Journal
CELL TRANSPLANTATION
Volume 21, Issue 2-3, Pages 617-622Publisher
COGNIZANT COMMUNICATION CORP
DOI: 10.3727/096368911X605556
Keywords
Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs); Refreezing; Cryopreservation; Sericin; Adipogenic/osteogenic potential
Funding
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Tokyo, Japan)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Japan Science Society
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24390316] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Adipose tissue-derived stem/progenitor cells (ASCs) have attracted attention as a cell source that replaces marrow stromal cells (MSCs); ASCs may thus have applications in both regenerative medicine and cell transplantation. These medical treatments, however, require a high-quality supply of human ASCs. Therefore, the cryopreservation methods have been improved by changing a component of a cryopreservation medium. Sericin, a protein hydrolysate (with an average molecular weight of 30 kDa) is very rich in serine. The viability and the adipogenic/osteogenic potential of human ASCs were tested after freezing in a cryopreservation medium containing sericin. After thawing, the viability of the human ASCs frozen in the cryopreservation medium was found to be more than 95%. The proliferation rate of human ASCs frozen in CELLBANKER 2, and DMEM/Ham's F-12 medium (serum free) + 10% DMSO, 0.1 mol/L maltose, and 1% sericin was higher than that of the cells frozen in the maintenance medium + 10% DMSO. The adipogenic/osteogenic differentiation capabilities of frozen human ASCs were examined by Oil Red 0 staining/Von Kossa's method. The human ASCs were frozen using CELLBANKER 2, and DMEM/Ham's F-12 medium (serum free) + 10% DMSO, 0.1 mol/L maltose, and 1% sericin were positive. In conclusion, the cryopreservation medium containing sericin is therefore considered to have a beneficial effect on freezing human ASCs. This serum-free cryopreservation medium should be widely used in regenerative medicine, cell transplantation, and biological research.
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