ObjectiveTo determine if the cryoprotectant solution supplementation with Vitamin C can improve the protective effect of human ovarian tissue cryopreservation by anti-apoptosis.
MethodsHuman ovarian cortical tissues were collected from nine patients treated between March 2012 and April 2013. The cortical tissue pieces obtained from each patient were divided into two groups:control (conventional slow freezing) and trial group (slow freezing supplementation with Vitamin C). The preservation effects in the two groups were compared by histology using light microscope and apoptosis assessed by TUNEL assay.
ResultsThe proportion of morphologically normal primordial follicles in the trial group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). The proportion of apoptotic primordial follicles and stromal cells in the trial group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.05).
ConclusionCryoprotectant solutions supplementation with Vitamin C can improve the preservation of primordial follicles and stromal cells. It might be a method worth to try in order to improve the protective effect of human ovarian tissue cryopreservation by inhibiting of apoptosis.
