Cryopreservation does not alter karyotype, multipotency, or NANOG/SOX2 gene expression of amniotic fluid mesenchymal stem cells.

Autor: Angelo PC; Instituto Hermes Pardini, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil., Ferreira AC, Fonseca VD, Frade SP, Ferreira CS, Malta FS, Pereira AK, Leite HV, Brum AP, Pardini VC, Gomes KB, Cabral AC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Genetics and molecular research : GMR [Genet Mol Res] 2012 Apr 19; Vol. 11 (2), pp. 1002-12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Apr 19.
DOI: 10.4238/2012.April.19.5
Abstrakt: Cryopreservation of mesenchymal stem cells from amniotic fluid is of clinical importance, as these cells can be harvested during the prenatal period and stored for use in treatments. We examined the behavior of mesenchymal stem cells from human amniotic fluid in culture that had been subjected to cryopreservation. We assessed chromosomal stability through karyotype analysis, determined whether multipotent capacity (differentiation into adipogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic cells) is maintained, and analyzed SOX2 and NANOG expression after thawing. Five amniotic fluid samples were cryopreserved for 150 days. No chromosomal aberrations were observed. The expression levels of NANOG and SOX2 also were quite similar before and after cryopreservation. Capacity for differentiation into adipogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic tissues also remained the same. We conclude that cryopreservation of amniotic fluid does not alter karyotype, NANOG/SOX2 gene expression, or multipotent capacity of stem cells that have been collected from amniotic fluid during pregnancy.
Databáze: MEDLINE