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ArticleNucleic acid therapeutics2025

Cryopreservation of siRNA-Treated Cells Is Feasible.

Melanie Sauer, Xavier Segarra-Visent, Leon Breuer, Vasileios Tzirtziganis, Tatyana Ryaykenen, David A Cooper, Dimas Echeverria, Anastasia Kremer, Reka A Haraszti

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Article in Nucleic acid therapeutics, 2025. 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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9 authors.

Melanie SauerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Xavier Segarra-VisentDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Leon BreuerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Vasileios TzirtziganisDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Tatyana RyaykenenDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany.
David A CooperRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Dimas EcheverriaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Anastasia KremerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Reka A HarasztiDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9925-6337

Funding

High-throughput Oligonucleotide Production SystemS10OD036329 · OD · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI KHVOROVA, ANASTASIA · 2024 to 2024
$1.4M
Mid-Scale RNA Synthesis, Purification and Quality Control SystemS10OD020012 · OD · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI KHVOROVA, ANASTASIA · 2015 to 2015
$563k
NIH HHS S10OD020012NIH HHS S10OD036329
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryopreservation is a routine step in the manufacturing process of adoptive cell therapies (ACT), providing critical logistic flexibility. RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapies are increasingly being explored as enhancers or modulators of ACT. However, the impact of cryopreservation on cells treated with RNAi-based therapies has not been investigated before. In this study, we addressed this knowledge gap by examining silencing efficacy in small interfering RNA (siRNA)-treated cells that undergo cryopreservation. Our findings demonstrate that silencing in cryopreserved cells is comparable to that in cells maintained continuously in culture. Moreover, we found that the duration of siRNA exposure plays a significant role in cells that later undergo cryopreservation, with extended exposure improving silencing efficiency. However, this effect diminishes at higher siRNA concentrations. Additionally, we showed that siRNA treatment is feasible at low temperatures (2°C-8°C), and siRNA-treated cells can be cryopreserved for extended periods (at least 1 month) without loss of efficacy. Our work establishes the feasibility of integrating siRNA treatments into current manufacturing processes for ACT.

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CryopreservationRNA, Small InterferingCell SurvivalHumansRNA InterferenceRNA, Small Interferingadoptive cell therapycryopreservationoligonucleotidesiRNA

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PMID40988558
PMCPMC13622942

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