate, close and connect unit operations within the workflow while demonstrating superior expansion and cryopreservation of NK92 cells. Cellular outputs and performance were conducive to clinical dosing regimens, serving as a proof-of-concept for future clinical and commercial manufacturing.
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- Seul Lee
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Global Life Sciences Solutions, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC 100 Results Way, Marlborough, MA, United States of America
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- Global Life Sciences Solutions Singapore Pte. Ltd., HarbourFront Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- Global Life Sciences Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai, China
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- Global Life Sciences Solutions Korea Limited 5F, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Global Life Sciences Solutions Korea Limited 5F, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Global Life Sciences Solutions Korea Limited 5F, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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He W, Zhan T, Han H, Xu Y. Optimization of Deep Eutectic Solvents Enables Green and Efficient Cryopreservation. Langmuir 2024; 40:624-637. [PMID: 38114446 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Cryopreservation presents significant opportunities for biomedical applications including cell therapy, tissue engineering, and assisted reproduction. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), the most commonly used cryoprotectant (CPA), can be added to cells to prevent cryogenic damage. However, the toxicity of cryoprotectants restrains its further development in many areas with safety concerns such as clinical treatment. Therefore, the development of low-toxicity cryoprotectants is essential for medical research. This work reports deep eutectic solvents (DES) as naturally biocompatible osmoprotectants for green and efficient cryopreservation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HuMSC), which may be an ideal alternative to DMSO. The six types of DESs were explored for thermal properties, toxicity, and permeability in cells. Raman spectroscopy and viscosity studies showed that DES exhibited an improved hydrogen-bonding system as the temperature decreased. By optimizing the freezing process (cooling rate, incubation time, and loading procedure) of DES, the viability of mouse embryonic fibroblast cells (NIH-3T3) after thawing was significantly improved. The HuMSC were successfully preserved with no significant difference (p > 0.05) in cell viability (94.65%) after thawing compared with DMSO, which preserved the cell differentiation function and improved the cell proliferation rate. The mechanism of DES in cryopreservation was investigated, and it was found that DES could bind water molecules and effectively inhibit the growth of ice crystals during ice recrystallization, reducing mechanical damage to cells. This study highlights the excellent performance of DES as a low-toxicity CPA for stem cell preservation, which may be a significant advance for future clinical cell therapy.
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- Wei He
- Institute of Biothermal Science & Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Co-innovation Center for Energy Therapy of Tumors, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Cryopreservation of Biological Resources, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Institute of Biothermal Science & Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Co-innovation Center for Energy Therapy of Tumors, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Cryopreservation of Biological Resources, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Institute of Biothermal Science & Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Co-innovation Center for Energy Therapy of Tumors, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Cryopreservation of Biological Resources, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Institute of Biothermal Science & Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Co-innovation Center for Energy Therapy of Tumors, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Cryopreservation of Biological Resources, Shanghai 200093, China
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Guo B, Cheng J, Jin X, He Y, Sun X. [Different calcium ion concentrations affect epithelial mesenchymal transformation of human peritoneal mesothelial cells via endoplasmic reticulum stress]. Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue 2024; 36:50-55. [PMID: 38404272 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121430-20230825-00697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effects of different calcium ion concentrations on epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT) of human peritoneal mesothelial cell (HPMC) via endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS). METHODS HPMC cell line HMrSV5 was cultured in vitro and treated in groups. The cells in the control group, high calcium group 1, and high calcium group 2 were treated with medium containing calcium ion concentrations of 1.25, 1.75, and 2.25 mmol/L, respectively. The solvent control group was treated with medium containing 1.25 mmol/L physiological calcium ion concentration and 0.1% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), the high calcium+solvent group was treated with medium containing 2.25 mmol/L calcium ion concentration and 0.1% DMSO, the high calcium+4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) group was treated with medium containing 2.25 mmol/L calcium ion concentration and 1 mmol/L ERS inhibitor 4-PBA, and each group was treated for 48 hours. Morphological changes of cells in each group were observed under light microscope. The expressions of epithelial cell phenotype marker zonula occluden-1 (ZO-1) and mesenchymal cell phenotype marker α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in the cells were observed by immunofluorescence staining. The expressions of EMT marker genes E-cadherin, ZO-1, α-SMA and Vimentin were detected by fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The expressions of ERS marker proteins phosphorylated protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (p-PERK), phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (p-eIF2α), transcription activating factor 4 (ATF4) and C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) were detected by Western blotting. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the morphology of HMrSV5 cells became slender and fibrotic, the fluorescence intensity of ZO-1 increased, and the fluorescence intensity of α-SMA decreased in high calcium 1 and high calcium 2 groups, indicating that the cells transformed from epithelial cells to mesenchyme cells. The mRNA expressions of E-cadherin and ZO-1 were significantly decreased, while the mRNA expressions of α-SMA and Vimentin and the protein expressions of p-PERK, p-eIF2α, ATF4 and CHOP were significantly increased, moreover, the expressions of the above marker genes or proteins in the high calcium 2 group was more obvious than those in the high calcium 1 group [E-cadherin mRNA (2-ΔΔCt): 0.53±0.05 vs. 0.75±0.09, ZO-1 mRNA (2-ΔΔCt): 0.42±0.06 vs. 0.69±0.06, α-SMA mRNA (2-ΔΔCt): 1.81±0.16 vs. 1.32±0.14, Vimentin mRNA (2-ΔΔCt): 2.05±0.22 vs. 1.48±0.16, p-PERK protein (p-PERK/β-actin): 0.81±0.09 vs. 0.59±0.06, p-eIF2α protein (p-eIF2α/β-actin): 0.87±0.10 vs. 0.50±0.06, ATF4 protein (ATF4/β-actin): 0.93±0.10 vs. 0.72±0.06, CHOP protein (CHOP/β-actin): 0.79±0.09 vs. 0.46±0.04, all P < 0.05]. Compared with the solvent control group, the morphological changes of cells, the expressions of EMT marker genes and ERS marker proteins after high calcium ion concentration of 2.25 mmol/L were consistent with those in the high calcium 2 group than control group. Compared with the high calcium+solvent group, the cell morphology recovered the characteristics of polygonal and pebble-like epithelial cells in the high calcium+4-PBA group, the fluorescence intensity of ZO-1 increased, the fluorescence intensity of α-SMA decreased, and the mRNA expressions of E-cadherin and ZO-1 in the cells were significantly increased [E-cadherin mRNA (2-ΔΔCt): 0.86±0.09 vs. 0.57±0.04, ZO-1 mRNA (2-ΔΔCt): 0.81±0.06 vs. 0.48±0.05, both P < 0.05], the mRNA expressions of α-SMA and Vimentin and the protein expressions of p-PERK, p-eIF2α, ATF4 and CHOP were significantly decreased [α-SMA mRNA (2-ΔΔCt): 1.21±0.13 vs. 1.77±0.15, Vimentin mRNA (2-ΔΔCt): 1.30±0.14 vs. 1.94±0.20, p-PERK protein (p-PERK/β-actin): 0.38±0.04 vs. 0.92±0.11, p-eIF2α protein (p-eIF2α/β-actin): 0.34±0.05 vs. 1.05±0.13, ATF4 protein (ATF4/β-actin): 0.57±0.06 vs. 0.97±0.11, CHOP protein (CHOP/β-actin): 0.51±0.04 vs. 0.90±0.12, all P < 0.05]. CONCLUSIONS High calcium ion concentrations of 1.75 mmol/L and 2.25 mmol/L promote EMT of HPMC via activating ERS.
