人胚胎干细胞程序降温保存的实验研究

本文采用升降式程序降温仪对人胚胎于细胞进行了程序降温保存,并探讨和比较了降温速率、置核温度、保护剂和投入液氮前温度对冻存复苏后胚胎干细胞的存活率、活力及分化特性的影响。结果表明:采用Me_2SO 血清 DMEM(体积比为1∶3∶6)的保护剂,从0℃开始,以0.5℃/min的速率对细胞悬液降温;至-10℃时对其进行置核,并于-35℃时将其快速投入液氮中保存,复温后效果最佳。冻存复温后细胞存活率可达81.8%,复苏后的胚胎干细胞形态和集落生长方式都与冻前的生长形态相同,且胚胎干细胞标志之一碱性磷酸酶(AKP)反应阳性,同时染色体组型仍正常。     

雨生红球藻FACHB-712营养细胞和厚壁孢子低温保藏效果及优化

以高产虾青素的雨生红球藻（Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow）FACHB-712藻株为材料,研究2种细胞形态（营养细胞和厚壁孢子）在低温保藏下的复苏率及其差异原因。结果显示,采用两步法（先预冻降温后再投入液氮中）冻存其营养细胞,在不同冻存条件下,其存活率均低于5%,以10%甘油作为保护剂、冻存速率为0.5℃/min、预冻温度为-40℃、保留30 min,然后再投入液氮罐（-196℃）中保藏,其存活率可达到13.3%。采用两步法冻存厚壁孢子,其复苏存活率高达66.13%,复苏萌发后细胞的生长特性、虾青素含量与液氮保藏前无明显差异（P > 0.05）。对液氮保藏前后藻细胞形态和超微结构观察结果表明,超低温保藏后,营养细胞的结构受到较大损伤,而厚壁孢子受到的损伤相对较小。当添加不同保护剂后,直接将厚壁孢子分别冻存在-20℃、-80℃低温及液氮中,发现-80℃低温冻存处理组的复苏存活率相对较高,可达27%。研究表明采用两步法先预冻降温后再投入液氮中冻存厚壁孢子,是长期保藏雨生红球藻FACHB-712的最佳方法,也可采用一步法将厚壁孢子冻存于-80℃冰箱中。     

胚脑神经元冻存和培养的研究进展

影响胚脑神经元冻存效果的关键因素有:冷冻保护剂及其浓度、降温和复温速率、储存温度等。以10％DMSO作为冷冻保护剂,以接近1—2℃/分的速率降温,37℃水浴中快速复苏,储存在液氮中,能较好的保证冻存神经元的存活率。冻存的胚脑神经元,培养后继续存活的细胞数比未经冻存的明显减少,但生长、分化情况却无显著差别,仍保持了神经元的形态学特征和特异性酶的表达及递质合成的功能,并能在宿主脑内继续生长、发育、发生整合。     

BALB/C小鼠杂交瘤细胞冻存初探

自从Polge(1949)用甘油作为保护剂成功的冻存了Hela和L细胞以来,细胞冻存技术已日趋完善。本文对细胞株的冻存分别采用-70℃冰箱和常用的液氮深低温的方法。定期复苏,测定抗体效价,最后作染色体比较,至今已一年多,其结果令人满意。现将结果简要报告如下。方法1.细胞冻存:选择生长旺盛期,形态良好的细胞,按每ml细胞冻存液内含活细胞约1×106个,每支冻存管1ml。细胞冻存管置-20℃冰箱内15小时左右,分别放入液氮和-70℃冰箱内。经不同时期后取出作复苏及抗体效价比较。2.细胞复苏:取出冻存管,迅速浸入37℃水浴中,在1分钟内解冻后转种到已预制…     

