Vitrification of Feline Ovarian Tissue on Copper Grid Versus Acupuncture Needle Using Different Rates of Vitrification Solution

Akupunktur iğnesi ve bakır grid karşılaştırılması

Authors

  • Ferda Topal Celikkan Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine
  • Murside Ayse Demirel Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy
  • Duygu Baki Acar Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Sinan Ozkavukcu Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine
  • Seckin Salar Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Esra Erdemli Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine
  • Ayhan Bastan Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Keywords:

Copper grid; cryopreservation; feline ovarian tissue; follicle, needle immersed vitrification; ultrastructure.

Abstract

Objective: Ovarian tissue vitrification has been utilized in human and veterinary medicine. This study aims to compare two different carrier devices and three different compositions of cryoprotective agent (CPA) solutions in the feline ovarian tissue vitrification using either copper grids (CG) or acupuncture needles.

Methods: The fragments were divided into four groups as control, CG, needle immersed vitrification (NIV)-I and -II. For CG method, the final CPA concentration of the vitrification solution was 20% DMSO, 20% EG and 0.4 M sucrose. The final concentration of vitrification solution in NIV-I group consisted of 15% Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), 15% Ethylene glycol (EG) and 0.5 M sucrose, where in NIV-II group 12% DMSO, 12% EG and 0.5 M sucrose. After equilibration in increasing graded CPAs, tissues were plunged into liquid nitrogen and stored for one week.

Results: The rate of normal follicles in NIV-I group was statistically higher than CG and NIV-II groups. Oocyte and follicle cells’ nuclei were intact in normal follicles in control group. Many normal oocytes and follicle cells were seen in vitrified groups, but the number of degenerated oocytes and follicle cells increased. The cell linkages between oocytes and follicle cells were preserved better in the NIV-I group than in the other experimental groups.

Conclusion: It was concluded that NIV-I technique (15% DMSO/EG and 0.5 M sucrose) was more efficient than other two techniques and favourable in preventing follicular damage on cryopreservation of ovarian tissue.

Author Biographies

Ferda Topal Celikkan, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine

Department of Histology and Embryology

Murside Ayse Demirel, Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy

Laboratory Animal Care and Research Unit

Duygu Baki Acar, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Sinan Ozkavukcu, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine

Assisted Reproduction Center

Seckin Salar, Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Esra Erdemli, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine

Department of Histology and Embryology

Ayhan Bastan, Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Published

07.06.2023

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