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- Baozhu Guo
- Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075000, Hebei, China. Corresponding author: Guo Baozhu,
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Yamatoya K, Nagai Y, Teramoto N, Kang W, Miyado K, Nakata K, Yagi T, Miyamoto Y. Dimethyl Sulfoxide-Free Cryopreservation of Differentiated Human Neuronal Cells. Biopreserv Biobank 2023; 21:631-634. [PMID: 36827090 DOI: 10.1089/bio.2022.0180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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In recent years, cells provided by cell banks and medical facilities have been used for cell therapy, regenerative therapy, and fundamental research. Cryopreservation is an effective means of maintaining stable cell quality over a long period of time. The slow freezing method is most suitable for processing many human cells isolated simultaneously from organs and tissues, but it is necessary to develop a freezing solution for this method. In this study, we report the successful development of a dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-free freezing medium for differentiated neuronal cells. Neuronal differentiation results in the differentiation of undifferentiated SK-N-SH cells into neuronal cells. A basic freezing medium (BFM) was prepared using Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium, 1 M maltose, and 1% sericin as the essential ingredients, supplemented with 5%-40% propylene glycol (PG). Each BFM supplemented with 5%-40% PG was evaluated in undifferentiated cells. After thawing, BFM supplemented with 10% and 20% PG were 83% and 88% viable, respectively. There was no significant difference between the 10% and 20% PG groups. However, a significant difference was observed when the concentration of PG in the BFM decreased by 5% (5% PG vs. 10% PG; p = 0.0026). Each DMSO-free BFM was evaluated using differentiated neuronal cells. There was no significant difference between the 10% PG BFM and stem-CB-free groups. Viability was significantly different in the 10% glycerol BFM (4.8%) and 10% PG BFM (45%) (p = 0.028). The differentiated cells with 10% PG BFM showed higher adherence to culture dishes than those with 10% glycerol BFM. These results show that BFM containing PG was effective in differentiating neuronal cells. DMSO affects the central nervous system at low concentrations. This report indicates that DMSO is unsuitable for neuronal cells with multipotent differentiation potential. Therefore, it is essential for cell banking and transplantation medicine services to select appropriate cell freezing media.
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- Kenji Yamatoya
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
- Laboratory of Genomic Function Engineering, Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Japan
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Setagaya-ku, Japan
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Setagaya-ku, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
- Division of Sciences for Biological System, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Japan
- Department of Reproductive Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Setagaya-ku, Japan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Japan
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Amir A, Yehudit N, Pasquale P, Roy A. The Effect of Cryoprotectants Concentration on Ice Crystal Propagation Velocity. Biopreserv Biobank 2023; 21:547-553. [PMID: 36383132 DOI: 10.1089/bio.2022.0144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Two physicochemical effects occur during vitrification: nucleation and crystallization. Nucleation is a statistical occurrence by its nature. Thus, the more water molecules that are present the higher are the chances for nucleation to occur. Crystallization is a first-order transition where a water molecule is incorporated into ice crystal. Intracellular viscosity, which is the combination of water, salts, and cryoprotectants (CPs), affects both the nucleation and crystal growth rates. Ice velocity is inversely correlated with the viscosity and directly proportional to the function of the system's supercooling. However, little is known about the speed of ice crystal propagation in vitrification solutions containing different concentrations of CPs. Methods: This article describes the ice crystal propagation velocity while referring to vitrification. Ice crystal propagation velocity was measured in solutions containing different CP (dimethyl sulfoxide [DMSO], propylene glycol [PG], ethylene glycol [EG], and glycerol) concentrations at a supercooled temperature. The different CPs solutions were inserted into 0.25 mL straws and placed in different temperatures of an alcohol bath (Tc) at supercooling temperatures of -8°C to -10°C. Results: We found that ice crystal propagation is inversely correlated to CP concentrations. Interestingly, PG showed, with statistically significant results, lower ice crystal growth velocities up to concentrations of 30% (v/v), compared with DMSO, and EG at the same concentrations. The combination of EG with PG showed better results (0.25 mm/s) than EG with DMSO (0.39 mm/s) in terms of decreasing the ice crystal growth velocity. When the concentration was increased to 40% (v/v), EG showed the lowest ice crystal propagation velocity (0.09 mm/s), although not significantly different than PG and glycerol but significantly lower than DMSO (0.13 mm/s). Conclusion: These results suggest that current vitrification solutions are not optimized. Based on our results, we suggest that combining PG with EG has advantages over the combination of DMSO and EG, which might promote successful cell and tissue vitrification.
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- Division Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- A.A. Technology, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Todrin AF, Kovalenko IF, Smolyaninova YI, Timofeyeva OV, Popivnenko LI, Gordiyenko OI. Determination of cell membrane permeability coefficients: Comparison of models in the case of oocytes. Cryobiology 2023; 113:104789. [PMID: 37924929 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Values of cell membranes permeability coefficients for water and molecules of cryoprotective agents (CPAs) are the necessary characteristics for developing physical-mathematical models describing mass transfer processes through cell membranes in order to predict optimal cell cooling rates. We carried out a comparative analysis of the permeability coefficients of mouse oocyte membranes for molecules of water, ethylene glycol (EG), propane-1,2-diol (1,2-PD) and dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO), determined by applying the classical Kedem-Katchalsky model, which considers only the penetration of non-electrolyte molecules (water and CPA) through the membrane, and the model developed by us, which takes into account the transmembrane transfer of ions and the associated changes in the transmembrane electric potential. We shown that calculations based on the developed modified model provide lower values of the permeability coefficients of the oocyte membrane for water and CPA molecules. What is important that the obtained by our modified model permeability coefficients for water molecules do not depend on the type of cryoprotectant, while the application of the classical model both in our studies and works of other authors always gave different values of these coefficients in solutions with different cryoprotectants. Our modified model also makes it possible to determine the dynamics of the transmembrane electric potential of the cell under the conditions of transmembrane mass transfer and the duration of the membrane being influenced by the changes in electric potential, that is a parameter that can directly affect the viability of cells.
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- A F Todrin
- Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavskaya str., 61016, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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- Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavskaya str., 61016, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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- Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavskaya str., 61016, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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- Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavskaya str., 61016, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavskaya str., 61016, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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- Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavskaya str., 61016, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Wang M, Wang M, Li W, Liu Y, Qiu F. Single-cell detection of DMSO promoted HL-60 differentiation toward granulocyte based on DC-iDEP for medicine screening. Biotechnol J 2023; 18:e2300073. [PMID: 37640006 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202300073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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The most common form of leukemia in adults is acute leukemia. Drug differentiation control is an extremely critical treatment for acute leukemia. Unfortunately, current techniques detecting differentiation control experience long time and complex steps of verification hindering the pace of medicine discovery: flow cytometry and RT-PCR are highly accurate and efficient at a cost of inconvenient fluorescent labeling or a high risk of contamination; conventional staining leads to cell death unavailable for further pharmacological tests. There is a great interest in developing simple, fast, and non-invasive techniques to screen medicine. DC-iDEP is an emerging label-free identification technique taking advantage of the whole cell native biophysical property for sorting cell populations. Here, HL-60 cell line has been used as a model to study the differentiation process toward granulocytes and medicine efficacy. The results showed that DEP succeeded in detecting the DMSO promoted HL-60 differentiation degree by the weighted average characterization factor. This factor is related to the single cell biophysical property, which accumulates to generate differences in each population with distinct constitutions. Furthermore, cichoric acid was investigated to be capable of promoting DMSO-induced differentiation efficiently. Using the change induced by cichoric acid, the HL-60 medicine screening application has been first attempted based on DEP. A rapid, label-free medicine screening method has been established to monitor HL-60 differentiation toward granulocyte and has great potential for medicine screening.
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- Miaomiao Wang
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- College of Pharmaceutical, Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Mohammed L, Marquez-Curtis LA, Elliott JAW. Cryopreservation of human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells with glycerol. Cryobiology 2023; 113:104551. [PMID: 37328025 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The cryopreservation of human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells (hCMEC) has facilitated their commercial availability for research studying the blood-brain barrier. The currently employed cryopreservation protocol uses 10% dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO) in cell medium, or 5% Me2SO in 95% fetal bovine serum (FBS) as cryoprotective agents (CPAs). However, Me2SO is toxic to cells and FBS is animal-derived and not chemically defined, so reducing the concentrations of these components is desirable. Recently, we showed that cryopreserving hCMEC in cell medium with 5% Me2SO and 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) results in over 90% post-thaw cell viability. This previous work was performed using an interrupted slow cooling (graded freezing) approach followed by SYTO13/GelRed staining to assay for membrane integrity. In this paper, we repeated graded freezing of hCMEC in cell medium containing 5% Me2SO and 6% HES, but this time using Calcein AM/propidium iodide staining to ensure that the stain is an equivalent alternative to SYTO13/GelRed for assessment of cell viability, and that results are comparable to those previously published. Next, using graded freezing experiments and Calcein AM/propidium iodide staining, we examined the effectiveness of non-toxic glycerol as a CPA at different concentrations, loading times, and cooling rates. The cryobiological response of hCMEC was used to develop a protocol that optimizes both the permeating and non-permeating capabilities of glycerol. HCMEC in cell medium loaded with 10% glycerol for 1 h at room temperature, ice nucleated at -5 °C and held for 3 min, and then cooled at -1 °C/min to -30 °C before plunging into liquid nitrogen had post-thaw viability of 87.7% ± 1.8%. Matrigel tube formation assay and immunocytochemical staining of junction protein ZO-1 were carried out on post-thaw hCMEC to ensure that the cryopreserved cells were viable and functional, in addition to being membrane-intact.