小鼠睾丸组织慢速冷冻保存工艺的优化研究

目的 冷冻保存睾丸组织用于后期移植,是除精子冻存以外保持男性生育力的另一有效途径。本文对块状睾丸组织常用的慢速冷冻降温程序进行了改进。方法 通过缩短保护剂加载时间、提高第一阶段的冷却速率、第二阶段直接投入液氮等方法对小鼠睾丸组织进行冷冻保存。在不同温度对小鼠睾丸组织冻存体系进行诱导冰晶成核并冻存,降低睾丸组织慢速冷冻保存所需保护剂浓度。结果 改进的两步法冻后组织内生殖细胞的凋亡阴性率均较高,其中精原细胞98.4%、精母细胞99.2%、精子细胞88.4%、支持细胞98.1%,显著高于常用慢速冷冻组,与对照组均无显著性差异。相比于未置核组, -10℃置核可显著提高5% DMSO保护剂慢速冷冻保存的冻后效果,生殖细胞的凋亡阴性率为精原细胞82.9%、精子细胞92.1%、精母细胞93.2%及支持细胞88.9%,与较高浓度保护剂10% DMSO组冻存结果无显著性差异,说明置核能够降低所需保护剂的浓度,降低毒性损伤。结论 本研究通过改进两步法和置核提高了小鼠睾丸组织冻后的质量,为临床上人睾丸组织的冻存提供参考。     

冷冻保存大鼠胎脑的体外培养活性观察

大鼠胚胎大脑组织用1mol/L二甲基亚砜(DMSO)作为保护剂,以1℃/分的速率冷冻,至-70℃,在液氮中保存60天后在37℃水浴中快速复温并去除保护剂,然后进行体外培养。结果表明,冻-融后的胎脑组织在55天的体外培养过程中,神经元及其他非神经元细胞逐渐生长分化成熟,具有正常的细胞形态;美兰活体染色、甲酚紫染色和乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)染色结果显示,组织中各种细胞的形态和染色反应正常,神经细胞有发达的尼氏体,胆硷能神经元也分化成熟;放射自显影结果显示,培养的组织中50％以上的神经元有高亲和性摄取GABA的功能。这些结果说明,胚胎大脑组织在冻存后其活性在很大程度上能得以维持。     

DMSO浓度及降温速率对组织工程化真皮超低温保存效果的影响

组织工程化真皮的超低温保存技术是皮肤组织工程的重要组成部分,对皮肤组织库的建立有重要意义。低温保存与低温保护剂的种类、浓度、降温复温程序及低温保护剂的添加与去除方式有着密切的关系。实验目的：研究DMSO浓度及降温速率对组织工程化真皮超低温保存效果的影响。实验方法：以培养一定时间的组织工程化真皮为试材,以不同浓度的DMSO溶液为低温保护液,以不同的降温速率降温保存,以四唑盐(MTT)比色法检测细胞存活率,辅以光学显微镜和扫描电镜观察分析。实验表明：降温速率为1℃／min,DMSO浓度为1．4mol／L时可获得在实验范围内较高的细胞存活率,为75％,超低温保存后的扫描电镜照片表明其细胞形态最为接近新鲜状态,细胞与支架材料的黏附也很紧密,这与细胞存活率的研究结果有很好的相关性。     

恒河猴(Macaca mulatta)肾细胞冻存复苏培养及其生物学特性的研究

本文使用深低温(-196℃)冻结保存动物细胞技术,对胰酶分散的恒河猴肾细胞的冻存,复苏培养及其生物学特性进行了研究。结果表明、液氮冻存2—58周的恒河猴肾细胞,其平均存活率为63.3—74.4％。复苏培养细胞于6—7天形成緻密单层,对脊髓灰质炎病毒敏感;国产二甲基亚砜可以用作冻存细胞的保护剂;复苏培养的细胞核型正常;其生物学特性与未冻的原代细胞一致。     

人乳头瘤病毒特异性T细胞系细胞冻存后细胞的存活率及功能

研究人乳头瘤病毒特异性T细胞系细胞冻存后细胞的存活率及功能。应用包含10%二甲基亚砜、90%小牛血清的冻存液冻存6个T细胞系(5个CD4 T细胞系,1个CD8 T细胞系)细胞,液氮中冻存32~54个月后复苏,台盼蓝染色法检测复苏后T细胞系细胞的存活率,用酶联免疫斑点法(enzyme-linked immunospot assay,ELISPOT)检测复苏后T细胞系细胞的功能。结果显示,6个T细胞系细胞液氮冻存解冻后细胞的存活率为24.7%~93.5%,过夜培养后细胞的存活率为2.5%~72.2%。CD8 T细胞系细胞的存活率高于CD4 T细胞系细胞。6个复苏后的T细胞系细胞在PHA诱导后均能分泌IFN-γ。人乳头瘤病毒特异性T细胞系细胞冻存复苏后能够保持较好的存活率和功能。     

