Morphological, Ultrastructural, and Immunocytochemical Characterization and Assessment of Puma ( Puma concolor Linnaeus, 1771) Cell Lines After Extended Culture and Cryopreservation

Cell lines are valuable tools to safeguard genetic material from species threatened with extinction that is mainly due to human action. In this scenario, the puma constitutes a species whose population is being rapidly reduced in the ecosystems it inhabits. For the first time, we characterized puma...

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Published in:	Biopreservation and biobanking Vol. 20; no. 6; p. 557
Main Authors:	Lira, Gabriela P O, Borges, Alana A, Nascimento, Matheus B, Aquino, Leonardo V C, Moura, Luiz F M P, Silva, Herlon V R, Ribeiro, Leandro R, Silva, Alexandre R, Pereira, Alexsandra F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-12-2022
Subjects:	Animals Cell Line Cryopreservation - methods Ecosystem Humans Puma - genetics Reactive Oxygen Species cryobanking biodiversity felids somatic cells biological characterization
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Summary:	Cell lines are valuable tools to safeguard genetic material from species threatened with extinction that is mainly due to human action. In this scenario, the puma constitutes a species whose population is being rapidly reduced in the ecosystems it inhabits. For the first time, we characterized puma skin-derived cell lines and assessed these cells after extended culture (experiment 1) and cryopreservation (experiment 2). Initially, we identified and characterized four dermal fibroblast lines using morphology, ultrastructure, and immunofluorescence assays. Moreover, we evaluated the effects of culture time (1st, 3rd, and 10th passages) and cryopreservation on their morphology, ultrastructure, viability, metabolism, proliferative activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), and apoptosis. The cells showed a typical spindle-shaped morphology with centrally located oval nuclei. The cells were identified as fibroblasts by staining for vimentin. culture after the 1st, 3rd, and 10th passages did not alter most of the evaluated parameters. Cells in the 3rd and 10th passages showed a reduction in ROS levels ( < 0.05). The ultrastructure revealed morphological damage in the prolongments, and nuclei of cells derived from the 3rd and 10th passages. Moreover, cryopreservation resulted in a reduction in ΔΨm compared with that of noncryopreserved cells, suggesting that the optimization of cryopreservation methods for puma fibroblasts is essential. In conclusion, we found that viable fibroblasts could be obtained from puma skin, with slight changes after the 10th passage in culture and cryopreservation. This is the first report on the development of cell lines derived from pumas.
ISSN:	1947-5543
DOI:	10.1089/bio.2021.0117