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- Lanah Mohammed
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Gokarn A, Tembhare PR, Syed H, Sanyal I, Kumar R, Parab S, Khanka T, Punatar S, Kedia S, Ghogale SG, Deshpande N, Nikam Y, Girase K, Mirgh S, Jindal N, Bagal B, Chichra A, Nayak L, Bonda A, Rath S, Hiregoudar S, Poojary M, Saha S, Ojha S, Subramanian PG, Khattry N. Long-Term Cryopreservation of Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Harvest Using Low Concentration (4.35%) Dimethyl Sulfoxide with Methyl Cellulose and Uncontrolled Rate Freezing at -80 °C: An Effective Option in Resource-Limited Settings. Transplant Cell Ther 2023; 29:777.e1-777.e8. [PMID: 37678607 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Long-term cryopreservation of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) is highly useful in the setting of tandem/multiple transplantations or treatment of relapse in the autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) setting. Even in allogeneic HSCT, donor lymphocyte infusions may be stored for months to years if excess stem cells are collected from donors. Cryopreservation is a delicate, complex, and costly procedure, and higher concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a commonly used cryoprotectant, can be toxic to cells and cause adverse effects in the recipient during infusions. In this study, we examined the effect of long-term cryopreservation using 4.35% DMSO (as final concentration) with methyl cellulose and uncontrolled rate freezing in a mechanical freezer (-80 °C) on the viability and colony-forming ability of CD34+ human PBSCs. For patients undergoing autologous HSCT, PBSCs were cryopreserved using DMSO (final concentration of 4.35%) with methyl cellulose. The post-thaw viability of PBSCs was determined using Trypan blue exclusion and flow cytometry-based 7-amino-actinomycin-D (FC-7AAD) methods. Concentrations of CD34+ stem cells and immune cell subsets in post-thaw PBSC harvest samples were assessed using multicolor flow cytometry, and the clonogenic potential of post-thaw stem cells was studied using a colony-forming unit (CFU) assay. CD34+ stem cell levels were correlated with the prestorage CD34 levels using the Pearson correlation test. The viability results in the Trypan blue dye exclusion method and the flow cytometry-based method were compared using Bland-Altman plots. We studied 26 PBSC harvest samples with a median cryopreservation duration of 6.6 years (range, 3.8 to 11.5 years). The median viability of post-thaw PBSCs was >80% using both methods, with a weak agreement between them (r = .03; P = .5). The median CD34+ stem cell count in the post-thaw samples was 9.13 × 106/kg (range, .44 to 26.27 × 106/kg). The CFU assay yielded a good proliferation and differentiation potential in post-thaw PBSCs, with a weak correlation between granulocyte macrophage CFU and CD34+ stem cell levels (r = .4; P = .05). Two samples that had been cryopreserved for >8 years showed low viability. Cryopreservation of PBSCs using 4.35% DMSO with methyl cellulose and uncontrolled freezing in a mechanical freezer at -80 °C allows the maintenance of long-term viability of PBSC for up to 8 years.
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- Anant Gokarn
- Department of Medical Oncology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India; Hematopathology Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India; Hasan Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Hematopathology Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Hasan Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Hematopathology Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Hematopathology Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Hematopathology Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Hematopathology Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Hasan Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Hematopathology Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India; Department of Transfusion Medicine, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India; Department of Transfusion Medicine, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India; Department of Transfusion Medicine, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India; Department of Transfusion Medicine, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India; Hematopathology Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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Al-Chlaihawi M, Janabi A. Azilsartan improves doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via inhibiting oxidative stress, proinflammatory pathway, and apoptosis. J Med Life 2023; 16:1783-1788. [PMID: 38585516 PMCID: PMC10994606 DOI: 10.25122/jml-2023-0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Azilsartan, a known angiotensin receptor blocker, has shown potential in reducing 24-hour blood pressure and may have protective effects against cardiac complications. Increased oxidative stress in cardiac tissue is directly related to the cardiac complications of doxorubicin. This study investigated whether azilsartan could mitigate doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. We divided 28 male rats into four groups: the control group receiving a standard diet and water, the vehicle group given DMSO orally for two weeks, doxorubicin group receiving 2.5 mg/kg of doxorubicin three times a week for two weeks, and azilsartan group treated with 5 mg/kg/day of azilsartan orally and doxorubicin. Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity was evidenced by a significant increase in TNF-α, IL-1β, MDA, and caspase-3 levels and significantly decreased TAC and Bcl-2 levels in the cardiac tissues of treated rats compared to the DMSO and control groups. Azilsartan significantly decreased doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity, as evidenced by a decline in serum levels of both TNF-α and IL-1β. Additionally, MDA significantly decreased in the cardiac tissue, although TAC was significantly increased when comparing the azilsartan group to the group receiving doxorubicin-only. These results suggest that azilsartan effectively reduced doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity, likely by mitigating apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress in cardiac tissues.
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- Mohammed Al-Chlaihawi
- Department of Pharmacy, Kufa Technical Institute, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Najaf, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
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Roesch A, Windisch R, Wichmann C, Wolkers WF, Kersten G, Menzen T. Osmotic properties of T cells determined by flow imaging microscopy in comparison to electrical sensing zone analysis. Cryobiology 2023; 113:104587. [PMID: 37783264 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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To develop cryopreservation methods for cell-based medicinal products it is important to understand osmotic responses of cells upon immersion into solutions with cryoprotective agents (CPAs) and during freezing. The aim of this study was to assess the osmotic response of T cells by using flow imaging microscopy (FIM) as a novel cell-sizing technique, and to corroborate the findings with electrical impedance measurements conducted on a Coulter counter. Jurkat cells were used as a potential model cell line for primary T cells. Cell volume responses were used to derive important cell parameters for cryopreservation such as the osmotically inactive cell volume Vb and the membrane permeability towards water and various CPAs. Unlike Coulter counter measurement, FIM, combined with Trypan blue staining can differentiate between viable and dead cells, which yields a more accurate estimation of Vb. Membrane permeabilities to water, dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO) and glycerol were measured for Jurkat cells at different temperatures. The permeation of Me2SO into the cells was faster in comparison to glycerol. CPA permeation decreased with decreasing temperature following Arrhenius behavior. Moreover, membrane permeability to water decreased in the presence of CPAs. Vb of Jurkat cells was found to be 49% of the isotonic volume and comparable to that of primary T cells. FIM proved to be a valuable tool to determine the membrane permeability parameters of mammalian cells to water and cryoprotective agents, which in turn can be used to rationally design CPA loading procedures for cryopreservation.
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- Alexandra Roesch
- Coriolis Pharma, Fraunhoferstr. 18 b, 82152, Martinsried, Germany; Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300, RA, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Division of Transfusion Medicine, Cell Therapeutics and Haemostaseology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Transfusion Medicine, Cell Therapeutics and Haemostaseology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Unit for Reproductive Medicine - Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany; Biostabilization Laboratory - Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Implant Research and Development, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Coriolis Pharma, Fraunhoferstr. 18 b, 82152, Martinsried, Germany; Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300, RA, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Coriolis Pharma, Fraunhoferstr. 18 b, 82152, Martinsried, Germany.
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Rimac V, Bojanić I, Dabelić S, Ćepulić BG. The impact of cryoprotectant exposure time on post-thaw viability of autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells and leukocyte subpopulations. Acta Pharm 2023; 73:655-672. [PMID: 38147484 DOI: 10.2478/acph-2023-0037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Although the use of cryoprotectant dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is the gold standard in cryopreservation of hematopoietic stem cells, it is well known that it has a negative effect on cell viability. The aim of this prospective study was to examine how the length of post-thaw exposure to DMSO affects the cell viability and stability of peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) samples. Additionally, the effects of donor type and pre-cryopreservation storage time on post-thaw viability during the stability study were evaluated. In 30 autologous and 30 allogeneic PBSC samples viable CD34+, CD14+, CD19+, CD16+/56+, and CD3+ cells were determined immediately after thawing, and one-and three-hours post-thaw. Analysis of the absolute count of viable cells in thawed samples showed a significant difference between all measurement points for CD34+ (p < 0.001), CD14+ (p < 0.001), and CD19+ cells (p < 0.001). No significant differences were observed for post-thaw stability of allogeneic samples analysed between products stored before cryopreservation ≥ 24 hours (N = 20), and those stored < 24 hours (N = 10), except for viable CD3+/CD4+ cells after three hours post-thaw (p = 0.028). In conclusion, DMSO had different effects on leukocyte subpopulations in cryopre-served PBSC samples. The type of donors and the length of storage before cryopreservation did not affect the post-thaw stability of cryopreserved PBSC samples.