外周血造血干细胞不同保存方法的比较

目的为造血干细胞低温保存选择合适的方法.方法20例外周血单个核细胞加入DMSP或DMSO加HES,-80℃冰箱(简称冰箱)或程控降温,冰箱或液氮保存,定期检测标本的CFU-GM,LTC-CD34 ,TBR,计回收率.结果冰箱降温并保存,5%DMSO-6%HES为保护剂的CFU-GM、LTC-IC、CD34 、TBR回收率分别为82.2%±14.7%、83.0%±12.2%、94.2%±4.3%、97.7%±3.9%,比10%DMSO者具体回收率明显高(P＜0.05);同一种保护剂下冰箱降温并保存与程序降温冰箱保存比,差异不显著(P＞0.05),冰箱降温并保存、冰箱降温液氮保存及程控降温液氮保存,在一年内,各种回收率差异不显著(P＞0.05),二年时,只有冰箱降温并保存者其各种回收率指标明显下降(P＜0.05);细胞复温后,标本不稀释也不洗涤,室温下放置,细胞活力的各指标均下降(P＜0.05),以含10%DMSO为保护剂者影响最大.结论造血干细胞优选保存方法是保护剂用5%DMSO-6%HES,保存时间不超过一年时,用冰箱降温并保存,长期保存时,冰箱降温则需液氮保存,细胞复温后,标本内保护剂应立即稀释(临床应用)或去除.     

Fast freezing of cow embryos in French straws with an automatic program

Cow embryos between day 6.5 and 9 were frozen in 1.5M DMSO in PBS at 2 degrees C/min from seeding to -25 degrees C before being plunged into liquid nitrogen directly or after 10 min at -25 degrees C. Cooling rate from 20 degrees C to -5 degrees C was 9 degrees C/min. Seeding was induced automatically at -5 degrees C by injection of liquid nitrogen vapour. Embryos were subsequently thawed by direct transfer to water at 20 degrees C (group I) or at 37 degrees C (group II). Survival was assessed by culture in vitro and by transfer. In group I, 35.7% were degenerated after thawing (compared to 35.4% in group II). Survival rate after culture in vitro for 24h was not significantly different (48.3% vs 42.8%) and hatching rate after 96h culture was quite similar (33.3% vs 34.4%). In group II, four pregnancies were obtained from 10 embryos transferred. Time at -25 degrees C did not improve the results. Automatic seeding did not impair survival. These results show that the quality of the embryo is the determinant factor for survival after freezing and that the plastic straw is the most suitable vessel for freezing, storage and transfer of embryos.     

Two-step freezing of two-cell rabbit embryos after partial dehydration at room temperature

The effect of rapid freezing and thawing on the survival of 2-cell rabbit embryos was examined. When embryos in 2.2 M-propanediol were directly plunged from room temperature to liquid nitrogen some of them survived after thawing (8%) but only if they had been pretreated by exposure to an impermeable solute, sucrose, that makes the blastomeres shrink osmotically before cooling. High survival (77-88%) in vitro was obtained when pretreated embryos were first held at -30 degrees C for 30-240 min before immersion into liquid nitrogen. Transfer of such frozen-thawed embryos gave a survival rate to live young similar to that obtained with controls (26% and 32% respectively). DMSO was less effective than propanediol; only 2 out of 38 sucrose-pretreated frozen-thawed embryos developed in vitro. The present work shows that a combination of partial dehydration of blastomeres at room temperature with their permeation by a cryoprotective agent offers a simple method for successful rapid freezing and thawing of rabbit embryos.     

Effects of cooling and warming conditions on post-thawed motility and fertility of cryopreserved buffalo spermatozoa.

