The roles of reactive oxygen species and antioxidants in cryopreservation

JS Len, WSD Koh, SX Tan - Bioscience reports, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Cryopreservation has facilitated advancement of biological research by allowing the storage
of cells over prolonged periods of time. While cryopreservation at extremely low …

Marine antifreeze proteins: structure, function, and application to cryopreservation as a potential cryoprotectant

HJ Kim, JH Lee, YB Hur, CW Lee, SH Park, BW Koo - Marine drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are biological antifreezes with unique properties, including
thermal hysteresis (TH), ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI), and interaction with membranes …

Bioinspired ice-binding materials for tissue and organ cryopreservation

Z Liu, X Zheng, J Wang - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cryopreservation of tissues and organs can bring transformative changes to medicine and
medical science. In the past decades, limited progress has been achieved, although …

Cold adaptation strategies in plants—An emerging role of epigenetics and antifreeze proteins to engineer cold resilient plants

Satyakam, G Zinta, RK Singh, R Kumar - Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cold stress adversely affects plant growth, development, and yield. Also, the spatial and
geographical distribution of plant species is influenced by low temperatures. Cold stress …

The use of antifreeze proteins in the cryopreservation of gametes and embryos

V Robles, D G. Valcarce, M F. Riesco - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The cryopreservation of gametes and embryos is a technique widely used in reproductive
biology. This technology helps in the reproductive management of domesticated animals …

Antifreeze proteins: Novel applications and navigation towards their clinical application in cryobanking

MD Ekpo, J Xie, Y Hu, X Liu, F Liu, J Xiang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) or thermal hysteresis (TH) proteins are biomolecular gifts of
nature to sustain life in extremely cold environments. This family of peptides, glycopeptides …

Comparative effects of a calcium chelator (BAPTA-AM) and melatonin on cryopreservation-induced oxidative stress and damage in ovarian tissue

A Najafi, E Asadi, JD Benson - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Oncology treatments cause infertility, and ovarian tissue cryopreservation and
transplantation (OTCT) is the only option for fertility preservation in prepubertal girls with …

Comparative analysis of the existing methods for prediction of antifreeze proteins

A Khan, J Uddin, F Ali, A Banjar, A Daud - Chemometrics and Intelligent …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are found in different living organisms like plants, insects, and
fish. AFPs avoid the formation of ice crystals in these organisms and make them able to …

Cryoprotective effect of an antifreeze protein purified from Tenebrio molitor larvae on vegetables

M Kim, ES Jin, DW Sim, HS Won, EK Kim, S Jang… - Food …, 2019 - Elsevier
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are natural cryoprotectants that reduce the freezing point of water.
They bind to the surface of a growing ice crystal and restrict its growth. The objectives of this …

Antifreeze proteins and their biomimetics for cell cryopreservation: Mechanism, function and application-A review

X Wu, F Yao, H Zhang, J Li - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cell-based therapy is a promising technology for intractable diseases and health care
applications, in which cryopreservation has become an essential procedure to realize the …