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- Vladimira Rimac
- 1Department of Transfusion Medicine and Transplantation, Biology University Hospital Centre Zagreb 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- 1Department of Transfusion Medicine and Transplantation, Biology University Hospital Centre Zagreb 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- 2University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Lv X, Lin Y, Zhu X, Cai X. Isoalantolactone suppresses gallbladder cancer progression via inhibiting the ERK signalling pathway. Pharm Biol 2023; 61:556-567. [PMID: 36994917 PMCID: PMC10064832 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2023.2191645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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CONTEXT Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common malignant tumour of the biliary tract. Isoalantolactone (IAL), an active sesquiterpene lactone compound isolated from the roots of Inula helenium L. (Asteraceae), has antitumour effects. OBJECTIVE This study investigates the effects of IAL on GBC. MATERIALS AND METHODS In vitro, NOZ and GBC-SD cells were treated with IAL (0, 10, 20 and 40 μM) for 24 h. The DMSO-treated cells were selected as a control. Cell proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis were measured by the CCK-8 assay, transwell assay, flow cytometry and western blot. In vivo, subcutaneous tumour xenografts were constructed by injecting nude mice (BALB/C) with 5 × 106 NOZ cells. Mice were divided into the control group (equal amount of DMSO), the IAL group (10 mg/kg/day) and the IAL + Ro 67-7476 group (IAL, 10 mg/kg/day; Ro 67-7476, 4 mg/kg/day). The study duration was 30 days. RESULTS Compared with the DMSO group, cell proliferation of NOZ (IC50 15.98 μM) and GBC-SD (IC50 20.22 μM) was inhibited by about 70% in the IAL 40 μM group. Migration and invasion were suppressed by about 80%. Cell apoptosis rate was increased about three-fold. The phosphorylation level of ERK was decreased to 30-35%. Tumour volume and weight (about 80% reduction) were suppressed by IAL in vivo. Moreover, the effects of IAL were abolished by Ro 67-7476 in vitro and in vivo. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that IAL could inhibit GBC progression in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting the ERK signalling pathway.
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- Xingyu Lv
- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Leite MC, Galland F, Guerra MC, Rodrigues L, Taday J, Monteforte PT, Hirata H, Gottfried C, Donato R, Smaili S, Gonçalves CA. Astroglial S100B Secretion Is Mediated by Ca 2+ Mobilization from Endoplasmic Reticulum: A Study Using Forskolin and DMSO as Secretagogues. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16576. [PMID: 38068900 PMCID: PMC10706453 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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S100B, a homodimeric Ca2+-binding protein, is produced and secreted by astrocytes, and its extracellular levels have been used as a glial marker in brain damage and neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases; however, its mechanism of secretion is elusive. We used primary astrocyte cultures and calcium measurements from real-time fluorescence microscopy to investigate the role of intracellular calcium in S100B secretion. In addition, the dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) effect on S100B was investigated in vitro and in vivo using Wistar rats. We found that DMSO, a widely used vehicle in biological assays, is a powerful S100B secretagogue, which caused a biphasic response of Ca2+ mobilization. Our data show that astroglial S100B secretion is triggered by the increase in intracellular Ca2+ and indicate that this increase is due to Ca2+ mobilization from the endoplasmic reticulum. Also, blocking plasma membrane Ca2+ channels involved in the Ca2+ replenishment of internal stores decreased S100B secretion. The DMSO-induced S100B secretion was confirmed in vivo and in ex vivo hippocampal slices. Our data support a nonclassic vesicular export of S100B modulated by Ca2+, and the results might contribute to understanding the mechanism underlying the astroglial release of S100B.
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- Marina C. Leite
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Porto Alegre 90035-003, RS, Brazil; (M.C.G.); (L.R.); (J.T.); (C.G.); (C.-A.G.)
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- Centro de Ciências e Qualidade dos Alimentos, Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos, Campinas 13070-178, SP, Brazil;
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Porto Alegre 90035-003, RS, Brazil; (M.C.G.); (L.R.); (J.T.); (C.G.); (C.-A.G.)
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Porto Alegre 90035-003, RS, Brazil; (M.C.G.); (L.R.); (J.T.); (C.G.); (C.-A.G.)
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Porto Alegre 90035-003, RS, Brazil; (M.C.G.); (L.R.); (J.T.); (C.G.); (C.-A.G.)
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- Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, São João Del Rei 36301-160, MG, Brazil;
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04044-020, SP, Brazil; (H.H.); (S.S.)
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Porto Alegre 90035-003, RS, Brazil; (M.C.G.); (L.R.); (J.T.); (C.G.); (C.-A.G.)
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- Interuniversity Institute of Myology, 06132 Perugia, Italy;
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04044-020, SP, Brazil; (H.H.); (S.S.)
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Porto Alegre 90035-003, RS, Brazil; (M.C.G.); (L.R.); (J.T.); (C.G.); (C.-A.G.)
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Liu J, Zhang H, Zhang L, Li T, Liu N, Liu Q. Effect of various concentrations of common organic solvents on the growth and proliferation ability of Candida glabrata and their permissible limits for addition in drug susceptibility testing. PeerJ 2023; 11:e16444. [PMID: 38025727 PMCID: PMC10668856 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Objectives Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), acetone, ethanol, and methanol are organic solvents commonly used for dissolving drugs in antimicrobial susceptibility testing. However, these solvents have certain antimicrobial activity. Currently, standardized criteria for the selection and dosage of drug solvents in drug susceptibility testing research are lacking. The study aims to provide experimental evidence for the selection and addition limit of drug solvents for the in vitro antifungal susceptibility test of Candida glabrata (C. glabrata). Methods According to the recommendation of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) M27-A3, a 0.5 McFarland C. glabrata suspension was prepared and then diluted 1:1,000. Next, a gradient dilution method was used to prepare 20%, 10%, 5%, and 2.5% DMSO/acetone/ethanol/methanol. The mixture was plated onto a 96-well plate and incubated at a constant temperature of 35 °C for 48 h. The inhibitory effects of DMSO, acetone, ethanol, and methanol on C. glabrata growth and proliferation were analyzed by measuring optical density values at 600 nm (OD600 values). Results After 48 h incubation, the OD600 values of C. glabrata decreased to different extents in the presence of the four common organic solvents. The decrease in the OD600 values was greater with increasing concentrations within the experimental concentration range. When DMSO and acetone concentrations were higher than 2.5% (containing 2.5%) and methanol and ethanol concentrations were higher than 5.0% (containing 5.0%), the differences were statistically significant compared with the growth control wells without any organic solvent (P < 0.05). Conclusion All four organic solvents could inhibit C. glabrata growth and proliferation. When used as solvents for drug sensitivity testing in C. glabrata, the concentrations of DMSO, acetone, ethanol, and methanol should be below 2.5%, 2.5%, 5%, and 5%, respectively.
