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@ARTICLE{Voggenreiter:167752,
author = {T. Voggenreiter$^*$ and E. Laport$^*$ and B.
Kahn-Schapowal$^*$ and J. Lang$^*$ and J. Schenkel$^*$},
title = {{S}imulation of {A}ir {T}ravel-{R}elated {I}rradiation
{E}xposure of {C}ryopreserved {M}ouse {G}ermplasm
{S}amples.},
journal = {Biopreservation and biobanking},
volume = {19},
number = {4},
issn = {1947-5543},
address = {New Rochelle, NY},
publisher = {Liebert},
reportid = {DKFZ-2021-00516},
pages = {280-286},
year = {2021},
note = {#EA:W430#LA:W430# / 319H / 2021 Aug;19(4):280-286},
abstract = {Cryopreservation of genetically modified mouse lines
prevents the loss of specific mutants that are of enormous
scientific value for both basic and applied research.
Cryopreservation of spermatozoa or preimplantation embryos
enables discontinuation of breeding as well as archiving of
specific lines for future studies. Regarding active
inter-laboratory exchange of mutants, cryopreserved material
is more advantageous to transport than live animals.
However, transportation stress should not be trivialized.
Security scanning of transport boxes at airports and
customs, in particular, as well as additional cosmic
radiation, pose a threat to undefined dosages of irradiation
exposure. To simulate this, cryopreserved samples of mouse
spermatozoa and preimplantation embryos were exposed to an
X-ray dosage of 1 mGy in an X-ray machine. For subsequent
investigation of the cell integrity of irradiated
spermatozoa and embryos, spermatozoa forward motility as
well as embryo developmental capacity and apoptosis values
were examined and compared with nonirradiated control
samples. The percentage of forward-moving spermatozoa per
sample appears to be significantly reduced after irradiation
exposure. The in vitro developmental capacity of
preimplantation embryos as well as their relative share of
apoptotic cells do not seem to be influenced by irradiation
exposure. This leads to the assumption that, at least in
preimplantation embryos, X-ray dosages of 1 mGy do not
induce sudden severe cellular harm. Nevertheless, stochastic
effects of ionizing irradiation, such as mutations, do not
have a dosage threshold and always represent the potential
danger of alterations to cells and cellular components,
especially the DNA. This could lead to undefined mutations
inducing genetic drift, in the worst case to the loss of a
mutant line. We therefore strongly recommend minimizing
'transportation stress,' in particular by irradiation
exposure, to keep its potential consequences in mind, and to
standardize shipping procedures.},
keywords = {airport security scanning (Other) / cryopreservation
(Other) / genetic drift (Other) / genetically modified (GM)
mice (Other) / low-dose irradiation exposure (Other) /
shipment (Other)},
cin = {W430 / W060},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)W430-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)W060-20160331},
pnm = {316 - Infektionen, Entzündung und Krebs (POF4-316)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-316},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:33646019},
doi = {10.1089/bio.2020.0046},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/167752},
}