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ArticleScientific reports2016

Cryopreserved Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Maintain Potency in a Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Model: Toward an off-the-shelf Therapy.

Oliver W Gramlich, Anthony J Burand, Alex J Brown, Riley J Deutsch, Markus H Kuehn, James A Ankrum

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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48citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Oliver W GramlichDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Anthony J BurandDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Alex J BrownDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Riley J DeutschDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Markus H KuehnDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
James A AnkrumDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
University of Iowa · USIowa City VA Health Care System · US

Funding

Coordinating and Bioinformatics Unit for the MMPC/DiaCompU24DK076169 · NIDDK · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI MCINDOE, RICHARD A. · 2006 to 2018
$42.4M
Stem Cell and Organoid CoreP30EY025580 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Budd A Tucker · 2016 to 2026
$6.9M
Stem Cell Therapy for GlaucomaI01RX001163 · VA · IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI KUEHN, MARKUS H. · 2015 to 2017
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Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual LossI50RX003002 · VA · IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI RANDY H. KARDON, MARKUS H. KUEHN · 2019 to 2026
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NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK076169RRD VA I01 RX001163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to use mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) directly out of cryostorage would significantly reduce the logistics of MSC therapy by allowing on-site cryostorage of therapeutic doses of MSC at hospitals and clinics. Such a paradigm would be especially advantageous for the treatment of acute conditions such as stroke and myocardial infarction, which are likely to require treatment within hours after ischemic onset. Recently, several reports have emerged that suggest MSC viability and potency are damaged by cryopreservation. Herein we examine the effect of cryopreservation on human MSC viability, immunomodulatory potency, growth factor secretion, and performance in an ischemia/reperfusion injury model. Using modifications of established cryopreservation methods we developed MSC that retain >95% viability upon thawing, remain responsive to inflammatory signals, and are able to suppress activated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Most importantly, when injected into the eyes of mice 3 hours after the onset of ischemia and 2 hours after the onset of reperfusion, cryopreserved performed as well as fresh MSC to rescue retinal ganglion cells. Thus, our data suggests when viability is maintained throughout the cryopreservation process, MSC retain their therapeutic potency in both in vitro potency assays and an in vivo ischemia/reperfusion model.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCell SurvivalCryopreservationDisease Models, AnimalHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMiceReperfusion InjuryRetinal DiseasesRetinal Ganglion Cells

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PMID27212469
PMCPMC4876464
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