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- Juan Liu
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Bao C, Wuyun Sure G, Gao Y. [Mongolian medicine Zhenbao Pill (Eridon Uril) inhibits inflammation and apoptosis in hippocampal neuronal cells of oxyglucose deprived/reoxygenated mice through activation of SIRT1/NF-κB pathway]. Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 39:1003-1009. [PMID: 37980552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Objective To observe the effect of Mongolian medicine Zhenbao Pill (Eridon Uril, EU) on inflammation and apoptosis of HT22 mouse hippocampal neurons cells under oxygen glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R), and to explore its potential mechanism. Methods Three-gas incubator and sugar-free anaerobic medium were used to construct a model of OGD/R-injured HT22 cells. OGD/R model cells were treated with EU (10, 20 and 40 μg/mL), and the optimal dose of 20 μg/mL was screened. The OGD/R injured cells treated with nicotinamide (NAM), inhibitor of SIRT1, combined with EU were set as EU combined with NAM group, and the OGD /R injured cells treated with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) combined with EU were set as EU combined with DMSO group. CCK-8 assay and ELISA were used to detect cell activity and LDH leakage rate, respectively. Detection of the mRNA expression of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), Interleukin 6 (IL-6), and IL-1β was detected by real time fluorescence quantitative PCR in HT22 cells. The apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. The protein expression of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl2), Bcl2 related X protein (BAX), SIRT1, inhibitor of nuclear factor κB α (IκBα), and phosphorylated nuclear factor κB (p-NF-κB) were detected by Western blot analysis. Results Compared to the control group, HT22 cells in the OGD/R group showed significantly lower activity and higher LDH leakage rate, while (20, 40)μg/mL EU treatment significantly increased cell activity and lowered LDH leakage rate, with 20 μg/mL EU being the optimal dose. The mRNA expression of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β and the apoptosis rate of the cells in the OGD/R group were significantly higher than those in the control group. The protein levels of SIRT1, IκBα, and Bcl2 were significantly lower than that in the control group, while the protein levels of p-NF-κB, BAX were significantly higher than that in the control group. EU significantly inhibited the secretion of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β and apoptosis in HT22 cells induced by OGD/R. Conclusion EU significantly reduces the inflammatory response and apoptosis in OGD/R-induced mouse hippocampal neurons, which is associated with the activation of SIRT1/NF-κB signal pathway.
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- Chunsheng Bao
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Mongolian University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Mongolian University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Mongolian University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, China. *Corresponding author, E-mail:
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El Kamouh M, Brionne A, Sayyari A, Laurent A, Labbé C. Cryopreservation effect on DNA methylation profile in rainbow trout spermatozoa. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19029. [PMID: 37923780 PMCID: PMC10624875 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44803-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
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Spermatozoa are the cells that are most commonly used for cryopreservation of valuable genetic resources in aquaculture. It is known that fish spermatozoa transmit to the embryo not only their genetic but also their epigenetic profile, especially DNA methylation. Therefore, any alteration of the DNA methylation profile in spermatozoa induces the risk of transmitting epigenetic alterations to the offspring. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of cryopreservation on DNA methylation in rainbow trout spermatozoa. To trigger variable cellular response after freezing-thawing, spermatozoa from mature males were cryopreserved with dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol or glycerol as cryoprotectant. We observed that dimethyl sulfoxide was the best to preserve thawed spermatozoa functions. Methanol only slightly preserved all the cellular parameters, while glycerol failed to protect motility and fertilization ability. The consequences on DNA methylation were assessed using Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing (RRBS). Sperm cryopreservation did not thoroughly impact DNA methylation, although 335-564 differentially methylated cytosines were characterized depending on the cryoprotectant. Very few of them were shared between cryoprotectants, and no correlation with the extent of cellular damage was found. Our study showed that DNA methylation was only slightly altered after sperm cryopreservation, and this may render further analysis of the risk for the progeny very challenging.
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- Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- INRAE, Fish Physiology and Genomics, UR 1037, Rennes, France.
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- INRAE, Fish Physiology and Genomics, UR 1037, Rennes, France.
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Akarsu SA, Gungor IH, Acisu TC, Cakir A, Guler E, Koca RH, Yilmaz I, Sonmez M, Gur S, Turk G, Kaya SO, Yuce A. Determination of the cryoprotective effect of n-methylacetamide in rabbit semen. Cryo Letters 2023; 44:378-384. [PMID: 38311932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Amides are low molecular weight cryoprotectants. N-methylacetamide (MA) is one of the cryoprotectant agents in this group. OBJECTIVE To investigate the cryoprotective effect of MA in rabbit semen. MATERIALS AND METHODS For this purpose, six ejaculates from six New Zealand rabbits were collected and pooled using an artificial vagina. Pooled semen was divided into four equal parts and diluted with TCG+ egg yolk. CPA was added to form the following groups: Control with 6% DMSO; Group 1 with 1% MA; Group 2 with 2% MA; and Group 3 with 3% MA. After the addition of CPA, the semen eqilibration procedure was started. Sperm were then drawn into 0.25 mL straws, frozen by automatic semen freezing and stored in a liquid nitrogen container. Pipettes were thawed after 24 h and analyses were performed. RESULTS Total, progressive and rapid motility values of the Control group were higher than those of the MA groups (p<0.05). However, there was no statistical difference between the Control and Group 2 in terms of these parameters. While there was no statistical difference between the groups in terms of acrosome damage and mitochondrial membrane potential, the best results were observed in Control, Group 2, Group 1 and Group 3, respectively. When we compared all groups, no difference was found in terms of MDA, CAT and GSH-Px. There was a statistical difference between Group 3 and the Control in terms of GSH level (p<0.05). CONCLUSION DMSO appeared to be more useful for the cryopreservation of rabbit semen compared to MA. Doi.org/10.54680/fr23610110812.
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bingol University, Bingol, Turkey.
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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Silva Júnior RA, Desenzi R, Ramires MMS, Souza AF, Donato MAM, Peixoto CA, Nascimento T, Bartolomeu CC, Batista AM. Effects of antifreeze protein from Lolium perenne L. ( LpAFP) in the vitrification of in vitro-produced bovine embryos. ZYGOTE 2023; 31:468-474. [PMID: 37366027 DOI: 10.1017/s0967199423000333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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In the present study, the cryoprotective effects of Lolium perenne antifreeze protein (LpAFP) on the vitrification of bovine embryos were evaluated. In vitro-produced blastocysts were divided into two groups: the control group (CG) without the addition of LpAFP and the treatment group (TG) with the addition of 500 ng/ml of LpAFP in the equilibrium and vitrification solution. Vitrification was carried out by transferring the blastocysts to the equilibrium solution [7.5% ethylene glycol (EG) and 7.5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)] for 2 min and then to the vitrification solution (15% EG, 15% DMSO and 0.5M sucrose). The blastocysts were deposited on a cryotop device and submerged in liquid nitrogen. Warming was carried out in three steps in solutions with different sucrose concentrations (1.0, 0.5, and 0.0 M, respectively). Embryos were evaluated for re-expansion/hatching, the total cell count, and ultrastructural analysis. There was no significant difference in the re-expansion rate 24 h after warming; however, there was variation (P < 0.05) in the hatching rate in the TG and the total number of cells 24 h after warming was higher in the TG (114.87 ± 7.24) when compared with the CG (91.81 ± 4.94). The ultrastructural analysis showed changes in organelles related to the vitrification process but, in the TG, there was less damage to mitochondria and rough endoplasmic reticulum compared with the CG. In conclusion, the addition of 500 ng/ml of LpAFP during the vitrification of in vitro-produced bovine embryos improved the hatching rate and total cell number of blastocysts after warming and mitigated intracellular damage.
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- R A Silva Júnior
- Laboratório de Biotécnicas Aplicadas à Reprodução, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotécnicas Aplicadas à Reprodução, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ultrastructure, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Recife, PE, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology on Neuroimmunomodulation (INCT-NIM, CNPq), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotécnicas Aplicadas à Reprodução, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotécnicas Aplicadas à Reprodução, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Margariti A, Papakonstantinou VD, Stamatakis GM, Demopoulos CA, Machalia C, Emmanouilidou E, Schnakenburg G, Nika MC, Thomaidis NS, Philippopoulos AI. First-Row Transition Metal Complexes Incorporating the 2-(2'-pyridyl)quinoxaline Ligand (pqx), as Potent Inflammatory Mediators: Cytotoxic Properties and Biological Activities against the Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) and Thrombin. Molecules 2023; 28:6899. [PMID: 37836742 PMCID: PMC10574351 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28196899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Inflammatory mediators constitute a recently coined term in the field of metal-based complexes with antiplatelet activities. Our strategy targets Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) and its receptor, which is the most potent lipid mediator of inflammation. Thus, the antiplatelet (anti-PAF) potency of any substance could be exerted by inhibiting the PAF-induced aggregation in washed rabbit platelets (WRPs), which internationally is a well-accepted methodology. Herein, a series of mononuclear (mer-[Cr(pqx)Cl3(H2O]) (1), [Co(pqx)Cl2(DMF)] (2) (DMF = N,N'-dimethyl formamide), [Cu(pqx)Cl2(DMSO)] (3) (DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide), [Zn(pqx)Cl2] (4)) and dinuclear complexes ([Mn(pqx)(H2O)2Cl2]2 (5), [Fe(pqx)Cl2]2 (6) and [Ni(pqx)Cl2]2 (7)) incorporating the 2-(2'-pyridyl)quinoxaline ligand (pqx), were biologically evaluated as inhibitors of the PAF- and thrombin-induced aggregation in washed rabbit platelets (WRPs). The molecular structure of the five-co-ordinate analog (3) has been elucidated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealing a trigonal bipyramidal geometry. All complexes are potent inhibitors of the PAF-induced aggregation in WRPs in the micromolar range. Complex (6) displayed a remarkable in vitro dual inhibition against PAF and thrombin, with IC50 values of 1.79 μM and 0.46 μM, respectively. Within the series, complex (5) was less effective (IC50 = 39 μM) while complex (1) was almost 12-fold more potent against PAF, as opposed to thrombin-induced aggregation. The biological behavior of complexes 1, 6 and 7 on PAF's basic metabolic enzymatic pathways reveals that they affect key biosynthetic and catabolic enzymes of PAF underlying the anti-inflammatory properties of the relevant complexes. The in vitro cytotoxic activities of all complexes in HEK293T (human embryonic kidney cells) and HeLa cells (cervical cancer cells) are described via the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The results reveal that complex 3 is the most potent within the series.
