title: Investigation of various methods for the cryopreservation of canine bone marrow-derived CD34(+) cells.
abstract: Optimal condition for the cryopreservation of canine CD34(+) cells was explored. Canine bone marrow CD34(+) cells were isolated from 5 healthy dogs by a magnetic- activated cell-sorting system using a monoclonal antibody specific to canine CD34. These cells were cryopreserved by 4 different methods: 2 different cryoprotectant solutions-solutions A (fetal bovine serum containing 10% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and B (physiological saline containing 5% DMSO, 6% hydroxyethyl starch, and 4% bovine serum albumin)-were used in combination with 2 different freezing procedures-in a rate-controlled programmed freezer (PF) and in an ordinary freezing container. The cell viability, cell recovery rates, and colony-forming unit (CFU) recovery rates were examined following cryopreservation for 1 week, 4 weeks, and 6 months. The values of these parameters were significantly higher for the CD34(+) cells that had been frozen in Solution B than for those that had been frozen in Solution A, regardless of the freezing procedure employed. The highest CFU recovery rate following cryopreservation for 6 months corresponded to the cells that had been cryopreserved with Solution B and frozen in a PF. In conclusion, cryopreservation with Solution B in a PF proved to be the most efficient of the 4 cryopreservation procedures investigated in terms of maintaining the quality of canine bone marrow-derived CD34(+) cells. This method will be useful for clinical applications involving the use of canine bone marrow-derived CD34(+) cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Yasuhito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsujimoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000032:analysis*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods; D002470:Cell Survival; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods* / Q000662:veterinary; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34