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ArticleBiomacromolecules2024

Cryopreserved Kidney Epithelial (Vero) Cell Monolayers for Rapid Viral Quantification, Enabled by a Combination of Macromolecular Cryoprotectants.

Agnieszka Nagorska, Ruben M F Tomás, Afifah Tasnim, Nicole C Robb, Matthew I Gibson

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Agnieszka NagorskaCryoLogyx Ltd, Venture Centre, University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry CV4 7EZ, U.K.
Ruben M F TomásCryoLogyx Ltd, Venture Centre, University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry CV4 7EZ, U.K.
Afifah TasnimDivision of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
Nicole C RobbDivision of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-7740-6629
Matthew I GibsonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-8297-1278

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European Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plaque assays quantify the amount of active, replicating virus to study and detect infectious diseases by application of samples to monolayers of cultured cells. Due to the time taken in thawing, propagating, plating, counting, and then conducting the assay, the process can take over a week to gather data. Here, we introduce assay-ready cryopreserved Vero monolayers in multiwell plates, which can be used directly from the freezer with no cell culture to accelerate the process of plaque determination. Standard dimethyl sulfoxide cryopreservation resulted in just 25% recovery, but addition of polyampholytes (macromolecular cryoprotectants) increased post-thaw recovery and viability in 12- and 24-well plate formats. Variability between individual wells was reduced by chemically induced ice nucleation to prevent supercooling. Cryopreserved cells were used to determine influenza viral plaques in just 24 h, matching results from nonfrozen controls. This innovation may accelerate viral detection and quantification and facilitate automation by eliminating extensive cell culturing.

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CryopreservationCryoprotective AgentsAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsDimethyl SulfoxideVero CellsCryoprotective AgentsDimethyl Sulfoxide

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PMID39051654
PMCPMC11323000

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