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- Antigoni Margariti
- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (V.D.P.); (G.M.S.); (C.A.D.); (C.M.); (E.E.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (V.D.P.); (G.M.S.); (C.A.D.); (C.M.); (E.E.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (V.D.P.); (G.M.S.); (C.A.D.); (C.M.); (E.E.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (V.D.P.); (G.M.S.); (C.A.D.); (C.M.); (E.E.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (V.D.P.); (G.M.S.); (C.A.D.); (C.M.); (E.E.)
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, D-53121 Bonn, Germany;
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (M.-C.N.); (N.S.T.)
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (M.-C.N.); (N.S.T.)
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece;
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Kara A, Ozkanlar S. Blockade of P2X7 receptor-mediated purinergic signaling with A438079 protects against LPS-induced liver injury in rats. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2023; 37:e23443. [PMID: 37365769 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The study aimed to investigate the hepatoprotective effects of purinergic receptor (P2X7R) antagonism by A438079 in liver damage. An experimental model of inflammation was performed by intraperitoneal (i.p.) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration in the rat. The groups were Control, A438079, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), LPS, LPS + DMSO, and LPS + A438079. Following LPS (8 mg/kg) injection, A438079 (15 mg/kg) and DMSO (0.1 mL) were administrated (i.p) in the study groups. The blood and the liver tissues were removed for histological, biochemical, and western blot analyses. In the biochemical analysis, serum aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) concentrations, the tissue glutathione (GSH) level, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity dramatically decreased and malondialdehyde (MDA) level increased in the LPS and LPS + DMSO groups compared to the LPS + A438079 group. In the histological analysis, severe sinusoidal dilatation, necrotic hepatocytes, and inflammatory cell infiltration were observed in the LPS and LPS + DMSO groups while these effects were lessened in the LPS + A438079 group. The relative protein expression levels of P2X7R, Nf-kB-p65, IL-6, and Caspase-3 were significantly higher in the LPS and the LPS + DMSO groups than in the LPS + A438079 group. On the other hand, these protein expressions were considerably lower in the Control, A438079, and DMSO groups compared to the LPS + A438079 group. In addition, Bcl-2 protein expression was significantly lower in the LPS and the LPS + DMSO groups and higher in the LPS + A438079 group compared to the other groups. The protective effect of A438079 against LPS-induced hepatic inflammation may be related to P2X7R antagonism, inflammatory mediators, and apoptotic cell death.
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- Adem Kara
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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Kaplan Algin A, Tomruk C, Gözde Aslan Ç, Şaban Akkurt S, Mehtap Çinar G, Ulukaya S, Uyanikgil Y, Akçay Y. Effects of ozone treatment to the levels of neurodegeneration biomarkers after rotenone induced rat model of Parkinson's disease. Neurosci Lett 2023; 814:137448. [PMID: 37597740 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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The study investigated the effects of ozone treatment on the neurodegeneration of stereotaxic rotenone-induced parkinson's disease (PD) model. The model was confirmed using the apomorphine rotation test. α-synuclein, amyloid-β, Tau, phosphorylated Tau, as well as tyrosine hydroxylase(+), nNOS(+), and glial cell counts were used to evaluate neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area. The experiment involved 48 Sprague-Dawley rats divided into four groups: dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), DMSO with ozone (O), DMSO/rotenone (R), and D/R/O. Ozone treatment significantly improved tissue α-synuclein level and TH+, nNOS+, and glial cell counts compared to the rotenone-only group. The study suggests that ozone treatment may have beneficial effects on PD biomarkers in the rotenone model. Further studies on ozone dosage, duration, and administration methods in humans could provide more evidence for its potential use in Parkinson's disease treatment.
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- Asuman Kaplan Algin
- Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey; Integrative and Complementary Medical Clinic Muratpaşa, Antalya, Turkey
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- Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Biruni University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, İstanbul, Turkey.
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- Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey; Clinic of Dr. Sinan Akkurt, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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Zamanirad F, Fattahi M, Amirteymori H, Mousavi Z, Haghparast A. The role of orexin-1 receptors within the ventral tegmental area in the extinction and reinstatement of methamphetamine place preference. Behav Brain Res 2023; 453:114608. [PMID: 37532004 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Targeting the orexin system has recently been identified as one of the promising options for treating drug addiction. It may be more feasible and achievable if we investigate the accurate function of the orexin system in brain areas implicated in reward and addiction, such as the ventral tegmental area (VTA) by animal reward models. This study investigated the contribution of the orexin system, mainly the orexin-1 receptors (OX1R) in the VTA, in the extinction and reinstatement of methamphetamine (METH) related memories in the conditioned place preference (CPP) model. Animals after the acquisition of METH place preference were subjected to two separate sets of extinction and reinstatement experiments to receive various concentrations of selective OX1R antagonist, SB334867 into the bilateral VTA before extinction sessions (1, 3, and 10 nmol/0.3 μl DMSO per side) or only on the reinstatement phase (3, 10, and 30 nmol/0.3 μl DMSO per side), respectively. Intra-VTA infusion of SB334867 throughout the extinction phase could remarkably facilitate the extinction process and decrease the maintenance of reinforcing effects of METH at the highest dosage (10 nmol; p < 0.0001). Data also indicated a single microinfusion of SB334867 into the VTA before reinstatement of the METH-seeking behavior could considerably prevent the relapse of previously formed reward-context memories (10 nmol; p < 0.01 and 30 nmol; p < 0.001). The present study provided evidence supporting the potential therapeutic effects of the orexin system modulation, specifically in the VTA, on different stages of METH-induced place preference.
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- Ferdos Zamanirad
- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran; School of Cognitive Sciences, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran; Department of Basic Sciences, Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Uluisik D, Keskin E, Hatipoglu D. The evaluation of curcumin effects on some acute phase proteins in aflatoxin B1 applied rats. Pak J Pharm Sci 2023; 36:1375-1379. [PMID: 37869912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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This study was designed to determine the effects of curcumin on some acute phase proteins in rats treated with aflatoxin B1. In this study, healthy 38 male Wistar Albino rats were used. The animals in control group were given food and distilled water. The animals in DMSO group were orally given 1 ml 10% DMSO daily for 60 days, animals in Cur group was orally given 300mg/kg curcumin dissolved in 10% DMSO daily for 60 days. Animals in AFB1 group were orally given 250µg/kg aflatoxin B1 dissolved in 10% DMSO daily for 60 days. Animals in AFB1+Cur group was orally given 250µg/kg aflatoxin B1 dissolved in 10% DMSO and 300mg/kg curcumin dissolved in 10% DMSO daily for 60 days. In blood samples taken from all animals, fibrinogen, prothrombin, albumin and CRP levels were determined. In this study, fibrinogen, prothrombin and CRP levels with AFB1 group were found to be significantly higher than the control group (p<0.05). In the AFB1+Cur group, fibrinogen and CRP levels were lower than in the aflatoxin group (p<0.05). In the study, it was observed that albumin level in rats in AFB1 group significantly decreased compared to the control group (p<0.05) and this difference was found to be eliminated depend on the application of curcumin together with aflatoxin B1 (p<0.05). In conclusion, our findings regarding the ameliorating effects of curcumin on acute phase protein abnormalities caused by aflatoxicosis will contribute to future research.
