Determination of optimal cryoprotectants and procedures for their addition and removal from human spermatozoa |
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Authors: | Gilmore JA; Liu J; Gao DY; Critser JK |
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Institution: | Cryobiology Research Institute, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis 46202, USA. |
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Abstract: | The objective was to test the hypothesis that the optimal cryoprotective
agent for cryopreservation of human spermatozoa would be a solute for which
cells have the highest plasma membrane permeability, resulting in the least
amount of volume excursion during its addition and removal. To test this
hypothesis, theoretical simulations were performed using membrane
permeability coefficients to predict optimal procedures for the addition
and removal of a cryoprotectant. Simulations were performed using data from
four different cryoprotectants: (i) glycerol, (ii) dimethyl sulphoxide,
(iii) propylene glycol and (iv) ethylene glycol. Thermodynamic formulations
were applied to determine approaches for the addition and removal of 1 M
and 2 M final concentrations of cryoprotectant, allowing the spermatozoa to
maintain a cell volume within their osmotic tolerance limits. Based on
these data, ethylene glycol was predicted to be optimal for minimizing
volume excursions among the solutes evaluated. These predictions were then
experimentally tested using glycerol as the control cryoprotectant and
ethylene glycol as the experimental cryoprotectant. The results indicate
that there was a higher (P < 0.05) recovery of motile spermatozoa after
cryopreservation when using 1 M ethylene glycol than with 1 M glycerol,
supporting the hypothesis that use of the cryoprotectant for which the cell
has the highest permeability will result in higher cell survival.
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