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Dimethyl sulfoxide for cryopreservation of alginate encapsulated liver cell spheroids in bioartificial liver support; assessments of cryoprotectant toxicity tolerance and dilution strategies

Awan, Maooz; Erro, Eloy; Forster-Brown, Elise; Brookshaw, Thomas; Chandel, Sweta; Chalmers, Sherri-Ann; Watt, Alfie; ... Selden, Clare; + view all (2022) Dimethyl sulfoxide for cryopreservation of alginate encapsulated liver cell spheroids in bioartificial liver support; assessments of cryoprotectant toxicity tolerance and dilution strategies. Cryobiology , 106 pp. 79-83. 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.03.007. Green open access

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Abstract

The Bioartificial Liver (BAL) is an extra-corporeal liver support designed to support the function of the Liver in patients with impaired liver function. The BAL biomass consists of alginate encapsulated liver spheroids (AELS). To facilitate rapid delivery of a BAL to patients the AELS are cryopreserved using a DMSO-containing cryoprotectant solution. This study assesses toxicity of DMSO in AELS at concentrations and temperatures relevant to the cryopreservation and recovery process of a cellular biomass. Additionally, it develops a process to remove DMSO from AELS before delivery of cell product to patients. Exposure of AELS to DMSO, at a concentration of 12% (v/v) for 10 min did not have a negative effect on the viability of the AELS up to 24 h after exposure, irrespective of the exposure temperature between 37 C and 0 C. Evidence of toxicity was only seen with exposure to 40% (v/v) DMSO, which was more notable at warm temperatures. Post-Thaw removal of DMSO was measured by determining the DMSO concentration of the post-thaw washes using refractometry. Washing AELS 3 times in tapering concentrations of Glucose supplemented DMEM at an AELS:wash ratio of 1:2 was sufficient to reduce DMSO to undetectable levels (<1%). The study demonstrated that the thawing method minimised DMSO toxicity to the BAL biomass, and the post-thaw washing protocol successfully removed all the DMSO present in the cryopreserved BAL. Thereby enabling effective cryopreservation of the BAL for future clinical translation.

Type: Article
Title: Dimethyl sulfoxide for cryopreservation of alginate encapsulated liver cell spheroids in bioartificial liver support; assessments of cryoprotectant toxicity tolerance and dilution strategies
Location: Netherlands
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.03.007
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.03.007
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
Keywords: DMSO, DMSO Toxicity, Cryoprotectant toxicity, BioArtificial liver, Tissue engineering, Liver failure
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inst for Liver and Digestive Hlth
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10147428
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