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- Deniz Uluisik
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Selcuk, Campus, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Selcuk, Campus, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Selcuk, Campus, Konya, Turkey
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Yang Y, Chen CF, Guo FF, Gu YQ, Liang H, Chen ZF. In vitro and in vivo antitumor activities of Ru and Cu complexes with terpyridine derivatives as ligands. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 246:112284. [PMID: 37327592 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Six terpyridine ligands(L1-L6) with chlorophenol or bromophenol moiety were obtained to prepare metal terpyridine derivatives complexes: [Ru(L1)(DMSO)Cl2] (1), [Ru(L2)(DMSO)Cl2] (2), [Ru(L3)(DMSO)Cl2] (3), [Cu(L4)Br2]·DMSO (4), Cu(L5)Br2 (5), and [Cu(L6)Br2]⋅CH3OH (6). The complexes were fully characterized. Ru complexes 1-3 showed low cytotoxicity against the tested cell lines. Cu complexes 4-6 exhibited higher cytotoxicity against several tested cancer cell lines compared to their ligands and cisplatin, and lower toxicity towards normal human cells. Copper(II) complexes 4-6 arrested T-24 cell cycle in G1 phase. The mechanism studies indicated that complexes 4-6 accumulated in mitochondria of T-24 cells and caused significant reduction of the mitochondrial membrane potential, increase of the intracellular ROS levels and the release of Ca2+, and the activation of the Caspase cascade, finally inducing apoptosis. Animal studies showed that complex 6 obviously inhibited the tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model bearing T-24 tumor cells without significant toxicity.
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- Yang Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China; Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guilin Normal College, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China; School of Environment and Life Science, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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Kocaağa N, Türkkol A, Bilgin MD, Erdoğmuş A. The synthesis of novel water-soluble zinc (II) phthalocyanine based photosensitizers and exploring of photodynamic therapy activities on the PC3 cancer cell line. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2023; 22:2037-2053. [PMID: 37166570 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-023-00428-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this study, Schiff base substituted phthalocyanine complexes (Zn1c, Zn2c) and their quaternized derivatives (Q-Zn1c, Q-Zn2c) were synthesized for the first time. Their structures have been characterized by FT-IR, 1H-NMR, UV-Vis, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis as well as. The photophysicochemical properties (fluorescence, singlet oxygen and photodegradation quantum yield) of these novel complexes were investigated in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) for both non-ionic and quaternized cationic phthalocyanine complexes and in aqueous solution for quaternized cationic phthalocyanine complexes. Water soluble cationic phthalocyanine compounds gave good singlet oxygen quantum yield (0.65 for Q-Zn1c, 0.66 for Q-Zn2c in DMSO; 0.65 for Q-Zn2c in aqueous solution). The binding of Q-Zn1c and Q-Zn2c to BSA/DNA was studied by using UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy and these. Studies indicate that the mechanism of BSA quenching by quaternized zinc(II) phthalocyanines was static quenching. Quaternized zinc(II) phthalocyanines interacted with ct-DNA by intercalation. Quaternized zinc(II) phthalocyanines caused a decrease in cell viability and triggered apoptotic cell death after PDT was applied at a concentration that did not have a toxic effect on their own. Q-Zn1c and Q-Zn2c mediated PDT reduced the activity of SOD, CAT, GSH while increased MDA level in the prostate cancer cells. Furthermore, expression of apoptotic proteins after PDT was examined. The results revealed that the synthesized water soluble quaternized zinc(II) phthalocyanine complexes (Q-Zn1c and Q-Zn2c) are promising potential photosensitizers for PDT.
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- Nagihan Kocaağa
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, 34210, Turkey
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, 09010, Turkey
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, 09010, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, 34210, Turkey.
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Ehn K, Wikman A, Uhlin M, Sandgren P. Cryopreserved Platelets in a Non-Toxic DMSO-Free Solution Maintain Hemostatic Function In Vitro. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13097. [PMID: 37685902 PMCID: PMC10488190 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is regularly used as a cryoprotectant agent for the cryopreservation of platelets. However, DMSO is considered toxic. We therefore hypothesized that saline could be used as a non-toxic medium for the cryopreservation of platelets. Double-dose buffy coat platelets (n = 10) were divided and cryopreserved at -80 °C using 5-6% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) or in NaCl (9 mg/mL). Paired testing was conducted pre-freeze, post-thaw (PT 1 h). Upon analysis, each bag was thawed and reconstituted in fresh plasma. Analyses included cell counts and the metabolic, phenotypic, and functional properties of the platelets together with thromboelastometry. The cryopreserved platelets showed several biochemical and ultrastructural changes compared to pre-freezing. Platelet recovery was approximately 17% higher in DMSO-free units (p < 0.001), but the platelet viability was reduced (p < 0.001). However, using controlled freezing (n = 6), the platelet viability was improved. The clot formation time (CFT) was comparable, but DMSO-free platelets showed slightly decreased maximum clot firmness (MCF) (p = 0.034). By reducing the reconstituted plasma volume, a reduced CFT and increased MCF were obtained (p < 0.001). This study demonstrates that platelets can be cryopreserved in saline without the addition of DMSO, with high recovery and maintained hemostatic function. However, controlled freezing is required to optimize platelet quality.
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- Kristina Ehn
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine (KITM), Karolinska University Hospital, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden; (A.W.); (M.U.); (P.S.)
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, 141 52 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine (KITM), Karolinska University Hospital, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden; (A.W.); (M.U.); (P.S.)
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, 141 52 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine (KITM), Karolinska University Hospital, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden; (A.W.); (M.U.); (P.S.)
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, 141 52 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine (KITM), Karolinska University Hospital, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden; (A.W.); (M.U.); (P.S.)
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, 141 52 Huddinge, Sweden
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Dumont LJ, Wolfe B, Leite C, Moss R, Wegener C, Thompson K, Min K. Feasibility evaluation of two novel systems for the automated preparation and extended storage of DMSO cryopreserved platelets. Transfusion 2023; 63:1554-1562. [PMID: 37358313 DOI: 10.1111/trf.17464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Manufacturing methods for dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-cryopreserved platelets (CPPs) are manual and labor intensive. Thawing and prepare-for-transfusion steps are in an open system that requires transfusion within 4 h. A fill-and-finish system (CUE) can automate the manufacturing process. A newly configured bag system allows freezing, thawing, and use of resuspension solutions while maintaining the functionally closed system, and extending the post-thaw shelf life beyond 4 h. Our objective is to evaluate the feasibility of the CUE system and the functionally closed bag system. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS DMSO was volumetrically added to double-dose apheresis platelets, concentrated, and delivered to a 50- or 500-mL ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) bag by the CUE (n = 12). The functionally closed bag system contained 25 mL platelet additive solution 3 (PAS-3) in a 50-mL EVA bag. Control CPP (n = 2) were manually prepared. PAS-3 and CPP were thawed together. CPP were stored up to 98 h (20-24°C) and tested using a standard assay panel. RESULTS CUE prepared CPP met the design targets: volume, platelet content, and DMSO concentration. CUE CPP P-selectin was high. CD42b, phosphatidylserine (PS) expression, and live cell percentage were favorable compared to controls and favorably maintained over storage. The thrombin generation potency was slightly reduced compared to controls. The 50 mL EVA bag maintained pH for up to 30 h, and the 500 mL EVA bag beyond 76 h. DISCUSSION The CUE system presents a technically feasible method to prepare CPP. A functionally closed bag system with resuspension solution was successful and can extend the post-thaw storage time of CPP.
