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L-proline: a highly effective cryoprotectant for mouse oocyte vitrification

Recent studies have shown that L-proline is a natural osmoprotectant and an antioxidant to protect cells from injuries such as that caused by freezing and thawing in many species including plant, ram sperm and human endothelial cells. Nevertheless, this nontoxic cryoprotectant has not yet been appli...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Lu, Xue, Xu, Yan, Jie, Yan, Li-Ying, Jin, Xiao-Hu, Zhu, Xiao-Hui, He, Zhi-Zhu, Liu, Jing, Li, Rong, Qiao, Jie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27412080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep26326
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Sumario:Recent studies have shown that L-proline is a natural osmoprotectant and an antioxidant to protect cells from injuries such as that caused by freezing and thawing in many species including plant, ram sperm and human endothelial cells. Nevertheless, this nontoxic cryoprotectant has not yet been applied to mammalian oocyte vitrification. In this study we evaluated the efficiency and safety of the new cryoprotectant in oocyte vitrification. The results indicated that L-proline improves the survival rate of vitrified oocytes, protects mitochondrial functions and could be applied as a new cryoprotectant in mouse oocyte vitrification.