Aging in Marine Animals

Philipp, Eva; Strahl, Julia; Сухотин, А. А.

doi:10.1002/9781444345988.ch14

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“…In aquatic mammals, understanding age becomes a fundamental parameter because aging changes physiological factors of marine megafauna (Venn-Watson et al, 2011), and this can influence the use of techniques aimed not only at conservation, but for molecular and cellular studies (Philipp et al, 2012).…”

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“…Additionally, in vitro culture requirements can be not always the same for somatic cells derived from individuals with different ages (León‐Quinto et al, 2014). In aquatic mammals, understanding age becomes a fundamental parameter because aging changes physiological factors of marine megafauna (Venn‐Watson et al, 2011), and this can influence the use of techniques aimed not only at conservation, but for molecular and cellular studies (Philipp et al, 2012).…”

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The initial steps toward the formation of somatic tissue banks and cell cultures derived from captive Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) skin biopsies

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The declining population of the Antillean manatee caused by ecosystem degradation and rising pollution has prompted interest in developing conservation strategies for this species. Given this scenario, somatic tissue banks are important tools for acquiring knowledge about the species, as well as for obtaining somatic cells for biotechnological and ecotoxicological applications. Therefore, we aimed to assess the effects of slow freezing (SF) and solid‐surface vitrification (SSV) of the dermis of captive Antillean manatees on the histology and ultrastructure of the tissue and cell viability in culture. While the SSV did not change the dermis thickness, the SF maintained the tissue proliferative potential, assessed by the nucleolar organizer region area, similar to noncryopreserved tissues. Moreover, both techniques reduced the number of fibroblasts and increased the percentage of collagen fibers. Nevertheless, only tissues cryopreserved with SF and noncryopreserved tissues were able to produce cells after in vitro culture. Although SF did not alter cell viability and proliferative activity, cells derived from cryopreserved tissues showed decreased metabolism, altered apoptosis, increased levels of reactive oxygen species, and mitochondrial membrane potential compared to cells from noncryopreserved tissues. In summary, we demonstrated for the first time that Antillean manatee somatic tissues can be cryopreserved by SF, and cells can be obtained after in vitro culture. Improvements in cryopreservation conditions, especially vitrification, of somatic samples are needed to increase the quality of somatic tissue banks in this species.

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