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Does adipose tissue-derived stem cell therapy improve graft quality in freshly grafted ovaries?

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Title
Does adipose tissue-derived stem cell therapy improve graft quality in freshly grafted ovaries?
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, September 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12958-015-0104-2
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Luciana L. Damous, Juliana S. Nakamuta, Ana ET Saturi de Carvalho, Katia Candido Carvalho, José Maria Soares-Jr, Manuel de Jesus Simões, José Eduardo Krieger, Edmund Chada Baracat

Abstract

A major concern in ovarian transplants is substantial follicle loss during the initial period of hypoxia. Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) have been employed to improve angiogenesis when injected into ischemic tissue. This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) therapy in the freshly grafted ovaries 30 days after injection. Rat ASCs (rASCs) obtained from transgenic rats expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP)-(5 × 10(4) cells/ovary) were injected in topic (intact) or freshly grafted ovaries of 30 twelve-week-old adult female Wistar rats. The whole ovary was grafted in the retroperitoneum without vascular anastomosis, immediately after oophorectomy. Vaginal smears were performed daily to assess the resumption of the estrous cycle. Estradiol levels, grafts morphology and follicular viability and density were analyzed. Immunohistochemistry assays were conducted to identify and quantify rASC-GFP(+), VEGF tissue expression, apoptosis (cleaved caspase-3 and TUNEL), and cell proliferation (Ki-67). Quantitative gene expression (qPCR) for VEGF-A, Bcl2, EGF and TGF-β1 was evaluated using RT-PCR and a double labeling immunofluorescence assay for GFP and Von Willebrand Factor (VWF) was performed. Grafted ovaries treated with rASC-GFP(+) exhibited earlier resumption of the estrous phase (p < 0.05), increased VEGF-A expression (11-fold in grafted ovaries and 5-fold in topic ovaries vs. control) and an increased number of blood vessels (p < 0.05) in ovarian tissue without leading to apoptosis or cellular proliferation (p > 0.05). Estradiol levels were similar among groups (p > 0.05). rASC-GFP(+) were observed in similar quantities in the topic and grafted ovaries (p > 0.05), and double-labeling for GFP and vWF was observed in both injected groups. rASC therapy in autologous freshly ovarian grafts could be feasible and safe, induces earlier resumption of the estrous phase and enhances blood vessels in rats. This pilot study may be useful in the future for new researches on frozen-thawed ovarian tissue.

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Germany 1 4%
Unknown 25 96%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 3 12%
Other 2 8%
Student > Bachelor 2 8%
Researcher 2 8%
Professor 2 8%
Other 4 15%
Unknown 11 42%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 6 23%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 8%
Engineering 2 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 4%
Arts and Humanities 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 12 46%
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