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ArticleCommunications engineering2024

Mesenchymal stem cell cryopreservation with cavitation-mediated trehalose treatment.

Carla V Fuenteslópez, Michael Gray, Simge Bahcevanci, Alexander Martin, Cameron A B Smith, Constantin Coussios, Zhanfeng Cui, Hua Ye, Viorica Patrulea

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Article in Communications engineering, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Carla V FuenteslópezInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1469-2629
Michael GrayInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3245-3296
Simge BahcevanciInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6473-7683
Alexander MartinInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5988-9911
Cameron A B SmithInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7021-3886
Constantin CoussiosInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8792-7818
Zhanfeng CuiInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9251-9752
Hua YeInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. hua.ye@eng.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7613-6041
Viorica PatruleaInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. viorica.patrulea@unige.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-2041

Funding

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico) 2019-000021-01EXTF-00672RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/L024012/1Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) P5R5PM_214509
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) has conventionally been used for cell cryopreservation both in research and in clinical applications, but has long-term cytotoxic effects. Trehalose, a natural disaccharide, has been proposed as a non-toxic cryoprotectant. However, the lack of specific cell membrane transporter receptors inhibits transmembrane transport and severely limits its cryoprotective capability. This research presents a method to successfully deliver trehalose into mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) using ultrasound in the presence of microbubbles. The optimised trehalose concentration was shown to be able to not only preserve membrane integrity and cell viability but also the multipotency of MSCs, which are essential for stem cell therapy. Confocal imaging revealed that rhodamine-labelled trehalose was transported into cells rather than simply attached to the membrane. Additionally, the membranes were successfully preserved in lyophilised cells. This study demonstrates that ultrasonication with microbubbles facilitated trehalose delivery, offering promising cryoprotective capability without the cytotoxicity associated with DMSO-based methods.

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PMID39251849
PMCPMC11385975

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