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Comparing Various Protocols of Human and Bovine Ovarian Tissue Decellularization to Prepare Extracellular Matrix-Alginate Scaffold for Better Follicle Development In Vitro

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Nikniaz, Hossein, Zandieh, Zahra, Nouri, Mohammad, Daei-farshbaf, Neda, Aflatoonian, Reza, Gholipourmalekabadi, Mazaher, Jameie, Seyed Behnamedin·2021·BMC Biotechnology

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BACKGROUND: Nowadays, the number of cancer survivors is significantly increasing as a result of efficient chemo/radio therapeutic treatments. Female cancer survivors may suffer from decreased fertility. In this regard, different fertility preservation techniques were developed. Artificial ovary is one of these methods suggested by several scientific groups. Decellularized ovarian cortex has been introduced as a scaffold in the field of human fertility preservation. This study was carried out to compare decellularization of the ovarian scaffold by various protocols and evaluate the follicle survival in extracellular matrix (ECM)-alginate scaffold. RESULTS: The micrographs of H&E and DAPI staining confirmed successful decellularization of the ovarian cortex in all experimental groups, but residual DNA content in SDS-Triton group was significantly higher than other groups (P < 0.05). SEM images demonstrated that complex fiber network and porosity structure were maintained in all groups. Furthermore, elastin and collagen fibers were observed in all groups after decellularization process. MTT test revealed higher cytobiocompatibility of the SDS-Triton-Ammonium and SDS-Triton decellularized scaffolds compared with SDS groups. Compared to the transferred follicles into the sodium alginate (81%), 85.9% of the transferred follicles into the decellularized scaffold were viable after 7 days of cultivation (P = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Although all the decellularization procedures was effective in removal of cells from ovarian cortex, SDS-Triton-Ammonium group showed less residual DNA content with higher cytobiocompatibility for follicles when compared with other groups. In addition, the scaffold made from ovarian tissues decellularized using SDS-Triton-Ammonium and sodium alginate is suggested as a potential 3D substrate for in vitro culture of follicles for fertility preservation.

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Authors
Nikniaz, H., Zandieh, Z., Nouri, M., Daei-farshbaf, N., Aflatoonian, R., Gholipourmalekabadi, M., & Jameie, S. B.
Affiliations
  • Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
  • Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
  • Royan Institute (IR)
Corresponding author
  • Zandieh, Zahra
  • Jameie, Seyed Behnamedin
Venue
BMC Biotechnology
Published
2021-01-20
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
8-8
ISSN
1472-6750 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3124359203
Cited by
55
References
27
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 3
FWCI
9.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • BMC Biotechnology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
Keywords
artificial ovary, female fertility preservation, ovarian cortex, folliculogenesis, 3D scaffolds, cancer survivors
MeSH terms
Adult, Alginates, Animals, Biocompatible Materials, Cattle, Extracellular Matrix, Female, Ovarian Follicle, Humans, Middle Aged, Ovary, Hydrogels, Tissue Engineering, Mice, Tissue Scaffolds, Fertility Preservation

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