Survival, re-expansion and cell survival of human blastocysts following vitrification and warming using two vitrification systems

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 83-90

  Lopes, Ana S ^a,b   Frederickx, Veerle ^a   Van Kerkhoven, Gunther ^a   Campo, Rudi ^a   Puttemans, Patrick ^a   Gordts, Stephan ^a  

^a LEUVEN INSTITUTE FOR FERTILITY AND EMBRYOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cell staining; Cell survival; Cryopreservation; Embryo survival; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL EXPANSION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; VITRIFICATION; VITRIFICATION DEVICE; WARMING; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; PHYSIOLOGY;

BLASTOCYST; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; HUMANS; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84922071351     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0373-2     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Loutradi KE, Kolibianakis EM, Venetis CA, Papanikolaou EG, Pados G, Bontis I, et al. Cryopreservation of human embryos by vitrification or slow freezing: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Fertil Steril. 2008;90:186–93.
2. Kolibianakis EM, Venetis CA, Tarlatzis BC. Cryopreservation of human embryos by vitrification or slow freezing: which one is better? Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2009;21:270–4.
3. AbdelHafez FF, Desai N, Abou-Setta AM, Falcone T, Goldfarb J. Slow freezing, vitrification and ultra-rapid freezing of human embryos: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Reprod Biomed Online. 2010;20:209–22.
4. Antinori M, Licata E, Dani G, Cerusico F, Versaci C, Antinori S. Cryotop vitrification of human oocytes results in high survival rate and healthy deliveries. Reprod Biomed Online. 2007;14:72–9.
5. Desai N, Blackmon H, Szeptycki J, Goldfarb J. Cryoloop vitrification of human day 3 cleavage-stage embryos: post-vitrification development, pregnancy outcomes and live births. Reprod Biomed Online. 2007;14:208–13.
6. Matsunari H, Maehara M, Nakano K, Ikezawa Y, Hagiwara Y, Sasayama N, et al. Hollow fiber vitrification: a novel method for vitrifying multiple embryos in a single device. J Reprod Dev. 2012;58:599–608.
7. Ali J, Shelton JN. Design of vitrification solutions for the cryopreservation of embryos. J Reprod Fertil. 1993;99:471–7.
8. Kuwayama M, Vajta G, Ieda S, Kato O. Comparison of open and closed methods for vitrification of human embryos and the elimination of potential contamination. Reprod Biomed Online. 2005;11:608–11.
9. Yokota Y, Sato S, Yokota M, Ishikawa Y, Makita M, Asada T, et al. Successful pregnancy following blastocyst vitrification: case report. Hum Reprod. 2000;15:1802–3.
10. Yokota Y, Sato S, Yokota M, Yokota H, Araki Y. Birth of a healthy baby following vitrification of human blastocysts. Fertil Steril. 2001;75:1027–9.
11. Desai NN, Goldberg JM, Austin C, Falcone T. The new Rapid-i carrier is an effective system for human embryo vitrification at both the blastocyst and cleavage stage. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2013;11:41.
12. Stachecki JJ, Garrisi J, Sabino S, Caetano JP, Wiemer KE, Cohen J. A new safe, simple and successful vitrification method for bovine and human blastocysts. Reprod Biomed Online. 2008;17:360–7.
13. Stachecki JJ, Cohen J. S3 vitrification system: a novel approach to blastocyst freezing. J Clin Embryol. 2008;11:5–14.
14. Nedambale TL, Dinnyés A, Yang X, Tian XC. Bovine blastocyst development in vitro: timing, sex, and viability following vitrification. Biol Reprod. 2004;71:1671–6.
15. Valojerdi MR, Salehnia M. Developmental potential and ultrastructural injuries of metaphase II (MII) mouse oocytes after slow freezing or vitrification. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2005;22:119–27.
16. Larman MG, Gardner DK. Vitrification of mouse embryos with super-cooled air. Fertil Steril. 2011;95:1462–6.
17. AbdelHafez F, Xu J, Goldberg J, Desai N. Vitrification in open and closed carriers at different cell stages: assessment of embryo survival, development. DNA integrity and stability during vapor phase storage for transport. BMC Biotechnol. 2011;11:29.
18. Cremades N, Sousa M, Silva J, Viana P, Sousa S, Oliveira C, et al. Experimental vitrification of human compacted morulae and early blastocysts using fine diameter plastic micropipettes. Hum Reprod. 2004;19:300–5.
19. Zhang X, Trokoudes KM, Pavlides C. Vitrification of biopsied embryos at cleavage, morula and blastocyst stage. Reprod Biomed Online. 2009;19:526–31.
20. Hashimoto S, Amo A, Hama S, Ohsumi K, Nakaoka Y, Morimoto Y. A closed system supports the developmental competence of human embryos after vitrification: closed vitrification of human embryos. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2013;30:371–6.
21. Gardner DK, Schoolcraft WB. In vitro culture of human blastocyst. In: Jansen R, Mortimer D, editors. Towards reproductive certainty: infertility and genetics beyond. Carnforth: Parthenon Press; 1999. p. 378–88.
22. Escribá MJ, Escobedo-Lucea C, Mercader A, de los Santos MJ, Pellicer A, Remohí J. Ultrastructure of preimplantation genetic diagnosis-derived human blastocysts grown in a co-culture system after vitrification. Fertil Steril. 2006;86:664–71.
23. Ku PY, Lee RK, Lin SY, Lin MH, Hwu YM. Comparison of the clinical outcomes between fresh blastocyst and vitrified-thawed blastocyst transfer. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2012;29:1353–6.
24. Chatzimeletiou K, Morrison EE, Panagiotidis Y, Vanderzwalmen P, Prapas N, Prapas Y, et al. Cytoskeletal analysis of human blastocysts by confocal laser scanning microscopy following vitrification. Hum Reprod. 2012;27:106–13.
25. Muthukumar K, Kamath MS, Mangalaraj AM, Aleyamma T, Chandy A, George K. Comparison of clinical outcomes following vitrified warmed day 5/6 blastocyst transfers using solid surface methodology with fresh blastocyst transfers. J Hum Reprod Sci. 2013;6:59–64.
26. Kasai M, Edashige K. Movement of water and cryoprotectants in mouse oocytes and embryos at different stages: relevance to cryopreservation. In: Chian R, Quinn P, editors. Fertility cryopreservation. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2010. p. 16–23.
27. Ebner T, Vanderzwalmen P, Shebl O, Urdl W, Moser M, Zech NH, et al. Morphology of vitrified/warmed day-5 embryos predicts rates of implantation, pregnancy and live birth. Reprod Biomed Online. 2009;19:72–8.