Successful cryopreservation of purified autologous CD34+ cells: influence of freezing parameters on cell recovery and engraftment

Autor: C Rieux, Marine Divine, M Janvier, F. Beaujean, Jose-Luis Pico, J. H. Bourhis, H. Jouault, Ch. Bayle, Ch Le Forestier
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Bone Marrow Transplantation. 22:1091-1096
ISSN: 1476-5365
0268-3369
Popis: Conventional hematopoietic stem cell cryopreservation methods use a DMSO concentration of 10%. However, cells manipulated ex vivo may require more refined freezing protocols adapted to the specific cell suspension. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the results obtained with CD34+ cells purified from peripheral blood of 39 patients on the CEPRATE SC System and frozen in 7.5% DMSO with a view to transplantation. The post-freezing recovery of progenitor cells was 89.4 +/- 27.87% for CD34+ cells, 59.13 +/- 36.93% for CFU-GM, and 53.49 +/- 40.71 for BFU-E. Neither the purity of the suspension nor the nucleated cell density during freezing was predictive of cell recovery. No difference was observed between cells stored in vials and bags. Thirty-seven patients transplanted with the concentrated CD34+ fraction received 4.46 x 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg and 33.04 x 10(4) CFU-GM/kg. The median time to granulocyte (0.5 x 10(9)/l) and platelet (50 x 10(9)/l) engraftment was 11 and 13 days, respectively. Only cell density and the infused number of CD34+ cells and CFU-GM were significantly related to hematological recovery. Our data suggest that purified CD34+ cells can be successfully cryopreserved in 7.5% DMSO and may represent a first step in establishing freezing parameters for selected CD34+ cells.
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