Використання методів визначення життєздатності клітин у кріобіологічних дослідженнях

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https://doi.org/10.15407/cryo35.04.181

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кріобіологія, життєздатність клітин, кріоконсервування, метод виключення барвника, колориметричний метод, флуоресцентні барвники, люмінометричні аналізи, культивування

Анотація

В огляді систематизовано методи визначення життєздатності клітин, що застосовуються у кріобіологічних дослідженнях, з акцентом на їхню практичну придатність, точність і чутливість. Розглянуто як традиційні методи, що базуються на оцінці цілісності клітинної мембрани та метаболічної активності (зокрема фарбування трипановим синім, МТТ-тест, проби з флуоресцентними барвниками), так і сучасніші підходи, включно з протоковою цитометрією, конфокальною мікроскопією та методами оцінки функціональної активності клітин. Для кожного методу наведено опис механізму дії, протокол виконання, специфічні переваги, недоліки, а також потреби в обладнанні та обмеження щодо типів клітин. Проведено порівняльний аналіз, що виявив відсутність універсального підходу, однак засвідчив ефективність комбінованих методів, які поєднують флуоресцентне фарбування та метаболічну оцінку. Такі поєднання забезпечують високу точність оцінки життєздатності клітин після кріоконсервування. Крім того, в огляді розглянуто перспективи розвитку методів оцінювання життєздатності клітин у кріобіології, включаючи впровадження новітніх технологій візуалізації високої роздільної здатності, мультипараметричного аналізу, а також інтеграції з мікрофлюїдними платформами та штучним інтелектом для автоматизації та покращення точності оцінки. Огляд може слугувати практичним інструментом для дослідників під час вибору оптимального підходу до оцінювання життєздатності клітин залежно від мети експерименту, наявних ресурсів і типу клітин.

 

Probl Cryobiol Cryomed. 2025; 35(4): 189-205

Біографії авторів

Oleksandr Sukach, Інститут проблем кріобіології і кріомедицини НАН України, м. Харків

Відділ кріобіохімії

Olga Maiorova, Інститут проблем кріобіології і кріомедицини НАН України, м. Харків

Відділ кріобіохімії

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Sukach, O., & Maiorova, O. (2026). Використання методів визначення життєздатності клітин у кріобіологічних дослідженнях. Проблеми кріобіології і кріомедицини, 35(4), 181—195. https://doi.org/10.15407/cryo35.04.181

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