Abstract
Cryoinjury mitigation is key in cell cryopreservation. Here, we aimed to assess the effectiveness of nanographene oxide (nano-GO) for improving cryoprotectant agents (CPAs) in human adipose stem cell (hADSC) cryopreservation. For in vitro experiments, nano-GO (5 μg/mL) was added to the CPAs in the control, and passage (P) 2 hADSCs were collected and cryopreserved for around two weeks. We compared cytotoxicity, cell viability, immunophenotypes, proliferation, cell apoptosis, and tri-lineage differentiation. In vivo, studies used lipoaspirate to create non-enriched or hADSC-enriched fat tissues by combining it with PBS or hADSCs cryopreserved with the aforementioned CPAs. Each nude mouse received a 0.3 mL subcutaneous injection of the graft. At 12 weeks, the grafts were harvested. Histology, adipocyte-associated genes and protein, vascular density and angiogenic cytokines, macrophage infiltration, and inflammatory cytokines were analyzed. Nano-GO CPA contributed to increased cell viability, improved cell recovery, and lowered levels of early apoptosis. Nano GO at concentrations of 0.01–100 μg/mL caused no cytotoxicity to hADSCs. The absence of nano GOs in the intracellular compartments of the cells was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. The fat grafts from the CPA-GO group showed more viable adipocytes and significantly increased angiogenesis compared to the PBS and CPA-C groups. Adding hADSCs from the CPA-GO group to the graft reduced macrophage infiltration and MCP-1 expression. Nano-GO plays an anti-apoptotic role in the cryopreservation of hADSCs, which could improve the survival of transplanted fat tissues, possibly via improved angiogenesis and lower inflammatory response in the transplanted adipose tissue.
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Abbreviations
- ANOVA:
-
Analysis of variance
- CAMS:
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CAMS Initiative for Innovative Medicine
- CPA:
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Cryoprotectant agents
- DMEM:
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Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium
- ELISA:
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- FBS:
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Fetal bovine serum
- MSC:
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Mesenchymal stem cell
- PBS:
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Phosphate-buffered saline
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
- TEM:
-
Transmission electron microscope
- VEGF:
-
Vascular endothelial growth factor
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We thank Zixiang Chen, Shize Ma, Tong Liu, Yan Yang, Ya** Qu, Minqiang **n, and Chunjun Liu who provided support for this study.
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Zifei Li: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing, Project administration Author: Jun Qi: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing, Visualization, Project administration Author: Su Fu: Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing, Supervision Author:Jie Luan (Co-corresponding author 1): Conceptualization, Supervision, Project administration, Funding acquisition Author:Qian Wang (Co-corresponding author 2): Conceptualization, Supervision, Project administration, Funding acquisition.
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Li, Z., Qi, J., Fu, S. et al. Effects of nanographene oxide on adipose-derived stem cell cryopreservation. Cell Tissue Bank (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10561-024-10140-5
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