Yuting Fan1,2,3, Colleen L Flanagan1, Margaret A Brunette1, Andrea S Jones1, Brendon M Baker1,4, Sherman J Silber3, Ariella Shikanov1,5. 1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. 2. Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. 3. Infertility Center of St Louis, St Luke's Hospital, St, Louis, MO 463017, USA. 4. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. 5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Ovarian tissue cryopreservation is one of the crucial options for fertility preservation. Transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue was proven to restore ovarian endocrine function in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency. Ovaries from deceased donors potentially serve as an excellent and readily available tissue for the translational and basic research. In this study, we used ovaries obtained from 5 deceased donors aged 18-26 years, to evaluate the number and quality of ovarian follicles isolated before and after cryopreservation. DESIGN: Preclinical. SETTING: Academic biomedical research laboratory. PATIENTS: De-identified deceased human donors. INTERVENTIONS: Slow-freeze cryopreservation and thawing. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Follicle count, follicle density, follicle viability using immunohistochemical staining (TUNEL). RESULTS: The follicle density negatively correlated with age in both cryopreserved/thawed and fresh group. A total of 2803 follicles from fresh and 1608 follicles from cryopreserved tissues were classified and analyzed using Hematoxylin and eosin staining. There was no significant difference in the percent of morphologically normal follicles between two groups. TUNEL assay indicated no higher DNA damage in the follicles and the stroma cells after cryopreservation. Morphologically normal preantral follicles were enzymatically isolated from both fresh and cryopreserved tissue with 88.51 ± 5.93% (mean ± SD) of the isolated follicles confirmed viable using LIVE/DEAD evaluation. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate the ovarian tissue from deceased donors maintain high quality after long time extracorporeal circulation and transportation from the hospital to the laboratory. High survival rate of follicles at different developmental stages suggested tolerance to the cryopreservation process. Human ovarian tissues obtained from deceased donors is an ample source tissue and can be applied to promoting research and future clinical applications.
OBJECTIVE: Ovarian tissue cryopreservation is one of the crucial options for fertility preservation. Transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue was proven to restore ovarian endocrine function in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency. Ovaries from deceased donors potentially serve as an excellent and readily available tissue for the translational and basic research. In this study, we used ovaries obtained from 5 deceased donors aged 18-26 years, to evaluate the number and quality of ovarian follicles isolated before and after cryopreservation. DESIGN: Preclinical. SETTING: Academic biomedical research laboratory. PATIENTS: De-identified deceased human donors. INTERVENTIONS: Slow-freeze cryopreservation and thawing. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Follicle count, follicle density, follicle viability using immunohistochemical staining (TUNEL). RESULTS: The follicle density negatively correlated with age in both cryopreserved/thawed and fresh group. A total of 2803 follicles from fresh and 1608 follicles from cryopreserved tissues were classified and analyzed using Hematoxylin and eosin staining. There was no significant difference in the percent of morphologically normal follicles between two groups. TUNEL assay indicated no higher DNA damage in the follicles and the stroma cells after cryopreservation. Morphologically normal preantral follicles were enzymatically isolated from both fresh and cryopreserved tissue with 88.51 ± 5.93% (mean ± SD) of the isolated follicles confirmed viable using LIVE/DEAD evaluation. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate the ovarian tissue from deceased donors maintain high quality after long time extracorporeal circulation and transportation from the hospital to the laboratory. High survival rate of follicles at different developmental stages suggested tolerance to the cryopreservation process. Human ovarian tissues obtained from deceased donors is an ample source tissue and can be applied to promoting research and future clinical applications.
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