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Preservation and Storage of Cells for Therapy: Fundamental Aspects of Low Temperature Science

Cell Engineering and Regeneration

Abstract

Preservation and storage of living cells play an important role in many areas of biotechnology and cell therapy. In most cases the power of cold to control biological deterioration forms the basis of the preservation strategies, but low temperatures of themselves can be equally disruptive on cell function if applied in inappropriate ways. Successful preservation protocols have developed to mitigate these detrimental effects. In this chapter, we discuss how low temperatures coupled with the use of cryoprotectants are currently applied for preservation and the significant impacts of cooling to deep cryogenic temperatures. Current methods of liquid cool storage and deep subzero preservation by controlled slow cooling or vitrification are outlined. The methods for reanimation of functional cells are discussed, along with the equipment and protocols essential to achieve this, and new technologies coming online to optimize these requirements. These provide a consensus document from many authors and centers across the world and a basis to understand the current real-world applications for a range of cells and tissues of clinical importance discussed in the second associated chapter.

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    The use of the term mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) has been hotly debated in the literature as it actually applies to several different cell types. The term “tissue specific progenitor cells” has been proposed as a more accurate term (Robey 2017) and where the abbreviation “MSC” appears elsewhere in this chapter, it can be assumed this is a reference to mesenchymal stromal cells or the more generic term for this group of cell types tissue-specific progenitor cells (TSPCs).

Abbreviations

ATP:

Adenosine triphosphate

CPA:

Cryoprotective agent

Cryo-SEM:

Cryogenic-scanning electron microscopy

CSP:

Cold-shock protein

DMSO:

Dimethylsulfoxide

DNA:

Deoxyribonucleic acid

EG:

Ethylene glycol

ELISA:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

FBS:

Fetal bovine serum

FTIR:

Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

GMP:

Good manufacturing practice

HES:

Hydroxyethyl starch

HSC:

Hematopoietic stem cells

HSP:

Heat-shock protein

HTK:

Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate

HTS:

Hypothermosol

IIF:

Intracellular ice formation

IRI:

Ice recrystallization inhibitor

LDH:

Lactate dehydrogenase

LN2:

Liquid nitrogen

LT:

Liquidus tracking

MAP:

Mitogen-activated protein

mRNA:

Messenger ribonucleic acid

MSCs:

Mesenchymal stromal cells

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

O-PTIR:

Optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy

PCR:

Polymer chain reaction

PEO:

Polyethylene oxide

PI:

Propidium iodide

PTFE:

Polytetrafluoroethylene

PVP:

Polyvinylpyrrolidone

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

RT-PCR:

Real-time polymerase chain reaction

TECs:

Tissue-engineered constructs

TSPCs:

Tissue-specific progenitor cells

TUNEL:

Terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling

TWEs:

Transient warming events

UW:

University of Wisconsin

VS:

Vitrification solutions

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Development of this chapter is facilitated by the UNESCO Chair in Cryobiology hosted by the Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (http://www.cryo.org.ua) and supported by the Society for Low Temperature Biology Committee (https://www.sltb.info).

Figure 1 was created by William E. Reid.

Funded by Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship for Special Experts. Grant No. 2018FSB0009

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Buriak, I.A. et al. (2022). Preservation and Storage of Cells for Therapy: Fundamental Aspects of Low Temperature Science. In: Gimble, J.M., Marolt Presen, D., Oreffo, R.O.C., Wolbank, S., Redl, H. (eds) Cell Engineering and Regeneration. Reference Series in Biomedical Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-37076-7_67-1

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