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ArticlePloS one2019

A non-traditional approach to cryopreservation by ultra-rapid cooling for human mesenchymal stem cells.

Tiziana Irdani, Benedetta Mazzanti, Lara Ballerini, Riccardo Saccardi, Renato Torre

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tiziana IrdaniCREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7536-1359
Benedetta MazzantiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Lara BalleriniDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Riccardo SaccardiDepartment of Cellular Therapies and Transfusion Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Renato TorreEuropean Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS) and Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITInstitute for Sustainable Plant Protection · ITUniversity of Florence · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryopreservation is the most common method for long-term cell storage. Successful cryopreservation of cells depends on optimal freezing conditions, freezer storage and a proper thawing technique to minimize the cellular damage that can occur during the cryopreservation process. These factors are especially critical for sensitive stem cells with a consequential and significant impact on viability and functionality. Until now, slow-freezing has been the routine method of cryopreservation but, more recently rapid-cooling techniques have also been proposed. In this study, an ultra-rapid cooling technique [1] was performed for the first time on human mesenchymal stem cells and the effectiveness evaluated in comparison with the conventional slow-freezing procedure. A thin nylon-membrane carrier was used combined with different cryoprotective agents: dimethyl sulfoxide, ethylene glycol and/or trehalose. Various aspects of the low cryoprotective doses and the ultra-rapid cooling procedure of the human mesenchymal stem cells were examined including: the physical properties of the nylon-support, cells encumbrance, viability, proliferation and differentiation. The expression of cell surface markers and apoptosis were also investigated. The study used an ultra-rapid cooling/warming method and showed an overall cell integrity preservation (83-99%), with no significant differences between dimethyl sulfoxide or ethylene glycol treatment (83-87%) and a substantial cell viability of 68% and 51%, respectively. We confirmed a discrepancy also observed by other authors in cell viability and integrity, which implies that caution is necessary when assessing and reporting cell viability data.

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ApoptosisCells, CulturedCell SurvivalCryopreservationHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsTime

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PMID31329628
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