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- Larry J Dumont
- Vitalant Research Institute, Denver, Colorado, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Vitalant Research Institute, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Vitalant Research Institute, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Zokaei L, Akbari E, Babapour V, Zendehdel M. The Modulatory Role of Orexin 1 Receptor in Nucleus Accumbens (NAc) on Spatial Memory in Rats. Arch Razi Inst 2023; 78:1285-1294. [PMID: 38226387 PMCID: PMC10787936 DOI: 10.32592/ari.2023.78.4.1285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Neuropeptide orexin mainly exists in neurons within and around the lateral hypothalamus and exhibits high affinity to orexin 1 and 2 receptors (OX1R and OX2R, respectively). Orexinergic neurons send their axons to the nucleus accumbens (NAc), which expresses OX1Rs. Previous studies have shown the involvement of orexins and their role in learning and memory processes in the dorsal raphe nucleus and hippocampus. However, no study has examined the effects of orexins in the NAc on memory. The present study examined the effect of the post-training and pre-probe trial intra-NAc administration of SB-33486-A (OX1R antagonist, 12 μg/0.5μl) and TCS-OX2-29 (OX2R antagonist, 10 μg/0.5 μl) on the consolidation and retrieval of memory in the Morris Water Maze (MWM) task. In experiment 1, rats were trained in the MWM and, immediately after every training, received bilateral injections of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) (control group), SB-334867-A (SB), and TCS-OX2-29 (TCS) into the NAc. Experiment 2 was similar to experiment 1, except that the rats received DMSO, SB, and TCS 15 min before the probe test. Probe and visible tests were performed after the last training, and the distance moved, escape latency, and velocity were recorded. In experiment 3, rats trained in experiments 1 and 2, immediately after the probe test, were given the trials for visuomotor coordination assessment on the visible platform. According to the results, the injection of SB increased the distance moved and escape latency in the treated groups, compared to the control group, in the consolidation phase of spatial memory (P<0.05) but not in its retrieval phase (P>0.05). However, TCS-OX2-29 had no effect. These results suggest that the inactivation of the NAc OX1Rs, but not OX2Rs, impairs the consolidation but not the retrieval of spatial memory in rats.
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- L Zokaei
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
- Immunogenetics Research Center, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, 14155-6453, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, 14155-6453, Tehran, Iran
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Huang Z, Liu W, Ma T, Zhao H, He X, Liu B. Slow Cooling and Controlled Ice Nucleation Enabling the Cryopreservation of Human T Lymphocytes with Low-Concentration Extracellular Trehalose. Biopreserv Biobank 2023; 21:417-426. [PMID: 36001824 DOI: 10.1089/bio.2022.0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cryopreservation of human T lymphocytes has become a key strategy for supporting cell-based immunotherapy. However, the effects of ice seeding on the cryopreservation of cells under relatively slow cooling have not been well researched. The cryopreservation strategy with a nontoxic, single-ingredient, and injectable cryoprotective solution remains to be developed. We conducted ice seeding for the cells in a solution of normal saline with 1% (v/v) dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO), 0.1 M trehalose, and 4% (w/v) human serum albumin (HSA) under different slow cooling rates. With the positive results, we further applied seeding in the solution of 0.2 M trehalose and 4% (w/v) HSA under the same cooling rates. The optimal concentration of trehalose in the Me2SO-free solutions was then investigated under the optimized cooling rate with seeding, with control groups without seeding, and in a freezing container. In vitro toxicity of the cryoprotective solutions to the cells was also tested. We found that the relative viability of cells (1% [v/v] Me2SO, 0.1 M trehalose and 4% [w/v] HSA) was improved significantly from 88.6% to 94.1% with ice seeding, compared with that without seeding (p < 0.05). The relative viability of cells (0.2 M trehalose and 4% [w/v] HSA) with seeding was significantly higher than that without seeding, 96.3% and 92.0%, respectively (p < 0.05). With no significant difference in relative viability between the solutions of 0.2 M trehalose or 0.3 M trehalose with 4% (w/v) HSA (92.4% and 94.6%, respectively, p > 0.05), the solution of 0.2 M trehalose and 4% (w/v) HSA was selected as the optimized Me2SO-free solution. This strategy could cryopreserve human T lymphocytes without any toxic cryoprotectant and boost the application of cell products in humans by intravenous injection, with the osmolality of the low-concentration cryoprotective solution close to that of human plasma.
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- Zhiyong Huang
- Institute of Bio-Thermal Science and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Bio-Thermal Science and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Origincell Technology Group Co., Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Bio-Thermal Science and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Gao Y, Fu Y, Chen X, Li Z, He X, Li X. [IL-33 up-regulates eIF3a expression by activating NF-κB signaling pathway to mediate the proliferation and differentiation of mouse pulmonary myofibroblasts and aggravate pulmonary fibrosis]. Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 39:693-700. [PMID: 37515335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Objective To investigate the effects and mechanism of Interleukin-33 (IL-33) mediated proliferation and differentiation of pulmonary myofibroblasts (MFbs) in pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Methods C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into four groups: a control group, a bleomycin (BLM) group, a BLM combined with IL-33 group and a BLM combined with anti-IL-33 antibody group, 12 mice in each group. The PF model was induced by intratracheal injection of BLM (5000 U/kg). The degrees of fibrosis were examined using HE and Masson staining. ELISA was used to measure the plasma levels of IL-33. Immunohistochemical staining was used to measure the expression of alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in lung tissue. Primary pulmonary fibroblasts were isolated and cultured from lung tissues of mice. The cells were divided into four groups: a control group, an IL-33 group, an IL-33 combined with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) group and an IL-33 combined with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) group. The cells were treated with DMSO or PDTC for 1 hour and then with IL-33 for 48 hours. Cell proliferation was measured by 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) assay and cell cycle was measured by flow cytometry. TranswellTM assay was used to analyze cell migration. Real-time quantitative PCR was used to measure the expression of collagen type I (Col1), Col3 and α-SMA mRNA. The protein levels of IL-33, Col1, Col3, α-SMA, eukaryotic initiation factor 3a (eIF3a), phosphorylated IκBα (p-IκBα) (total lysate), p-NF-κB p65(total lysate) and NF-κB p65 (nucleus) were measured by Western blot analysis. Results In vivo, compared with the control group, the expressions of IL-33, p-IκBα (total lysate), p-NF-κB p65 (total lysate), NF-κB p65(nucleus), eIF3a, α-SMA, Col1 and Col3 in the BLM group significantly increased. Compared with the BLM group, the expressions of p-IκBα (total lysate), p-NF-κB p65 (total lysate), NF-κB p65 (nucleus), eIF3a, α-SMA, Col1 and Col3 in the IL-33 group increased further and the PF was further aggravated. But the effect of anti-IL-33 antibody was just opposite to that of IL-33. In vitro, IL-33 markedly induced the proliferation and migration of pulmonary fibroblasts, and significantly up-regulated the expression of p-IκBα (total lysate), p-NF-κB p65(total lysate), NF-κB p65 (nucleus), eIF3a, α-SMA, Col1 and Col3. But all these effects of IL-33 were reversed by pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate. Conclusion The results suggest that IL-33 may promote the expression of eIF3a by activating NF-κB signaling pathway, thus inducing the proliferation and differentiation of MFbs and promoting the occurrence and development of PF.
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- Yunxing Gao
- Departments of Medical Microbiology and Immunology of School of Basic Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine of School of Clinical Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China. *Corresponding author, E-mail:
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Marschalek J, Hager M, Wanderer S, Ott J, Frank M, Schneeberger C, Pietrowski D. Different Impacts of Cryopreservation in Endothelial and Epithelial Ovarian Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12225. [PMID: 37569601 PMCID: PMC10418832 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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The aim of our laboratory-based study was to investigate the extent of delayed-onset cell death after cryopreservation in endothelial and epithelial cell lines of ovarian origin. We found differences in percentages of vital cells directly after warming and after cultivation for 48 to 72 h. A granulosa cell line of endothelial origin (KGN) and an epithelial cell line (OvCar-3) were used. In both DMSO-containing and DMSO-free protocols, significant differences in vitality rates between the different cell lines when using open and closed vitrification could be shown (DMSO-containing: KGN open vs. OvCar open, p = 0.001; KGN closed vs. OvCar closed, p = 0.001; DMSO-free: KGN open vs. OvCar open, p = 0.001; KGN closed vs. OvCar closed, p = 0.031). Furthermore, there was a marked difference in the percentage of vital cells immediately after warming and after cultivation for 48 to 72 h; whereas the KGN cell line showed a loss of cell viability of 41% using a DMSO-containing protocol, the OvCar-3 cell loss was only 11% after cultivation. Using a DMSO-free protocol, the percentages of late-onset cell death were 77% and 48% for KGN and OvCar-3 cells, respectively. Our data support the hypothesis that cryopreservation-induced damage is cell type and cryoprotective agent dependent.
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- Julian Marschalek
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (J.M.); (M.H.); (J.O.); (M.F.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (J.M.); (M.H.); (J.O.); (M.F.); (C.S.)
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- FH Campus Wien, University of Applied Science, 1100 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (J.M.); (M.H.); (J.O.); (M.F.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (J.M.); (M.H.); (J.O.); (M.F.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (J.M.); (M.H.); (J.O.); (M.F.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (J.M.); (M.H.); (J.O.); (M.F.); (C.S.)
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