Xenotransplantation of human ovarian tissue to nude mice: comparison between four grafting sites  

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Dath, C. ; Eyck, A.S. Van ; Dolmans, M.M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Human Reproduction vol. 25 no. 07 (Jul. 2010), page 1734-1743.
Topik: xenografting; ovarian tissue; follicular activation; transplantation site; tissue fibrosis

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: H07.K.2010.03 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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BACKGROUND This study was designed to assess the impact of different ovarian tissue transplantation sites on the follicular pool and ovarian tissue integrity after short-term grafting, since there is no consensus in the literature as to the optimal grafting site in experimental models. METHODS Frozen-thawed ovarian tissue from eight patients was grafted for 1 or 3 weeks to the peritoneum, inside the ovarian bursa, under the skin and into the muscle of 16 nude mice. Assessment of follicular density and follicle classification was carried out by histological analysis. Proliferative activity was evidenced by immunostaining with anti-Ki-67 antibodies, and fibrotic areas were analyzed by morphometry on histological slides. RESULTS One week post-transplantation, the proportion of Ki-67-positive primordial follicles was higher (20–42%) than in controls (1.7%), demonstrating follicular activation in all four sites. Despite this activation, primordial follicles were still found 3 weeks post-grafting, (34.1–66.9% of the follicle population), most of them quiescent, as indicated by the absence of Ki-67 immunostaining. Cryopreservation and grafting resulted in extensive fibrosis in the stroma. This fibrosis was significantly less pronounced in intramuscular (IM) grafts, representing 18.8% of the surface versus 44.7–60.5% for other sites, after 3 weeks of grafting. CONCLUSIONS All four grafting sites equally supported early follicular growth and preserved some quiescent follicles after short-term frozen-thawed human ovarian tissue transplantation. The extensive fibrosis observed does not appear to have a major impact on early follicle development, but its long-term effects must be investigated. The graft environment may be implicated in the preservation of the stroma, as suggested by a lower degree of fibrosis in the IM site.

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