The principal objective of this study was to derive an improved procedure for cryopreservation of swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) spermatozoa. Experiments were conducted to determine effects of cooling rate, intermediate plunge temperature and warming rate on motility and acrosome integrity of spermatozoa. Spermatozoa were obtained from three bulls (three ejaculates/bull) and were subjected to nine cooling conditions before being frozen in liquid nitrogen: cooling at 10, 20, or 30 degrees C/min each to -40, -80, or -120 degrees C before being plunged into liquid nitrogen. The spermatozoa frozen under a given condition were then thawed either at 1000 or 200 degrees C/min. Cooling rate, intermediate temperature and warming rate significantly affected survival of spermatozoa obtained from the three bulls. Cooling spermatozoa from 4 to -120 degrees C either at 20 or 30 degrees C/min yielded better progressive motility compared to other cooling conditions (50 versus 30%). Rapid warming was superior to slow warming. In an additional study, motility and fertility of spermatozoa frozen after being cooled to -120 degrees C at 20 degrees C and 30 degrees C/min and those frozen by a standard protocol used routinely for semen processing were assessed. Progressive motility of cryopreserved spermatozoa cooled at 20 degrees C and 30 degrees C/min was 40%, while that of spermatozoa cryopreserved using a standard protocol was 25%. A total of 178 buffalo cows were inseminated with cryopreserved spermatozoa obtained from one bull, and their pregnancy status was assessed 60 days later by rectal palpation. Out of the 60, 26 (43%) and 23 of 58 (40%) cows inseminated with sperm cooled at 20 and 30 degrees C/min, respectively, became pregnant, whereas 17 of 60 (28%) cows inseminated with sperm frozen by a standard protocol became pregnant. This study demonstrates that an effective cryopreservation procedure for buffalo spermatozoa can be derived by systematic examination of various cryobiological factors.     

Cryopreservation studies of Campylobacter

Seven strains of Campylobacter fetus ss. fetus, one of Campylobacter fetus ss. venerealis, and one of Campylobacter jejuni were preserved using a variety of cryopreservation methods. Organisms were frozen to -150 degrees C in a liquid nitrogen refrigerator, in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator (-20 degrees C), and in a mechanical freezer (-65 degrees C). In the latter two cases, viabilities of the organisms were compared after being frozen in Brucella Albimi broth and 10% glycerol. Viabilities were also examined after Campylobacter species were freeze-dried using rapid or slow cooling, using sucrose or skim milk as cryoprotective agents and in bulb-type vials on a manifold or batch vials. Preservation in liquid nitrogen resulted in no loss in viability after 4 years storage. When Campylobacter species were frozen at -20 degrees C, no cells were recovered after 1 month storage in Brucella Albimi broth or seven months in glycerol. A 6.5 log decrease in viability resulted after organisms were frozen at -65 degrees and subsequently stored at the same temperature for 2 years. In this case, glycerol had no protective advantage over Brucella Albimi broth. Postpreservation viability of organisms cooled slowly was two logs higher than those cooled rapidly prior to freeze-drying. When skim milk or sucrose were employed as cryoprotective agents during freeze-drying, equal viabilities resulted. Equivalent viabilities were also demonstrated when the bulb type or "batch" vials were utilized for freeze-drying. No significant differences were observed between the viabilities of the three species when a given cryopreservation method was employed.     

Long-term cryopreservation of sperm from Mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi

