Hyaluronidase Pretreatment Improves the Cryopreservation of Human Ovarian Tissue.

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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of West China 2nd Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.

Published: August 2019

Background: Slow freezing has been widely applied to preserve human ovarian tissue.

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine whether human ovarian cortex pretreated with hyaluronidase can improve the protective effect of cryopreservation.

Materials And Methods: Human ovarian biopsies from seven patients were cryopreserved using slow freezing. The samples in the experimental group were incubated in culture medium with hyaluronidase for a short time before cryopreservation. The histology of the thawed ovarian tissue was investigated; the levels of steroid hormone in the culture media were then used to evaluate the development and function of thawed ovarian tissue.

Results: The result showed that the percentage of morphologically abnormal primordial follicles was higher in the freezing control than in the experimental group (P<0.05). 17β-estradiol (E) and progesterone (P) concentrations were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the freezing control group (P<0.05).

Conclusion: Our study showed that human ovarian cortex pretreatment with hyaluronidase can improve the protective effect of cryopreservation by improving the penetration of cryoprotectant.

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