Permeation of several cryoprotectant agents into porcine articular cartilage

Osteochondral allografting is an effective method to treat large osteochondral defects but difficulties in tissue preservation have significantly limited the application of this technique. Successful cryopreservation of articular cartilage (AC) could improve the clinical availability of osteochondra...

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Published in:Cryobiology 2009-02, Vol.58 (1), p.110-114
Main Authors: Jomha, Nadr M., Law, Garson K., Abazari, Alireza, Rekieh, Kassim, Elliott, Janet A.W., McGann, Locksley E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activation energy
Animals
Articular cartilage
Cartilage, Articular - metabolism
Cryopreservation
Cryopreservation - methods
Cryoprotectant agents
Cryoprotective Agents - chemistry
Cryoprotective Agents - metabolism
Diffusion
Diffusion coefficient
Kinetics
Permeability
Permeation
Porcine
Swine
Temperature
Vitrification
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Summary:Osteochondral allografting is an effective method to treat large osteochondral defects but difficulties in tissue preservation have significantly limited the application of this technique. Successful cryopreservation of articular cartilage (AC) could improve the clinical availability of osteochondral tissue and enhance clinical outcomes but cryopreservation of large tissues is hampered by a lack of knowledge of permeation kinetics within these tissues. This study describes the refinement and extension of a recently published technique to measure the permeation kinetics of cryoprotectant agents (CPAs) within porcine AC. Dowels of porcine AC (10mm diameter) were immersed in solutions containing 6.5M concentrations of four commonly used CPAs [dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), propylene glycol (PG), ethylene glycol (EG) and glycerol] for different times (1s, 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, 120, 180min , 24h) at three different temperatures (4, 22, and 37°C). The cartilage was isolated and the amount of CPA within the matrix was determined. Diffusion coefficients (DMSO=2.4–6.2×10−6cm2/s; PG=0.8–2.7×10−6cm2/s; EG=1.7–4.2×10−6cm2/s; and glycerol=0.8–2.4×10−6cm2/s) and activation energies (DMSO=4.33kcal/mol, PG=6.29kcal/mol, EG=3.77kcal/mol, and glycerol=5.56kcal/mol) were determined for each CPA. The results of this experiment provide accurate permeation kinetics of four commonly used CPAs in porcine articular cartilage. This information will be useful for developing effective vitrification protocols for cryopreservation of AC.
ISSN:0011-2240
1090-2392
DOI:10.1016/j.cryobiol.2008.11.004