In order to develop cryopreservation techniques for long-term preserving the sperm of Mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi, we examined the effects of various extender and cryopreservation on post-thaw motility. We found the optimal freezing procedures for the Mandarin fish sperm is diluting the semen in D-15 extender, chilling it to 4 degrees C, adding ME2SO to a final concentration of 10% (v/v), then transferring the semen in cryotubes, holding the cryotubes for 10 min at 6 cm (about -180 degrees C) above the surface of liquid nitrogen, for 5 min on the surface of liquid nitrogen, and finally plunged into liquid nitrogen. After thawed at 37 degrees C for 60s, the sperm had the highest post-thaw motility (96.00+/-1.73%). The optimal fertilization procedures for the frozen sperm is mixing the eggs with sperm, then adding 1 ml of swimming medium (SM=45 mM NaCl+5 mM KCl+20mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0) immediately. At the sperm/egg ratio of 100,000:1, the fertilization rate and the hatching rate of the frozen sperm cryopreserved for 1 week or 1 year in liquid nitrogen (66.01+/-5.14% and 54.76+/-4.40% & 62.97+/-14.28% and 52.58+/-11.17%) were similar to that of fresh sperm (69.42+/-8.11% and 59.82+/-5.27%) (p>0.05). This is the first report that the Mandarin fish (S. chuatsi) sperm can successfully fertilized eggs after long-term cryopreservation.     

The viability of deep-frozen cow embryos

Day 7 cow embryos were frozen in 1.5 M-DMSO in PBS at 0.3 degrees C/min to -36 degrees C and at 0.1 degrees C/min between -36 and -60 degrees C before being plunged directly into liquid nitrogen. They were subsequently thawed (rapidly to -50 degrees C, at 4 degrees C/min from -50 to -10 degrees C, and rapidly again) to room temperature. Embryonic viability was tested by four different transfer techniques. Maximum pregnancy rate (8/12) was obtained with surgical transfer immediately after thawing and dilution of DMSO.     

Cryopreservation of chum salmon blastomeres by the straw method

In order to preserve genetic resources of chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, optimum conditions for cryopreservation of isolated blastomeres were investigated. Survival rates under various conditions were compared: the nature and the concentration of cryoprotectants before and after freezing, the seeding temperature, and the developmental stages of donor embryos. Isolated blastomeres immersed for 30 min in Eagle's MEM containing both a cryoprotectant and 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) at 10 degrees C were transferred into a straw and frozen at 1 degrees C/min to -30 degrees C by a programmable freezer before being plunged into liquid nitrogen. Ice seeding was carried out at -5 to -15 degrees C. Frozen blastomeres were thawed in water at 15 degrees C. Blastomeres cryopreserved with MEM containing 10% dimethyl sulfoxide (Me(2)SO) and 10% FBS (10% Me(2)SO/MEM10) showed higher survival rates than those cryopreserved with MEM containing 10% FBS and 10% glycerol, ethyleneglycol, 1, 2-propanediol, or sucrose. Blastomeres treated with 10% Me(2)SO/MEM10 showed higher survival rates than those treated with MEM containing only 10% Me(2)SO. Blastomeres seeded above -10 degrees C showed higher survival rates than non-seeded ones. Frozen blastomeres at advanced stages demonstrated high survival rates. Blastomeres cryopreserved under optimum conditions showed survival rates of 59.3+/-2.8%. These results indicate that 10% Me(2)SO/MEM10 is a suitable cryoprotectant medium to cryopreserve chum salmon blastomeres, that seeding should be carried out above -10 degrees C on pre-freezing, and that blastomeres at the blastula stage should be used as material.     

Cryopreservation of mouse oocytes using a medium with low sodium content: effect of plunge temperature

The effect of various combinations of plunge temperature and thawing protocol on the survival and viability of mouse oocytes was examined. The oocytes were frozen either in a standard freezing medium (ETFM, embryo transfer freezing medium) or in a low-sodium, choline-based freezing medium (CJ2), with 1.5 M 1,2-propanediol and 0.1 M sucrose, and using a conventional slow cooling method. The criteria used to assess survival were morphological state after thawing (intact or lysed), ability to become fertilized, and ability to develop to the two-cell, morula, and blastocyst stage in vitro. Oocytes frozen in CJ2 and plunged into liquid nitrogen (LN(2)) from -10, -20, or -33 degrees C remained intact and developed to the blastocyst stage at significantly higher rates than oocytes frozen in ETFM. For oocytes plunged into LN(2) from -33 degrees C, very rapid thawing (10 s in 30 degrees C water) was more detrimental than rapid or slow thawing (holding in air at room temperature for 10 or 30 s, respectively, prior to submersion in water at 30 degrees C for 10 s). By contrast, oocytes plunged into LN(2) from -10 or -20 degrees C survived better when thawing was very rapid or rapid than when thawing was slow. With the current protocol CJ2 was very effective over a wide range of plunge temperatures (-20 to -33 degrees C), although the optimal thawing protocol depended on the particular plunge temperature. Over 90% of oocytes surviving after slow cooling in CJ2 to -33 degrees C could be plunged to -196 degrees C with little or no further damage.     

