Effects of Me2SO and Trehalose on the Cell Viability, Proliferation, and Bcl-2 Family Gene (BCL-2, BAX, and BAD) Expression in Cryopreserved Human Breast Cancer Cells.

Effects of Me2SO and Trehalose on the Cell Viability, Proliferation, and Bcl-2 Family Gene (BCL-2, BAX, and BAD) Expression in Cryopreserved Human Breast Cancer Cells. Biopreserv Biobank. 2019 Dec 03;: Authors: Bumbat M, Wang M, Liang W, Ye P, Sun W, Liu B Abstract Long-term cryopreservation of the viability and metabolic state of cells in cancer cell/tissue specimens has significant implications for diagnostic verification of disease progression in cancer patients and selection of effective treatment options via development of the patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models for drug screening. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of cryoprotectant agents (CPAs) on the expression of BCL-2 family genes (BCL-2, BAX, and BAD) that are involved in the growth and development of breast cancers. MCF-7 cells were cryopreserved in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) with 20% (v/v) fetal bovine serum, using 10% (v/v) Me2SO (dimethyl sulfoxide, DMSO) or 7.5% (v/v) Me2SO with 100is-300 mM trehalose as cryoprotectant solutions. After storage at -80°C for 7 days, the cells were thawed for evaluation. The use of Me2SO and trehalose has affected cell survival, proliferation, apoptotic state, as well as BCL-2 family gene expression. The conventional 10% (v/v) Me2SO method yields ∼80% post-thaw cell survival and good cell proliferation, but it drastically alters the pattern of the BCL-2 family gene expression. The antiapoptoti...
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