Accelerating cryoprotectant diffusion kinetics improves cryopreservation of pancreatic islets

Abstract Cryopreservation offers the potential to increase the availability of pancreatic islets for treatment of diabetic patients. However, current protocols, which use dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), lead to poor cryosurvival of islets. We demonstrate that equilibration of mouse islets with small mole...

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Main Authors: Nikola Dolezalova, Anja Gruszczyk, Kerry Barkan, John A. Gamble, Sam Galvin, Till Moreth, Kevin O’Holleran, Krishnaa T. Mahbubani, Jackie A. Higgins, Fiona M. Gribble, Frank Reimann, Jakub Surmacki, Simon Andrews, John J. Casey, Francesco Pampaloni, Michael P. Murphy, Graham Ladds, Nigel K. H. Slater, Kourosh Saeb-Parsy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89853-6