Metabolism of boar spermatozoa before, during preparation for, and after storage in liquid nitrogen.

Boar spermatozoa incorporated more [14C]glycerol into lipid when incubated with 200 mM- than with 25 mM-glycerol. Measurements were made of the metabolism of spermatozoa while they were being prepared for frozen storage. [14C]-Glucose was converted to CO2 and lipid while the cells were cooling to 15 degrees C. Glycerol was added at 15 degrees C and during further cooling to 5 degrees C glucose metabolism was greatly reduced but [14C]glycerol was converted to CO2 and lipid. Under aerobic conditions spermatozoa accumulated lactate while cooling from 30 to 15 degrees C and from 15 to 5 degrees C. With essentially anaerobic conditions, although more lactate was accumulated this occurred only while the cells were cooling from 30 to 15 degrees C, and no further accumulation could be detected during cooling from 15 to 5 degrees C. When boar spermatozoa were incubated at 37 degrees C after storage in liquid nitrogen, metabolism of glycerol was greater than metabolism of glucose. It is suggested that this preferential use of glycerol during cooling and after storage may be one facet of its cryoprotective function. After storage, boar spermatozoa incorporated relatively less [14C]stearic and [14C]palmitic acids into phospholipids (especially phosphatidyl choline) than did freshly collected cells. Caffeine stimulated the oxygen uptake of freshly collected and thawed cells.     

Preservation of tomcat (Felis catus) semen in variable temperatures

The aim of our study was to estimate the viability of cat epididymal sperm in short time storage at +4 degrees C and in long term storage at -196 degrees C and to assess the percentage of live sperm in fresh semen using eosin/nigrosin staining compared to the flow cytometry method. The testes with epididymides were obtained after routine castration procedure. The sperm for further research were collected after flushing the epididymides using extender consist of: Tris 2.4 g, citric acid 1.4 g, glucose 0.8 g, 0.06% (w/v) Na-benzylpenicillin, 0.1% (w/v) streptomycin sulphate and distilled water. Half of each sample was equilibrated with the dilution and loaded in 0.25 ml plastic straws. The straws were placed on a rack in liquid nitrogen vapour at -120 degrees C for 10 min, plunged in liquid nitrogen for 10 min, replaced to marked goblets and loaded into canes for long term storage in liquid nitrogen at -196 degrees C. Sixty percent of motile spermatozoa was accomplished after thawing. However, the percentage of the sperm with intact acrosomes was decreased and the share of cells with midpiece and tail defects was increased. The storage of sperm flushed from epididymides at +4 degrees C for a short time and the usage of sperm during 2-3 days after collection seems to be better than cryopreservation. In our study, normospermia was present in 72.7 +/- 8.8% of fresh semen. The most common defect was the presence of distal droplets, imperfect heads or abnormal acrosomal outline. The motility of fresh sperm flushed from epididymides achieved 77.9 +/- 6.8%. The viability of sperm amounting to 52.5 +/- 13.8% was achieved on third day of conservation in the liquid extender. The percentage of viable sperm in fresh epididymal spermatozoa was 84.9 +/- 7.8%. Compared to these results, the percentage of live cells using SYBR-14/propidium iodide staining was insignificantly lower (82.2 +/- 8%). The live, non-apoptotic cells were 79.0 +/- 7.8%. The share of live, early-apoptotic spermatozoa and late-apoptotic spermatozoa was, respectively, 2 +/- 1.4% and 1.5 +/- 0.9%. The viability of sperm estimated by eosin/nigrosin staining was confirmed by the flow cytometry method. There was no statistical differences between the staining. The usage of apoptosis detection kit revealed, that the percentage of early-apoptotic and late-apoptotic cells was insignificant.