Abstract
Cryopreservation of immature testicular tissue could be considered as a major step in fertility preservation for young boys with cancer. In the present study, eight different freezing protocols were evaluated in immature mice testis. Testis from six-day-old mice were frozen using either 1,2-propanediol (PROH) or dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO: D) at 1.5 M. Different cooling rate curves were tested: (i) controlled slow protocol with seeding (CS+) or (ii) without seeding (CS-), (iii) controlled rapid protocol and (iv) non-controlled protocol. Cryodamage of seminiferous cords was semi-quantitatively determined, establishing a scoring of alterations. Cell viability and apoptosis induction were assessed on testicular cell suspensions immediately after digestion (D0) and after a 20-h culture period (D1). Cells recovered after digestion of 100 mg tissue and the rate of living and non-apoptotic cells were quantified at D0 and D1. A long-term culture (9 days) of testis pieces was carried out for the protocol offering the best survival. Testosterone production, intratubular cell proliferation and tubule growth were assessed. DMSO produced optimal results in the different cooling rate curves tested when compared with PROH. Optimal results were obtained for the DCS- procedure (P < 0.05). Testosterone production, tubule growth and cell proliferation of post-thaw pieces were similar to fresh samples. Testis freezing with 1.5 M DMSO in a CS- procedure was found to maintain not only immature testicular tissue architecture, but also viability of testicular cells, endocrine and partial exocrine functions of the testis. Semi-quantitative evaluation of seminiferous cord cryodamage can be effectively used to rapidly screen optimal freezing conditions and as a possible quality control in a human application.
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