Cryopreservation of Rat Seminiferous Tubules Using Biopolymers and Slow Non-Controlled Rate Cooling

Authors

  • Nataliia O. Volkova Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1832-6116
  • Mariia S. Yukhta Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9124-8455
  • Lyudmyla G. Chernyshenko Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv
  • Lyudmyla V. Stepanyuk Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv
  • Larisa V. Sokil Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv
  • Anatoliy M. Goltsev Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/cryo28.04.278

Keywords:

seminiferous tubules, immature rats, cryoprotectors, bovine serum albumin, collagen gel, fibrin gel

Abstract

One of the current trends in biomedical research is the use of novel biological products and cryotechniques to maintain fertility, especially in case of planned cytotoxic therapy. Existing protocols of testicular tissue cryopreservation require further optimization and improvement. This study represents a comparative evaluation of the effect of biopolymers (bovine serum albumin, collagen and fibrin gel) in combination with either 0.6M dimethylsulfoxide or 0.7 M glycerol on morphofunctional characteristics of seminiferous tubules of immature rats after cryopreservation using slow non-controlled cooling down to 70°C for 40 min with following immersing the samples into liquid nitrogen. Based on the results of the analysis of viability, total activity of lactate dehydrogenase, MTT-test and histomorphometric data (cell retraction degree, epithelium desquamation frequency, number of cells with condensed nuclues, existing  spermatogenic layer deffects), the combination of the fibrin gel with a 0.7 M glycerol has been found to be the most optimal among all the studied combinations of biopolymers and cryoprotectants. The obtained data can be used for substantiation and development of effective cryopreservation methods for human seminiferous tubules using biopolymers.

Probl Cryobiol Cryomed 2018; 28(4): 278-292

Author Biographies

Nataliia O. Volkova, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv

Department of Cryopathophysiology and Immunology

Mariia S. Yukhta, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv

Department of Cryopathophysiology and Immunology

Lyudmyla G. Chernyshenko, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv

Department of Cryopathophysiology and Immunology

Lyudmyla V. Stepanyuk, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv

Department of Cryopathophysiology and Immunology

Larisa V. Sokil, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv

Department of Cryopathophysiology and Immunology

Anatoliy M. Goltsev, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv

Department of Cryopathophysiology and Immunology

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Published

2019-03-01

How to Cite

Volkova, N. O., Yukhta, M. S., Chernyshenko, L. G., Stepanyuk, L. V., Sokil, L. V., & Goltsev, A. M. (2019). Cryopreservation of Rat Seminiferous Tubules Using Biopolymers and Slow Non-Controlled Rate Cooling. Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, 28(4), 278–292. https://doi.org/10.15407/cryo28.04.278

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Theoretical and Experimental Cryobiology